PLASTICS CREATE complements the Open Plastic project, complementing and amplifying the training component of Open Plastic, and supporting research projects complementing the research underway in Open Plastic. PLASTICS CREATE brings in new researchers, particularly in science translation to impact (Professors Maine and Lubik, SFU), and additional expertise in Life Cycle Analysis and Techno-Economic Analysis (Professor Zhang, Queen's). Collaborator Professor Myra Hird is a world expert in waste flows, notably plastics, and their intersection with society. Professor Ann-Perry Witmer is leading the development of Contextual Engineering, which we are using in both industrial and place-based settings.

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PLASTICS (PLastics Affordances through Science and Technology Innovation for Circular Systems) CREATE is developing technologies and designs to support the sustainable use of plastics, retaining their benefits such as superior strength/weight properties, barrier properties, and more, while driving to a sustainable value chain. The PLASTICS CREATE project has the goal of helping realize the affordances — benefits — of plastics, while mitigating their environmental impact.