Recycling Program AMO

The Association of Municipalities of Ontario is applauding a discussion paper bythe provincial government which recommends that manufacturers take over 100 percent of recycling costs.

Currently, industry is responsible for 50 percent of blue box programs.

Peter Hume is president of AMO and says local taxpayers should never had been responsible for recycling costs in the first place.

In the City of Kenora, recycling costs are the main reason there is a deficit in the Solid Waste budget.

Hume says he would like the provincial government to implement the recommendations in the discussion paper as quickly as possible.