Increase to P.E.I. bottle deposit and refund rates delayed until fall, minister says [Video]

The plan to increase P.E.I.’s bottle and can deposit — and the refund Islanders can get for returning them — has hit a snag.

The change would see deposits on bottles and cans double from 10 cents to 20, and the refund for returning them triple from five to 15 cents.

“So a garbage bag now that you get $5 for, you’ll get $15 for it,” said Environment, Energy and Climate Action Minister Steven Myers.

Myers previously said the change would happen by August. Now, the earliest it can become a reality is November, he said.

“It’s unfortunate, but we can’t make the change until we go back to the legislature.”

The P.E.I. government’s plan to increase the deposit and refund on bottles and cans won’t happen this summer as planned. CBC’s Jackie Sharkey talked to Environment Minister Steven Myers to find out when Islanders can expect to see that …