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Would You Pay More to Guarantee Your Stuff Is Recycled?
Shoppers in Ontario, Canada might be surprised to find the item “Eco Fee” suddenly listed at the bottom of their retail receipts, a new reality that became effective July 1.
The fees coincide with Stewardship Ontario’s July1 launch of the “Orange Drop” program, North America’s first jurisdiction to launch a single program for the management of 22 types of household materials requiring special handling when they become waste.
This Municipal Hazardous and Special Waste (MHSW) program manages paint, pharmaceuticals, petroleum products, batteries, fertilizers, pesticides and fluorescent lights, among others.
The first phase of this program launched in July 2008 with nine material categories … read more
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