WHEREAS many farmers are using plastic grain bags for temporary storage.

WHEREAS there remains no onus or responsibility for the first sellers of grain bags to receive the bags back where they were sold.

WHEREAS chemical retailers are required to charge a deposit on chemical containers and return the deposit when the container is returned to the dealer, encouraging the return rather than improper disposal or storage.

WHEREAS grain bag distributors must operate or be a part of a Product Stewardship Program approved by the Minister of Environment.

BE IT RESOLVED that SARM lobby the provincial government to make a portion of the recycling fees collected by grain bag distributors and other grain bag collector programs refundable once the grain bags are returned from where they were originally purchased.