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REDESIGNING RESIDENTIAL RECYCLING David Lefebvre, Director of Public Affairs Northeast Recycling Council – October 24, 2019

WHO WE ARE Recycle BC is a not-for-profit organization responsible for residential packaging and paper recycling throughout British Columbia. Recycle BC ensures household materials are collected, sorted and responsibly recycled. Our program is funded by over 1,200 businesses that include retailers, manufacturers and restaurants that supply packaging and printed paper to BC residents.

EXTENDED PRODUCER RESPONSIBILITY (EPR) • Obligation that businesses have to reduce the environmental impact of their products and packaging • Spans the entire product management lifecycle, physical and financial, for products and packaging supplied into the marketplace • Shifts responsibility to the companies that put the products in the market

PROVINCE OF BC REGULATION • British Columbia’s Environmental Management Act and the Recycling Regulation form the framework under which Recycle BC operates. • The materials we collect are directed by the Regulation and we operate under our Stewardship Plan, approved by the Ministry of Environment.

RECYCLE BC’S STEWARDSHIP PLAN On behalf of producers, Recycle BC: o Provides collection services o Processes material o Markets material to end-markets

RECYCLE BC REVENUES AND EXPENSES

HISTORY OF BC EPR

RECYCLE BC INCEPTION • Producers must have the autonomy to design a recycling system • Regulations must be designed for fairness. • Small business should not be unduly burdened. • A reasonable de minimis • Materials must pay their own way • Foster competition • Respect municipal interests o Provided opportunity to remain a key interface and maintain integrated waste management contracts

STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT PRINCIPLES • Engage and consult in a meaningful way • Provide accurate, clear and timely information • Be open, transparent and accountable • Regularly engage and consult on stewardship plan/program related activities

STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT IN PRACTICE • Six main groups: regulators, producers, municipal, First Nations communities, waste management industry, ENGOs and consumers • Phased and targeted engagement: o Workshop-style meetings o Draft program plan (incorporating stakeholder feedback) o Post draft plan for comments o Consult with provincial policy makers to determine if plan satisfies regulation o Refine the program plan, based on stakeholder responses • Prepare a final stakeholder consultation report • Append this to the plan when submitting to government

AREAS OF LEARNING • Local governments were unused to commercial agreements where they are providing a service • Local governments were quite concerned with fairness (same agreement for all) o Limited customization – only three items: insurance, term length (if sub- contract was expiring, custom clauses for unionized staff) • Transparency is essential – we posted the contract templates online

RECYCLE BC 2018 ACCESS

RECYCLE BC 2018 PROGRAM PERFORMANCE *Net tonnes collected and recovery rate reflect the exclusion of tonnes collected by Recycle BC on behalf of other stewardship programs for reporting in their annual reports

PROVINCIAL SYSTEM COORDINATION Harmonized Consistent Network of Messaging Material List Facilities

COLLECTION

RECYCLE BC COLLECTION STREAMS

STANDARDIZED MATERIAL LIST

CURBSIDE CONTAMINATION RATE 2018

POST COLLECTION

POST-COLLECTION NETWORK 32 Receiving, Consolidation and BRITISH COLUMBIA Transfer Facilities Area: 944,735 km 2 (RCTs) 11 Pre-conditioning Facilities (PCFs) 1 Container Recovery Facility (CRF)

EFFECTIVE SORTING Pre-conditioning Container Recovery Receiving, Facilities Facility Consolidation and Transfer Facilities • Segregate fibres • Fibres separated • 10 optical sorters and containers from containers • 12-14 sorting • Bale separately • Containers pre- categories conditioned

END MARKETS Recycle BC approves all end markets: • Plastics – British Columbia • Glass – British Columbia • Metal – Canada and United States • Paper – British Columbia, North America, and overseas

NEW MATERIAL SPECIFIC RECOVERY RATES

SPECIAL PROJECTS • Streetscape Pilot • First Nations Recycling Initiative • Compostable packaging and paper • GHG reporting

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