{"id":72807,"date":"2024-04-23T08:24:19","date_gmt":"2024-04-23T15:24:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/govtogetherbc\/?post_type=engagement&#038;p=72807"},"modified":"2025-03-25T15:31:13","modified_gmt":"2025-03-25T22:31:13","slug":"preventing-waste-outside-the-home","status":"publish","type":"engagement","link":"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/govtogetherbc\/engagement\/preventing-waste-outside-the-home\/","title":{"rendered":"Preventing Waste Outside the Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group engage-banner has-background\" style=\"background-color:#fbda80\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"top\">Engagement was open April 23 to July 23, 2024<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-horizontal is-content-justification-center is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-1 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover is-light\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"851\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-72812\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/app\/uploads\/sites\/121\/2024\/04\/Preventing-Waste-banner-scaled.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/app\/uploads\/sites\/121\/2024\/04\/Preventing-Waste-banner-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/app\/uploads\/sites\/121\/2024\/04\/Preventing-Waste-banner-300x100.jpg 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url(https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/app\/themes\/bcgov-engagement\/dist\/images\/blue-curve-bg.svg)\">Preventing Waste Outside the Home<\/h1>\n<div class=\"wp-block-engagement-content\"><bcgov-breadcrumb>\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/govtogetherbc\">Home<\/a>\n                      <a href=\"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/govtogetherbc\/engagement\/\">Engagement Opportunities<\/a> \n                  <span>\n        Preventing Waste Outside the Home\n  <\/span>\n  <div style=\"display: flex\" slot=\"breadcrumb-extra\">\n      <\/div>\n  <\/bcgov-breadcrumb>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-2 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">On this page:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#summary\" title=\"\">Engagement summary<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#results\" title=\"\">Results<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-govtogether-engagement-header\"><div class=\"text-column\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Overview<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Who: <\/strong>The Ministry of Environment and Climate Change<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What: <\/strong>Preventing waste from packaging outside the home<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Where:<\/strong> Province-wide<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Why:<\/strong> To inform the development of policy approaches that will improve the prevention and recycling of non-residential packaging waste in communities across B.C.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How: <\/strong>Online, survey, written submissions, info sessions, workshops, roundtables<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"taxonomy-engagement_category wp-block-post-terms\"><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__prefix\"><strong>Category: <\/strong><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/govtogetherbc\/engagement_category\/cleanbc-environmental-protection\/\" rel=\"tag\">CleanBC<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/govtogetherbc\/engagement_category\/environmental-protection\/\" rel=\"tag\">Environmental Protection<\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"image-column\"><span role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Blue and yellow large garbage bins in industrial or warehouse setting\" class=\"engagement-image\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/app\/uploads\/sites\/121\/2024\/04\/Preventing-waste-bins-scaled.jpg);background-position:54% 21%\"><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"summary\">Engagement summary<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In spring and summer 2024, the ministry published a <a href=\"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/app\/uploads\/sites\/121\/2024\/04\/Preventing-Waste-in-British-Columbia_Non-Residential-Packaging-and-Paper-Products_Discussion-Paper.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">discussion paper<\/a> (PDF, 10MB) to seek feedback on how to prevent packaging waste from non-residential sources, also known as the Industrial, Commercial and Institutional (ICI) sector.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The non-residential (ICI) sector includes diverse sources of waste, including:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Light industrial sources such as agriculture, manufacturing, and jobsites&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Businesses such as retail stores, tourism, and restaurants\u202f&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Institutions including hospitals, schools, and universities&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More information about preventing plastic waste in B.C. is available at <a href=\"http:\/\/gov.bc.ca\/reuse\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">gov.bc.ca\/reuse<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"results\">Results<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The ministry received feedback from the public, First Nations, local governments, businesses, institutions, producers, industry, waste management service providers and other interested parties through:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Information sharing sessions<\/strong>: 9 info sessions with over 300 participants<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Workshops<\/strong>: 2 interactive workshops for representatives of interested parties (28 and 27 attendees)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Written submissions<\/strong>: 69 written submissions&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Public survey<\/strong>: 615 responses&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Indigenous roundtables<\/strong>: Indigenous Peoples were invited to participate in 3 virtual engagement sessions.