Whereas provincial legislation under the Environmental Management Act and the Recycling Regulation requires Extended Producer Responsibility Plans for Packaging and Printed Paper PPP from residential sources only; And whereas the Province responded it would consider expanding BCs Extended Producer Responsibility EPR programs for future inclusion of Industrial, Commercial and Institutional ICI packaging and paper products as part of their commitment to the Canadian Council of Ministers of Environment Canada-Wide Action Plan for Extended Producer Responsibility; And whereas opportunities for recycling by the industrial, commercial and institutional ICI sector in rural communities are limited, and in some cases, non-existent due to their distance from large urban areas: Therefore be it resolved that UBCM urge the Province to take action on amending the Recycling Regulation to expand BCs Extended Producer Responsibility EPR programs to include product categories for Industrial, Commercial and Institutional packaging and paper products.
