(ZT) Canadian Tire stops charging eco fees in Ontario
- 主题发起人 RayLee
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Below are what CT said in its news release.
(ZT) http://micro.newswire.ca/release.cgi?rkey=1807195276&view=80460-4&Start=0&htm=0
The Government of Ontario's agency responsible for recycling - Waste Diversion Ontario - set up a very complicated fee for 'materials' instead of 'products' - meaning that two similar brands of cleaning products could have two different eco-fees depending on slight variations in their ingredients. Even more confusing - the 'interpretation' of these fees is left up to each retailer - meaning that 5 different retailers may charge 5 different eco-fees for the exact same product - all depending on how they interpret the very complicated fee structure.
For their part, Stewardship Ontario did not do a good job in preparing Ontarians for these new fees. They did not properly communicate why the fees exist or the importance of safely recycling these hazardous products. Stewardship Ontario did not provide answers to the many questions customers and the media had in the face of fees that nobody understood.
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We are concerned in the face of this botched roll-out of July 1st fees that the most politically-expedient and short-term solution is to 'ban fees for consumers'. That would be the wrong move. Customers should be able to make informed purchases - and be able to pick the products they buy based on a number of factors, including how much it costs to recycle the product.
(ZT) http://micro.newswire.ca/release.cgi?rkey=1807195276&view=80460-4&Start=0&htm=0
The Government of Ontario's agency responsible for recycling - Waste Diversion Ontario - set up a very complicated fee for 'materials' instead of 'products' - meaning that two similar brands of cleaning products could have two different eco-fees depending on slight variations in their ingredients. Even more confusing - the 'interpretation' of these fees is left up to each retailer - meaning that 5 different retailers may charge 5 different eco-fees for the exact same product - all depending on how they interpret the very complicated fee structure.
For their part, Stewardship Ontario did not do a good job in preparing Ontarians for these new fees. They did not properly communicate why the fees exist or the importance of safely recycling these hazardous products. Stewardship Ontario did not provide answers to the many questions customers and the media had in the face of fees that nobody understood.
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We are concerned in the face of this botched roll-out of July 1st fees that the most politically-expedient and short-term solution is to 'ban fees for consumers'. That would be the wrong move. Customers should be able to make informed purchases - and be able to pick the products they buy based on a number of factors, including how much it costs to recycle the product.
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Ontario to drop eco fee: report
The Ontario government will scrap its controversial eco fee on Tuesday in a bid to quell consumer confusion and frustration from major retailers.
Government sources tell The Canadian Press that Environment Minister John Gerretsen will announce that the fees retailers started charging on thousands of new products on July 1 will be eliminated.
A source says a waste-diversion program will continue though.
The Ontario government will scrap its controversial eco fee on Tuesday in a bid to quell consumer confusion and frustration from major retailers.
Government sources tell The Canadian Press that Environment Minister John Gerretsen will announce that the fees retailers started charging on thousands of new products on July 1 will be eliminated.
A source says a waste-diversion program will continue though.