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Feedback from the engagement is summarized in the following:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/app\/uploads\/sites\/121\/2025\/03\/Preventing-Waste-Outside-the-Home_Engagement-Summary.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>Engagement Summary Report<\/strong><\/a> (PDF, 7.7MB)&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/app\/uploads\/sites\/121\/2025\/03\/Preventing-Waste-Outside-the-Home_Written-Submissions.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>Written Submissions<\/strong><\/a> (PDF, 28MB)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/app\/uploads\/sites\/121\/2025\/03\/Preventing-Waste-Outside-the-Home_Survey-Summary.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>Survey Summary<\/strong><\/a> (PDF, 2.9MB)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/app\/uploads\/sites\/121\/2025\/03\/Indigenous-Engagement-on-Non-Residential-Packaging-Waste_WWHR.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>Indigenous Engagement Summary Report<\/strong><\/a> (PDF, 3MB)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Input from this engagement will be used to work towards identifying policy approaches to keep packaging materials out of our landfills and the environment.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Related engagements<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"related-engagements\">\n                                    <div class=\"govtogether-engagement-card\" aria-label=\"Engagement title: CleanBC Review. Categories: CleanBC, Environmental Protection. Status: Closed with results.\">\n            <div class=\"card-header\">\n\n                <div class=\"engagement-status status-closed with results\">\n                                            Closed with results                                     <\/div>\n\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/govtogetherbc\/engagement\/cleanbcreview\/\" class=\"engagement-title\">\n                        CleanBC Review                <\/a>\n\n                <div class=\"engagement-categories\">\n                                                                        <span class=\"category-pill\">CleanBC<\/span>\n                                                    <span class=\"category-pill\">Environmental Protection<\/span>\n                                                            <\/div>\n                \n            <\/div>\n\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/govtogetherbc\/engagement\/cleanbcreview\/\" class=\"card-image-container\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"engagement-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/app\/uploads\/sites\/121\/2025\/06\/CleanBC-Review-banner.jpg\" \/>\n            <\/a>\n\n        <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"govtogether-engagement-card\" aria-label=\"Engagement title: Plastics Action Plan. Categories: CleanBC, Environmental Protection. Status: Closed with results.\">\n            <div class=\"card-header\">\n\n                <div class=\"engagement-status status-closed with results\">\n                                            Closed with results                                     <\/div>\n\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/govtogetherbc\/engagement\/plastics-action-plan-1\/\" class=\"engagement-title\">\n                        Plastics Action Plan                <\/a>\n\n                <div class=\"engagement-categories\">\n                                                                        <span class=\"category-pill\">CleanBC<\/span>\n                                                    <span class=\"category-pill\">Environmental Protection<\/span>\n                                                            <\/div>\n                \n            <\/div>\n\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/govtogetherbc\/engagement\/plastics-action-plan-1\/\" class=\"card-image-container\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"engagement-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/app\/uploads\/sites\/121\/2023\/02\/CleanBC-Plastics.png\" \/>\n            <\/a>\n\n        <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"govtogether-engagement-card\" aria-label=\"Engagement title: Zero Emission Vehicle Legislation and Regulation. Categories: CleanBC, Environmental Protection, Law and Public Safety, Transportation. Status: Closed.\">\n            <div class=\"card-header\">\n\n                <div class=\"engagement-status status-closed\">\n                                            Closed                                     <\/div>\n\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/govtogetherbc\/engagement\/zero-emission-vehicle-legislation\/\" class=\"engagement-title\">\n                        Zero Emission Vehicle Legislation and Regulation                <\/a>\n\n                <div class=\"engagement-categories\">\n                                                                        <span class=\"category-pill\">CleanBC<\/span>\n                                                    <span class=\"category-pill\">Environmental Protection<\/span>\n                                                    <span class=\"category-pill\">Law and Public Safety<\/span>\n                                                    <span class=\"category-pill\">Transportation<\/span>\n                                                            <\/div>\n                \n            <\/div>\n\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/govtogetherbc\/engagement\/zero-emission-vehicle-legislation\/\" class=\"card-image-container\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"engagement-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/app\/uploads\/sites\/121\/2022\/12\/52115642221_3df345ba2b_k.jpg\" \/>\n            <\/a>\n\n        <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"govtogether-engagement-card\" aria-label=\"Engagement title: CleanBC Telephone Townhalls. 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