The goal is to get to zero plastic waste by 2030, with 50 per cent recycled content in plastic products. Wilkinson said the European Union’s target of a 90 per cent collection rate of plastic bottles is “an appropriate place to start in terms of level of ambition.”
It all sounds so reasonable – the rough plan released in a discussion paper on Wednesday will reduce 1.8 million tonnes of greenhouse gases and create 42,000 jobs, in addition to reducing the physical waste, the government said.
But, like the Queen of Hearts in Alice in Wonderland, the Liberals have come up with the sentence first and the verdict afterwards.
The discussion paper notes that there is a weak end market for recycled plastics; that collection rates are low; and, that only a fraction of plastics are recycled because of infrastructure deficiencies.
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