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We all agree recycling is important.  This Recycle BC program might seem like a step in the right direction for the environment on the surface, but when you take a closer look, you realize that this regulation doesn’t actually do anything new for the environment.  It is not effectively communicated, and is impossible to comply with for businesses like KMS Tools.  We need regulations that are clear, fair, and effective.

KMS Tools has always been active in our communities and we want to make sure any top-down program actually makes sense for everyone.  We recycle packaging and paper products at our branches and warehouses, pay for its removal, and we go above and beyond to prolong the lives of tools and other items. 

The fundamental issue here is not about recycling.  It is about a poorly written, implemented, and communicated top-down program making life hard for unique businesses like KMS Tools.

No one from Tri-Cities Dispatch contacted Stan prior to publishing the article to give him an opportunity to present his side.  Most of the information in the article was not accurately stated.  Stan did reach out to the journalist after the article was published and provided his information.  The journalist did add in a small amount of the provided information in a “response” section below the published article, however they refuse to follow their own journalistic standards   (https://tricitiesdispatch.com/code-of-ethics-journalistic-standards/)   and write an article to correct the misinformation. There is an opportunity here for a serious journalist to expose the truth about the program.