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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