Government looks at placing burden of blue box program solely on industry
By Tanya Talaga Toronto Star July 24 2010
Plans to fully privatize the province’s blue box recycling program, saving municipalities up to $120 million a year, are in limbo due to the Stewardship Ontario fiasco, the Star has learned.
The move to a 100 per cent industry-funded blue box program could save both municipalities and property taxpayers “tens of millions of dollars”, according to Peter Hume, president of the Association of Municipalities of Ontario.
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Significant public input was provided to the Ministry in the process of reviewing the Waste Diversion Act (WDA). Rather than looking at this Eco-Fee fiasco as “mismanagement”, I see it as nothing more than another stall tactic to avoid doing what really needs to be done. After all, they have no problem quickly implementing (and collecting) new fees. The tire tax, for example, requires people to pay extra upon purchase so tires can be recycled later. It wasn’t so long ago that a similar tire fee created the same confusion, and where did that money go?
The current program offers no incentive for people to return tires to the appropriate location. The solution involves giving people a financial return, i.e. collect $5. or $6. dollars upon purchase, then pay people $2. or $3. dollars per tire when returned. This would encourage participation in the program, help fund tire recycling, and offer people a financial incentive to drag tires out of the ditch, where they still end up.
Ontario has the ability to achieve a zero waste future, unfortunately, the political will and leadership is lacking to make the important changes.