The Province of Ontario is making some changes to the Blue Box Program.
They plan to make product manufacturers and retailers more responsible for our recycling.
Milton MPP Parm Gill explains the reasoning behind the shift.
MPP Gill adds that recycling rates have stalled in the last 15 years.
He says over 70% of Ontario’s waste material ends up in landfills.
Milton MPP Parm Gill says the Ford government will be pulling ideas from every municipality including the Halton Region.
A government discussion paper released earlier this year said this shift would save municipalities more than $125 million annually.
