We asked 3 companies to recycle Canadian plastic and secretly

After several instances of Canadian plastic waste turning up overseas in places like the Philippines and Malaysia, CBC's Marketplace wanted to track the lifecycle of Canadian plastic.
After several instances of Canadian plastic waste turning up overseas in places like the Philippines and Malaysia, CBC's Marketplace wanted to track the lifecycle of Canadian plastic.

Do you know if your plastic waste is being recycled?, CBC marketplace asked 3 companies to recycle plastic and secretly tracked it. Only 1 actually recycled the material. Read more

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