OPERATIONAL SEF
NORTH SHORE RECYCLING PROGRAM Feb 11992

Item No.
[ MEMORANDUM cc Press/Librarie
To John Bremner

Chuck Gale
Barry Lambert

From: Allen Lynch

Date: January 26, 1993

Re: Proposed Provincial Beverage Container Legislation

RECOMMENDATION:

THAT Council write to the Honourable John Cashore, Minister of Environment,
Lands and Parks with support tor an expanded Geposit-refund system that would
include all beverage containers

and:

THAT Council encourage the Minister to Strongly consider legislation that will
encourage more refillable containers —

and:
THAT Council recommend the establishment of conveniently located depots or
“enviro-centres” that would be funded and operated by industry but administered by
the Province
and further:
THAT a copy of this report be forwarded to the Beverage Industry Coalition, the
Brewery, Winery and Distillery Workers - Loc. 300, the BC Government Employees’
. Union and the GVRD.
~ ORIGIN:

The Province of British Columbia h
beverage container strategy.

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