“We don’t want to say ‘continue recycling your plastic bags’ when we’re not certain that they’re ever going to find a home.”

The commission is made up of Saint John-area mayors who, to date, had butted heads over a regional ice strategy.

On Monday a meeting of the Fundy Regional Service Commission voted down a recommendation from a year-long working group that would see a levy of up to three cents imposed on LSDs to help cover costs in the region's arenas.