BC Product Stewardship for Packaging Printed Paper

WHEREAS in 2012 the Union of British Columbia Municipalities UBCM adopted Policy Paper 2: Packaging and Printed Paper PPP Product Stewardship; AND WHEREAS local governments concerns and objectives for the stewardship program for PPP outlined in the UBCM policy paper have not been incorporated into Multi-Material BCs stewardship plan and local government efforts over the summer to mitigate these concerns have not been successful: THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that UBCM call on the provincial government to review Multi-Material BCs stewardship plan for Packaging and Printed Paper and require that the plan be revised to: 1. address local governments concerns with the implementation of the plan; and 2. ensure producers take full financial responsibility for the collection and recycling of their packaging and printed paper products.