Ontario has finalized plans to expand recycling services across the province — and to make product producers pay for it. On Thursday, Ontario's Environment Minister Jeff Yurek said blue box programs would be consolidated into one standard recycling program and that more communities would have access to recycling services. Yurek said by 2026, all communities will have access to blue box programs, except for communities in the Far North. The province also plans to expand blue box services to apartment buildings, some long-term care homes, retirement homes and schools. Who will payNearly two years ago, the province revealed plans to make product producers pay for recycling programs.

Source: CBC News June 03, 2021 17:33 UTC