April 21, 2021
Canadian firm Encorp Pacific / Return-It has committed to creating a future where nothing is waste, as part of the lead-up to Earth Day.
The not-for-profit product stewardship agency is industry-owned and considers beverage container management its core business.
Chief executive Allen Langdon
The organisation has a mandate to develop, manage and operate a cost-effective system for the responsible collection and recycling of beverage containers across British Columbia, and recycles approximately one billion beverage containers a year. Plastics bottles are cleaned and broken down into pellets that can be used for new bottles.
“It’s about defining the role we want to play in achieving a waste-free world,” explained chief executive Allen Langdon. “By re-imagining the role of materials, products and resources, we can view waste as a misplaced resource. We’re aligning our resources, people and systems to take a broader, more proactive role in bettering our co