Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I'm still awaiting some of the input from the committee to determine what makes the most sense in the application of these fees. My sense is there will be an amount paid by consumers as they pick up these beverage containers which they will get back if they recycle. So I think the incentive is there for people to recycle in order to keep costs down. It also made sense, I believe, to have industry involved in the development of this program. The last thing we wanted to see was people finding a way to circumvent our fees by getting beverage containers from other jurisdictions. So we've been working with industry to better understand how we might prevent that. But I think the important thing here is that we have a well thought out program that makes sense and encourages recycling by providing an incentive. I think the monies, the rebates, coming from that recycling should do that. Thank you.
Brendan Bell on Question 236-15(3): Waste Reduction And Recycling Legislation
In the Legislative Assembly on October 18th, 2004. See this statement in context.
Further Return To Question 236-15(3): Waste Reduction And Recycling Legislation
Question 236-15(3): Waste Reduction And Recycling Legislation
Item 6: Oral Questions
October 17th, 2004
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