News and Updates | October 2022
October 26 Annual Steward Meeting – Register Now
The 2022 Annual Steward Meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, October 26 at 1 p.m. ET. The meeting will be held via Zoom. The Report to Stewards that includes 2023 fee rates will be distributed in advance. Click here to register.
Program Plan Development  
Recycle BC has initiated the process to finalize its next five-year Program Plan, to be submitted to the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy in April 2023. The draft Program Plan has been released for a 90-day consultation period and Recycle BC will hold consultation events in October and November.
Collectors’ Conference
Recycle BC is hosting a Collectors’ Conference for its service provider partners on October 6-7. Program Plan consultations will be part of the agenda along with educational panels and activities, including a session on plastics circularity and the Canada Plastics Pact.  
Pop-Up Depots
Recycle BC hosted pop-up depots in various communities around BC from June to September to ensure residents had easy access to packaging and paper recycling. There were 24 collection events in eight different communities. 
Resident Awareness Campaigns
Recycle BC continued to educate residents during the summer months with digital outreach campaigns focused on each material type, hazardous materials, and campers and outdoor explorers. In addition, the community education team was active throughout the summer and hosted soft plastics collection events. 
Collector GHG Reporting
MMSW is preparing for its third year of capturing data for the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions associated with the program’s collection and recycling of residential waste packaging and paper in Saskatchewan. The data is a requirement of MMSW’s Stewardship Plan and its Services Agreements with collectors. All MMSW collectors are required to submit 2022 operational data related to GHG emissions in the WeRecycle Portal by January 31, 2023.
Fall P&E Campaign
MMSM launched its fall campaign in September to build awareness around the Recyclepedia web tool and mobile app. Ads encourage residents to “say goodbye to guessing” by using the Recyclepedia. The campaign includes print, online (Google Ad Words, digital advertisements, social media, and YouTube), outdoor (billboards and transit), radio, and television.
City of Morden Partnership on Recyclepedia
The City of Morden recently partnered with MMSM on its successful Recyclepedia webtool. Residents can now view a custom version of the Recyclepedia on Morden’s website. This resource will increase residents’ knowledge of what can and cannot be recycled, which helps reduce contamination and confusion. 
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