WHEREAS beverage containers for milk, milk substitutes and meal replacements are not included in the deposit-refund beverage container stewardship program, require extensive space in municipal blue boxes and collection vehicles, and contribute to garbage and litter throughout the province; AND WHEREAS the deposit-refund beverage container stewardship program is the most effective and environmentally responsible way to divert these containers from disposal: THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the provincial government designate milk, milk substitute and meal replacement beverage containers in the beverage container product category in the Recycling Regulation.
Ministry of Environment The Province of British Columbia Province is reviewing the exemption of milk containers in the Recycling Regulation. The BC Dairy Council launched a province-wide voluntary milk container recycling program on October 20, 2006. The Dairy Council has an agreement with Encorp Pacific Canada for consumers to return used plastic milk jugs and paperboard milk cartons to Encorps Return-ItTM Depots throughout the Province.