OTTAWA — Most federal programs aimed at reducing plastic waste are working, but the government isn't measuring its progress toward its overall goal of zero plastic waste by 2030, according to a new audit from Canada's environment commissioner.
That included efforts by the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, which is meeting its targets to remove lost or discarded fishing gear — also known as ghost gear — from the water. Environment groups estimate as much as three-quarters of the plastic in the world's oceans comes from abandoned or lost fishing nets and related gear.
DeMarco said tracking is especially important because reaching the goal will require co-ordination from the provinces and territories, municipalities and the private sector. Environment and Climate Change Canada has agreed to a series of recommendations, including creating a data framework by March 2025 to measure progress toward the zero-waste goal.
The federal government called for such a strategy in the 2020 fall economic statement and again in 2021, the audit noted. The federal plan for meeting the 2030 emissions reduction targets lays out a sector-by-sector path forward.
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