Introduction
Encorp Pacific’s Beverage Container Stewardship Plan, pursuant to the requirements of the BC Recycling Regulation (“Regulation”) under the Environmental Management Act, was approved by the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy on September 1, 2021.
The approved Plan and the approval letter, along with reference documents, are posted (below).
This Stewardship Plan will replace Encorp’s previous Stewardship Plan, which was approved by the Ministry on November 20, 2014, and originally approved on July 19, 2007. Encorp is not proposing any further changes to the plan and intends that the plan continue as-is until 2027. The plan specifies a recovery rate of 83.6% to be achieved by 2024. Targets past 2024 will be amended in due course to include targets for 2025 onward.
If you have any feedback or input regarding the above information, please email us at beverageplan2020@returnit.ca
Further Consultation
Within Encorp’s approved plan is the requirement to make amendments to Section 9, Producers Paying the Costs of Obligated Materials and Dispute Resolution. Encorp will be conducting consultation with its contracted service providers, to which this section of the plan applies.
Information regarding the amended section 9 and the consultation process can be found by visiting return-it.ca/section9 or clicking the button "PRODUCERS PAY THE COST OF OBLIGATED MATERIAL AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION" on the right-hand side of this page OR AT THE BOTTOM OF YOUR SCREEN ON MOBILE VIEW.