10M Investment in Clean BC Plastics Action Fund

Environment Minister George Heyman says the government is helping keep more plastics out of landfills and ecosystems.

A $10-million investment in the CleanBC Plastics Action Fund will help grow made-in-B.C. solutions to reduce plastic pollution, create new products and increase job opportunities.

Environment Minister George Heyman says reducing plastic waste at the source through systems that reuse items, and by including more recycled material in the manufacturing of products, the government is helping keep more plastics out of landfills and ecosystems.

As part of Budget 2022, the Province is dedicating nearly $10 million to fund projects that will reduce the use of new plastic, expand reuse of plastics, and increase the use of post-consumer recycled plastic.

This second intake of the Plastics Action Fund includes dedicated funding for businesses that are developing systems for reuse, and Indigenous-led projects. 

This builds upon the nearly $5 million distributed in 2021 to nine projects through the first intake of the Fund, which increased B.C.'s capacity to process and use recycled plastic by 20,000 tonnes per year. B.C.-based projects will be selected for the second funding intake based on their ability to reduce the use of new plastic or increase the use of post-consumer recycled plastic.

The plan also includes support for municipal bans on single-use plastics, expands producer-funded recycling programs and funds the largest shoreline cleanup of ocean plastics in provincial history through the Clean Coast, Clean Waters initiative.