Across Canada, communities are trying single-use plastic bans, fees and other policies to tackle plastic pollution locally. Some, such as Montreal and Banff, have been ambitious and seem successful so far. But there have been some setbacks in cities like Calgary and Vancouver. Here's a closer look at the range of strategies, what's working and what's not.
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Christina Seidel holds a PhD in eEngineering management and has an extensive background in circular economy and waste reduction. She operates sonnevera international corp., a waste reduction consulting firm, and was the executive director of the Recycling Council of Alberta for 30 years, where she has been very involved in the waste management policy development arena.
A new bottle return system developed by beverage companies and adopted by the New Brunswick government will pay consumers an estimated $18 million more in enhanced refunds on returned empties this year, but that will be financed in part by $11 million in hidden fees likely to be imposed on those same consumers.
A new waste reduction and recovery act allows for an extended producer responsibility program to be introduced in the N.W.T. It would shift the cost of recycling off governments and back on to companies that make the material in the first place.