The Alberta Bottle Depot Association is pushing the province to have a deposit placed on cannabis packaging in a bid to keep more single-use plastic out of landfills. The Alberta Bottle Depot Association represents over 200 depots throughout Alberta, which are independently owned and operated. 5:18Roczkowsky said cannabis containers and tubes are likely to get caught up in municipal mixed plastics collection, losing their potential value due to contamination. Smaller items like cannabis containers are also sometimes screened out as part of the mechanical sorting process, Kjelland said. Recycling discussions ongoingRoczkowsky says offering a deposit would encourage Albertans to bring in cannabis packaging for recycling.

Source: CBC News September 01, 2020 22:00 UTC