A set of recycling policies being rapidly adopted in recent years is adding hundreds of millions of dollars to costs across the food sector, according to a food policy expert.
Professor Sylvain Charlebois of Dalhousie University’s Agri-Food Analytics Lab says Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) regulations are placing additional inflationary pressure on Canadians who are already struggling with rising grocery costs, and aren’t being implemented efficiently.
“My concern is that Canada may be pursuing environmental objectives in a way that unintentionally undermines food affordability during a period when many households are already struggling with food insecurity,” Charlebois told The Epoch Times….