2023 R25 – Enhanced Access to Extended Producer Responsibility Programs

Whereas reasonable and free consumer access to recycling collection facilities or collection services is the cornerstone of British Columbia’s recycling framework;

And whereas the 2021 Accessibility Framework within the Stewardship Agencies of British Columbia’s Guidance on Accessibility of Stewardship Programs will not provide for the service levels expected within many remote communities in British Columbia, as Extended Producer Responsibility programs are only provided “where practical”:

Therefore be it resolved that UBCM advocate to the provincial government for improved access to recycling for rural and remote communities with tiered and funded solutions based on the remoteness index and developed in collaboration with local governments.