Waste Initiatives Across Canada

摘要

Proposed legislation recently tabled in New Brunswick will establish a stewardship board through amendments to the Clean Environment Act. The board will manage the manufacture, storage, collection, transportation, recycling, disposal, or other handling of a designated material. The board will also ensure that industries carry out these activities in accordance with a stewardship plan approved by the board. The proposed legislation provides for regulations to be developed to set fees for the administrative costs of the stewardship board. Interestingly, the rules will prohibit industry from charging separate fees to consumers with respect to the costs associated with implementing and operating a product stewardship plan." (See news item, pg. 7.)