Saskatoon Chamber of Commerce, Shercom, call on gov't to slash tire recycling levy
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The Saskatoon Chamber of Commerce is calling on the provincial government to slash the tire recycling levy in half – following allegations that some Saskatchewan scrap tires are no longer being processed in the province.
The Saskatoon Chamber of Commerce is calling on the provincial government to slash the tire recycling levy in half – following allegations that some Saskatchewan scrap tires are no longer being processed in the province.
Saskatchewan motorists pay a $5.00 recycling fee for each new tire they purchase.
The tire processing contract recently went from a long established Saskatoon firm to a California company with a new facility in Moose Jaw and plans for a second in Saskatoon.
In the meantime, the government confirms that some tires have been trucked out of province during periods of overcapacity.
In a letter to the Minister of Environment, the Saskatoon Chamber of Commerce says “it is evident that shipping tires to Alberta for processing by a U.S. company delivers no benefit for Saskatchewan’s economy, environment, consumers or businesses.”
The chamber is calling on the minister to cut the recycling fee consumers pay in half until 100 per cent of tires are again processed in Saskatchewan.
The NDP opposition says it’s a problem created by government.
