An Act to establish a national strategy on the reduction of textile waste
Bill C-337 was a Liberal Private Member's Bill establishing a national strategy on the reduction of textile waste. Canada generates approximately 500,000 tonnes of textile waste annually with roughly 87 percent ending in landfill per Statistics Canada data, contributing to methane emissions and microplastic shedding. The bill called for federal-provincial-municipal coordination on Extended Producer Responsibility frameworks for fast-fashion retailers (currently provincial jurisdiction; Ontario's RPRA Act 2016, BC's Recycling Regulation 2004, Quebec's Bill 30 of 2022). Did not pass second reading.
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Would create a national strategy to cut textile waste. Canada produces about 500,000 tonnes of textile waste a year, roughly 87 percent of it landfilled. The bill sought federal-provincial-municipal coordination on producer-responsibility rules for fast fashion. Did not pass second reading.
Issues this bill touches
- Climate & Environment
National textile waste reduction strategy.
Legislative history
- First reading
First reading in the House of Commons.
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