Encorp Pacific (Canada)
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1970 Litter Act1994 Encorp Pacific Inc. established1998 Beverage Container
Stewardship Program Regulation2004 Recycling Regulation
How We Got Started
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Roles & Responsibilities
The Public
Provincial Government
Local Governmentsmunicipalities and regional
districts
Non-Government Organizations
environmental and consumer
Government and Non-Profit Sector
Not-for-profit Corporate Sector
Encorp Pacific (Canada)– a product
stewardship agency Retailers
Brand Owners
For-profit Corporate Sector
Private Sector Recycling Industry –
depots, processors, transporters and recyclers
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Unredeemed DepositsCommodity ValuesContainer Recycling Fees
calculated for each container typeno cross-subsidy between container types
How the System is Funded
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How Encorp’s system worksENCORP gets paid the deposits & Container Recycling Fee
Brandowner packages beverages in their choice of container Sells the beverages to the retailer Charges the retailer deposits and container recycling fees (CRF) Pays Encorp the deposits and CRF
SYSTEM
PROCESS
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1 BRAND OWNER
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ENCORP creates consumer awareness programs
Pays deposits and CRF to brandowner when beverages purchased Sells beverages and charges purchaser deposits and CRF
How Encorp’s system works
2 RETAILER
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ENCORP creates consumer awareness programs
How Encorp’s system works
Pays deposits and CRF Takes empty containers to depot Receives refund of deposit
3 CONSUMER
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ENCORP reimburses depots for deposits and pays handling fees
Depot pays deposit refund to consumer Depot places containers in bags Depot stores bags for pickup
How Encorp’s system works
4 DEPOT$
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ENCORP pays fee to transporters
Driver collects full bags and loads truck Driver enters number and type of bags into handheld computer Transports containers to nearest processor
How Encorp’s system works
5 TRANSPORTER$
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ENCORP pays fee to processors
Processor bales containers to make them easier to ship Glass containers are crushed
How Encorp’s system works
$6 PROCESSOR
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ENCORP receives payment from sale of materials
Recycler converts containers into raw material or new products Glass containers are crushed
How Encorp’s system works
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7 RECYCLER
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Sales GrowthActual Sales - Units (000's)
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200,000
400,000
600,000
800,000
1,000,000
1,200,000
815,000
2000
849,000
2001
894,000
2002
948,000
2003
1,012,000
2004
1,058,000
2005 Actual
1,122,000
2006Forecast
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68.00%
70.00%
72.00%
74.00%
76.00%
78.00%
80.00%
Recovery Rate
72.48%
2000
72.48%
2001
74.04%
2002
74.99%
2003
72.97%
2005 Actual
72.50%
2006Forecast
74.16%
2004
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Growth of bottled water sales in single serve plastic new types of retail outlets & distribution new types of consumers
Increased high-density urban development storage redemption convenience
Industrial, Commercial & Institutional (IC&I) sector return-it@work
Recycling Fatigue lower priority for local governments
Challenges
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