MR. JAS JOHAL

BILL M 206 – 2018

REDUCING WASTE ACT, 2018

HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of British Columbia, enacts as follows:

Definition

1  In this Act,

"single-use beverage pod" means a container used in a coffee maker to prepare a single serving of coffee or other beverage.

Prohibition

2  (1) No person shall sell or offer for sale at retail a single-use beverage pod unless it is fully compostable.

(2) A single-use beverage pod is fully compostable if it satisfies the requirements prescribed by the regulations.

Offence

3  A person who contravenes section 2 is guilty of an offence and on conviction is liable to a fine of not more than $5,000.

Regulations

4  The Lieutenant Governor in Council may make regulations prescribing requirements for the purposes of section 2 (2).

Commencement

5  This Act comes into force on the fourth anniversary of the day it receives Royal Assent.