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Bill C-337

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
June 06, 2023
Textile Waste Reduction Strategy Act
  • Bill C-337, also known as the Textile Waste Reduction Strategy Act, aims to develop a national strategy to reduce textile waste in Canada. Canadians currently send around 500 million kilograms of textile waste to landfills each year, even though more than half of this waste could be reused and almost a quarter could be recycled. The clothing and textile industry is responsible for a significant portion of greenhouse gas emissions, water consumption, and microplastic pollution. This bill seeks to address these environmental issues by implementing measures such as facilitating textile recycling, extending the lifespan of textiles, educating consumers about waste prevention, holding polluters accountable for textile waste, and exploring financial incentives for sustainable supply chain practices. Other provisions include removing sales tax on repair services, imposing labelling requirements for recycled content and chemicals used in manufa
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Context: House Hansard - 207 - Jun/6/23
Mr. Don Davies (Vancouver Kingsway, NDP)
moved for leave to introduce Bill C-337, An Act to establish a national strategy on the reduction of textile waste. He said: Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to rise to introduce the textile waste reduction strategy act, with thanks to the member for Nanaimo—Ladysmith for seconding this bill. Consumers are currently buying more clothes and wearing them for less time than ever before. This has caused a sharp increase in the pollution, waste and greenhouse gas emissions associated with the fashion industry in Canada. We send nearly 500 million kilograms of textile waste to landfills every year. This legislation would help address the impacts of fast fashion by requiring the Minister of Environment and Climate Change to develop a national strategy to reduce, reuse and recycle textile waste. This bill is the result of the vision of a bright highschool student from Vancouver Kingsway, Kaylee Chou, who attends Windermere Secondary School. Kaylee is this year's winner of my Create Your Canada contest, which invites highschool students to participate in our democracy and offer their ideas for a better country. I hope all parliamentarians will support her thoughtful and creative initiative.
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