British Columbia Requires Paint Manufacturers to Collect Unused Paint

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The Ecology of Commerce, Paul Hawken promotes the idea that manufacturers be held responsible for the ultimate disposal/recycling of their products. A new regulation in British Columbia takes a big step in that direction by requiring paint manufacturers to collect, at no charge, all unused paint. The regulation also requires periodic reports from the manufacturers on their progress in recycling the collected paint. The program is to be fully operational by January 1995, and other provinces are expected to be closely monitoring its success.