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The province’s environment minister says an increase in the refund for recyclable bottles and cans should be in place by this fall. The bad news is, the hike isn’t as much as government initially promised. CBC’s Kerry Campbell explains.
A long-awaited increase to the refund Islanders receive for their recyclable beverage containers could be coming soon, but it won’t be as much as the P.E.I. government once promised.
For the past year, some people have been holding onto their refundable bottles and cans, waiting for the province to follow through on a pledge to up the amount of money they could get back by returning the items to a recycling depot.
A year ago, Environment Minister Steven Myers said the deposit on such containers would double, from 10 to 20 cents, while the refund would triple — from five cents to 15.
“I continue to hear from Islanders who have …
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