Founded in 1987, Polykar is a family enterprise that has become one of the leading manufacturers of industrial, commercial & institutional garbage bags and food packaging in Canada. The company has also developed expertise in making compostable bags and recycling plastics.
Polykar is based in Saint-Laurent, Québec, and sells its products to distributors of sanitation products, food products and packaging across Canada. The company is a supplier to major buying groups that include Adapt, Balpex, Colabor, Dissan and Itwal.
Polykar is an engaged industry participant and is a member of the Canadian Plastics Industry Association (CPIA - http://www.plastics.ca/home/index.php), the Canadian Sanitation Supply Association (CSSA - http://cssa.com/index.php?lang=en), the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB - http://www.cfib-fcei.ca/english/index.html), and the Compost Council of Canada (CCC - http://www.compost.org/English/ENGLISH_INDEX.htm).
Polykar is the first plastic bag manufacturer in Canada to have both ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certifications, all obtained in 2003. You can read Polykar's corporate policy by clicking on the following link : http://www.polykar.com/pdf/policy_quality_environment.pdf
Polykar also received the ICI ON RECYCLE! certification in 2009 from the public company Recyc-Québec for excellence in waste management.