M-240 Reduction of non-renewable resource consumption

That, in the opinion of the House: (a) technological developments make it possible to view waste material as resources that must be valued and that it is desirable to transition toward a circular economy and a reduction of non-renewable resource consumption where waste material replaces these resources and where products have a longer lifespan, whether through recycling or the end of planned obsolescence; and (b) the government should (i) legislate to provide clear, accurate and consistent information to consumers through markings, labelling, signage or other appropriate means about the environmental qualities and characteristics of products available for sale in terms of their repairability, recyclability and incorporation of recycled material, (ii) establish and display a mandatory “repairability index” for electrical and electronic equipment starting on January 1, 2022, so that consumers can make responsible purchases and limit the impact of planned obsolescence, (iii) prohibit incentives to willfully degrade products in working order and any advertising or commercial communications incentivizing the degradation of products in normal working order and preventing their reuse, (iv) legislate to ensure that a message encouraging reuse or recycling is systematically included in any advertising or commercial communications concerning product disposal.