Det ruller på nå! Den kanadiske provinsen Quebéc har tett oppunder 9 millioner innbyggere. Nå bebuder provinsens miljøvernminister at "all in" pantesystem kommer i provinsen og at man ikke akter å vente til tross for intens lobbyvirksomhet fra deler av industrien, I den hensikt å torpedere planene. Selv om endelig vedtak ikke er fattet, ser planene langt på vei ut til å være klare når vi allerede nå får vite at pantesystemet er tenkt å bestå av 400 resirkuleringssentre/"drop-off centres" samt pantemaskiner i 1 500 supermarkeder med tilstrekkelig areal til å håndtere tomgodset.

Feelingen er at Tomra vil være veldig sulten på operatørrollen i et slikt system. Et "state of the art", online pantesystem i Quebéc vil jo også være et fantastisk utstillingsvindu for å vise delstatene i nabolandet USA hva Tomra er kapabel til. Tomra er eneste aktør i markedet med erfaring som eier og operatør av pantesystemer (Litauen, New South Wales [AUS] og Queensland [AUS]).



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Status quo is not an option, says Minister Charette

Alexandre Duval
Posted at 4:04 p.m.


Despite opposition from several industries, Quebec will not back down on its plan to reform the deposit system in the Belle Province. The Minister of Environment and Climate Change promises "a much more ambitious policy" than is currently the case.

According to Minister Benoit Charette, the system simply does notwork. The beer and soft drink guideline scan does not do justice to the efforts citizens make to recover, he says.

Mr. Charette maintains that no decision has been made at this time,but he assures that it is a matter of a few weeks before the presentation of his new strategy to better revalue the materials residuals in Quebec.

According to our information, the Minister is considering extending the deposit to all beverages sold in plastic, glass or aluminum containers.

He would also like to set up a network of 400 drop-off centres in the province, where citizens could go and carry their empty containers and get their refunds.

In addition, up to 1,500 food retailers have sufficient space to manage all new containers. Ecocentres could also be used.

Proposals for evaluation

However, a coalition of industries made up of bottlers, restaurateurs, processors, brewers and food retailers opposes this possible reform.

On Monday, Radio-Canada reported that industry representatives met with the Minister on September 3 to ask him to maintain the current deposit system.

In return, they propose to set up a fee of 1 euro on each non-alcoholic beverage sold in Quebec. These fees, paid by consumers, would total approximately $25 million per year.

This money would go into a special fund to improve recovery infrastructure outside Quebec homes, such as parks, buildings or major events.

If the minister does not explicitly close the door on this idea, his promise to reform the deposit system speaks for itself. "We're at the stage where we get a lot of proposals like that, proposals that are being evaluated right now,"he says.

Benoit Charette recalls that the National Assembly held hearings on the issues of recycling and glass enhancement in August. The report is expected to be delivered in the coming weeks.

These are all elements that will guide our thinking, but one thing is certain, we will not wait long months before deciding,he says.

https://www.translatetheweb.com/?ref=TVert&from=&to=en&a=https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1304168/ministre-environnement-quebec-promet-reforme-systeme-consigne

https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1304168/ministre-environnement-quebec-promet-reforme-systeme-consigne



Minner også om nyheten fra juni i år om at Canada forbyr "single-use plastics" allerede fra 2021. Det er med andre ord ikke tvil om at Canada har ambisjoner om å ligge helt der fremme globalt når det gjelder kampen mot den for kloden helt ødeleggende plastforurensningen.

https://finansavisen.no/forum/thread/30074/view