Groups want plastic waste reduced at the source as B.C. expands recycling list
As B.C. expands what people can put in their recycling bins and drop off at depots, waste-reduction advocates say the province still isn’t putting enough emphasis on cutting out plastic items before they’re thrown away.
But the most recent data shows just over half of the plastics making it to market are recovered in B.C., with less than that ultimately being recycled. The province recognizes that reducing waste and reusing items should come first. Environment Minister George Heyman said in an interview that he doesn’t “think it’s government’s job to tell people how much they should or can consume.” He added that products were made to last when he was a child and there’s been a resurgence in that approach, which is why his government is focused on helping people understand what a circular economy looks like.
The expanded list of recyclable items is one in a series of actions addressing plastic and other waste, he added. “It’s not actually helping us in moving to the end goal which is to reduce the amount of plastic pollution that is happening and moving away from our resource extraction-intensive culture,” she said.
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