Single-use Cup Fee

• Vancouver city council removes single-use cup fee in majority vote

  Vancouver councillor Rebecca Bligh put forward the motion saying it has done little to change consumer habits and hurts low-income residents.

  Politics

  Feb 15, 2023
  
• Vancouver mayor vows to axe controversial single-use cup fee by summer

  "What we've heard form the business community and residents is the cup fee just ain't working, that it's punitive," Mayor Ken Sim said Tuesday.

  Environment

  Jan 24, 2023
  
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• City of Vancouver votes to keep single-use cup fee, with some changes

  Now, council has directed staff to make changes to the program including exempting free drinks and expanding and raising awareness of low barrier cup-exchange programs.

  Environment

  Mar 2, 2022
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• Vancouver proposes tweaks to cup-fee bylaw to reduce impact on low-income people

  Proposed changes include exempting drinks offered for free from the fee, but people hoping to see the bylaw scrapped completely will be disappointed.

  Environment

  Feb 26, 2022
• ‘We didn’t get it right’: City of Vancouver to revisit new single-use cup fees

  The new fees, 25 cents for a cup and 15 cents for paper bags, took effect on Jan. 1 as a way to encourage more environmentally-friendly consumer habits.

  Politics

  Jan 27, 2022