Guide to Canadian Federal Plastics Registry (FPR)

Canada has enacted the Federal Plastics Registry (FPR) as a crucial step in understanding and addressing plastic pollution. If you’re a manufacturer, importer, or distributor of plastic products, understanding your reporting obligations is essential for compliance.

What Producers Must Do

All producers are required to submit detailed annual reports, and the first-ever reporting deadline is September 29, 2025. These reports must include key information, such as resin sources, product categories, and methods of end-of-life disposal. Accurate data collection and documentation will be critical to fulfill these requirements.

By preparing today, you’ll ensure that all reporting is completed and submitted by this date to stay compliant with the Federal Plastics Registry requirements.

Why Accurate Reporting Matters

Timely and accurate reporting positions your business as a leader in sustainability and environmental responsibility. Failure to comply with the Federal Plastics Registry can result in penalties of up to $500,000 for large corporations.

Becoming compliant gives you the opportunity to:

Align with the Zero Plastic Waste Strategy
Demonstrate your commitment to sustainability
Gain a competitive edge in Canada’s environmentally conscious market

What You’ll Learn in the Guide

Our comprehensive resource covers all the details you need, including:

Who is considered responsible for reporting?

Learn whether your role as a manufacturer, importer, or retailer qualifies you as a producer under the Federal Plastics Registry.

Reporting Timelines & Requirements

Understand what data you need to report and when. Stay ahead of deadlines with clear instructions.

Penalties for Non-Compliance

Avoid hefty fines by understanding the key steps to take today.

How to Set Up Accurate Data Collection Systems

Build processes to track and report plastic usage effortlessly.

Actionable Steps to Drive Sustainability

Discover how the Federal Plastics Registry encourages sustainable practices like product redesign and waste reduction.

Take the Next Step

Navigating the complexities of the Federal Plastics Registry doesn’t have to be daunting.

Download our free guide and access the expert insights you need to simplify reporting and adopt responsible practices today. Or reach out to RLG at canada@rev-log.com today for help navigating Federal Plastics Registry reporting.

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Les Griffith - Speakers

Business Development Director
RLGA

Les Griffith is currently the Business Development Director at RLGA and is tasked with expanding the company’s data management offerings for packaging EPR in the Americas. Les has over 30 years of industry experience in Environmental Services, Extended Producer Responsibility and Reverse Distribution. Les has spent these last 30 years working with organizations to develop progressively more sustainable solutions to the management of end-of-life materials. Prior to joining RLG, Les spent eleven years at Covanta most recently serving as the Business Development Director for the Healthcare Solutions division. His group covered North and Central America and specialized in providing a suite of services to healthcare PROs, take-back services to retail pharmacy and law enforcement and environmental services to the healthcare sector and reverse distributors. Prior to Covanta Les spent 10 years at Waste Management Inc. as an Area Manager for their Healthcare Solutions group.

Andriana Kontovrakis - Speakers

Director of Compliance Services
RLG

Andriana Kontovrakis is the Director of Compliance Services for Reverse Logistics Group’s US team.  She manages a team responsible for ensuring manufacturer and retailer customer compliance with EPR laws for electronics, batteries, packaging, household hazardous wastes, and other consumer products across the US. Along with RLG partner the Household and Commercial Products Association, she is spearheading the development of the Household Product Stewardship Alliance, a stewardship organization forming under the guidelines of Vermont’s HHW EPR law.  Prior to working with RLG, she was a Policy Analyst with the global electronics recycler Sims Lifecycle Solutions where she managed programmatic implementation and customer and supplier accounts for the US EPR compliance unit and the Deputy Director for Waste Prevention for the NYC Department of Sanitation.

Guide to Canadian Federal Plastics Registry (FPR)