A beverage industry association that includes such major players as Coca Cola and PepsiCo plans to charge fees of one to three cents each on all non-alcoholic drink cans, cartons and plastic and glass bottles produced in Ontario, starting June 1.
What's not clear is whether consumers will see those fees tacked on at the checkout or buried within the price of the soft drinks, bottled water and juice boxes they buy.responsible for the cost of recovering or recyclingThe industry organization that represents the major beverage producers, the Canadian Beverage Container Recycling Association , is responding to the shift by choosing to imposeof one to three cents on each bottle, can, carton or drink box sold in Ontario, starting June 1.
Piccini is now walking back the comment and instead of banning the fees, is merely urging the producers not to make consumers pay them.