MPP of Brantford—Brant Will Bouma Tours EPL Plastics
On March 4, 2026, Will Bouma, MPP for Brantford—Brant, visited the EPL Plastics facility for a firsthand look at how local plastic recycling and repurposing is supporting Ontario manufacturers, creating jobs, and advancing a circular economy right here in the community.The visit was an opportunity to showcase the work happening every day at EPL Plastics: taking industrial plastic waste that would otherwise head to landfill and transforming it into high-performance repurposed materials that local manufacturers can put straight back into production.
A Local Business Powering Local Jobs
As a family-owned company rooted in Brantford—Brant, EPL Plastics is proud to be part of the region's manufacturing backbone. The tour highlighted EPL's role as a local employer and a partner to businesses across Ontario, keeping skilled jobs and valuable material processing in the community.Every tonne of plastic recovered and repurposed locally represents more than an environmental win, it's economic activity that stays in the region, supporting workers, suppliers, and the manufacturers who depend on a reliable, domestic source of recycled material through recycled material sourcing.In MPP Bouma's Words
During the tour, MPP Bouma saw the full process up close, from incoming industrial plastic waste through to finished, application-ready material. Reflecting on the challenge of producing a consistent product from constantly changing inputs, he offered a memorable comparison:"Imagine making a perfect angel food cake and sending it out every single day, but every single day all of your ingredients are different, yet you still produce the same product."
It's a fitting description of what EPL Plastics does every day: taking variable industrial plastic waste and engineering it into consistent, high-quality repurposed and blended compounds. It's a practical, working example of circular manufacturing: keeping material in use, reducing landfill waste, and lowering the carbon footprint of the products we rely on every day.You can watch MPP Bouma's video about the plant on Facebook to see the tour and hear his remarks firsthand."They find a way of putting that (industrial plastic waste) together and making that into new products to make our lives better every single day. Great company! Helping to save the planet right here in Brantford—Brant."