Blue Cart changes coming Oct. 1

Blue Cart changes coming Oct. 1

Glass, aerosol cans, plastic and foam packaging are among the products that can be tossed in Red Deer’s Blue Carts beginning Oct. 1. The changes are connected to the province’s adoption in October 2023 of Extended Producer Responsibility Regulation (EPR), which shifts responsibility of recycling programs to producers from communities. Producers of products and packaging must pick up the full cost of the recycling program and meet recycling targe…