I'm not sure I'm fully on board with the idea of producers also being responsible for promotion -- could set up a counterproductive incentive structure where they "don't work to hard" to promote it, and then have less recycling to collect.
Indeed. In fact, there are a number of criticisms about this shift that I think are very valid. I may need to dig a bit deeper into them for another post!
Switching to a single provider for all of Ontario is bad because it makes it really hard for the province to switch providers if the provider underperforms. A single provider provides minimal efficiencies of scale. What would the province do if the recycling provider decided that they no longer accept plastic for recycling unless the province ponies up? Another concern is the recycling costs of large retailers (ex Walmart, Starbucks) being subsidized by fees paid by smaller retailers.
I'm not sure I'm fully on board with the idea of producers also being responsible for promotion -- could set up a counterproductive incentive structure where they "don't work to hard" to promote it, and then have less recycling to collect.
Indeed. In fact, there are a number of criticisms about this shift that I think are very valid. I may need to dig a bit deeper into them for another post!
Switching to a single provider for all of Ontario is bad because it makes it really hard for the province to switch providers if the provider underperforms. A single provider provides minimal efficiencies of scale. What would the province do if the recycling provider decided that they no longer accept plastic for recycling unless the province ponies up? Another concern is the recycling costs of large retailers (ex Walmart, Starbucks) being subsidized by fees paid by smaller retailers.