NEW – BC: Recycling five-year action plan expansion has small effect on CPA members

The five-year action plan for expanding recycling and waste prevention, presented on September 10 by the B.C. Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy, does not name specific fuels or gases, such as propane, in order to “capture most products and be able to capture new ones entering the marketplace in future.”

The plan includes the addition of new products to the recycling regulation and a strategy to evaluate other waste prevention policy approaches.

• Compressed canisters, such as single-use camping fuel and fire extinguishers;
• Hybrid and electric vehicle batteries and other battery types; and 
• Emerging electronics and more moderately hazardous products.

 General information can be found on B.C.’s Extended Producer Responsibility webpage.