Larry NeufeldDoug Ford's government sided with Big Grocery over Big Beverage and scrapped a move towards deposits on soft drink cans and bottles #onpoli #BigGrocery #environment #recycling #Ontario
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ontario-deposit-return-refund-non-alcoholic-cans-bottles-1.7260731
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ontario-deposit-return-refund-non-alcoholic-cans-bottles-1.7260731
Big Grocery vs. Big Beverage: Inside Ontario's battle over soft drink deposits | CBC News
Ontario has the worst recycling rates in Canada for non-alcoholic beverage containers. Billions of cans, plastic bottles and cartons go to landfills or incinerators yearly. The Ford government was seriously considering adopting a new system to improve things, but abruptly U-turned and scrapped it.