May 3, 2019 | Making Producers Responsible For Their Packaging

One province in Canada is making companies pay for and manage recycling programs. But does it go far enough — or is it time for governments to step in with bold action?

The model is called “extended producer responsibility,” or EPR, and it’s regulated under a provincial law that came into force in B.C. in 2014.  See:  Canada’s recyclcing industry is on life-support, here’s how to fix it.  Here is a direct video link.

 

Danielle Park May 3rd, 2019

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