THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the UBCM request that the provincial government ensure that all funds paid for eco feesrefundable deposits are used exclusively to run the programs to reduce the demand on local and regional waste management.
MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT The Recycling Regulation establishes stewardship responsibilities for producers of prescribed products. This stewardship role for producers shifts responsibility for managing end-of-life products and waste from local governments and taxpayers to industry and consumers. To assure financial accountability, the regulation requires any producers charging an eco-fee or deposit report on an annual basis independently audited financial statements detailing deposits and refunds as well as revenues and expenditures for any fee associated with an approved stewardship plan.