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"title": "Cartons packaging EPR British Columbia | Instica",
"h1": "Cartons packaging EPR British Columbia: what a folding carton costs per 1,000 packs, 2027",
"description": "Worked example: 1,000 folding cartons in British Columbia carry an estimated packaging EPR fee of CA$11.40 on the 2027 schedule, from published rates.",
"answer": "In British Columbia, 1,000 folding cartons of the Medium (cereal-size box) size (30 g) carry an estimated packaging fee of CA$11.40 on the 2027 schedule. The range comes from the published rates of Recycle BC that fit each part of the pack. Instica estimates it; you confirm the weights, then sign and submit.",
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"markdown": "\n\nIn British Columbia, 1,000 folding cartons of the Medium (cereal-size box) size (30 g) carry an estimated packaging fee of CA$11.40 on the 2027 schedule. The range comes from the published rates of Recycle BC that fit each part of the pack. Instica estimates it; you confirm the weights, then sign and submit."
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"markdown": "\n\n## What this page estimates for a folding carton in British Columbia\n\nThe folding carton on this page is a paperboard box that wraps the product, such as a soap, tea or cereal box. It has one component, each matched to the published rates of the 2027 schedule of Recycle BC for British Columbia; weight times rate gives a fee per 1,000 packs in CAD. The figures are estimates built on starting weights."
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"markdown": "\n\n## What is in a folding carton\n\nThe carton is one paperboard component. A plastic window or a coating is not weighed separately in the starting estimate.\n\nStarting weights, an Instica estimate for a typical pack and not a measured weight: carton (paperboard, 30 g).\n\n- **Carton**: paperboard, 30 g (Instica starting estimate)"
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"markdown": "\n\n## Worked example: 1,000 folding cartons in British Columbia\n\nOne folding carton of the Medium (cereal-size box) size weighs 30 g in total. For each component the table gives its weight, the matched published rates, and the fee for 1,000 packs.\n\n**Fee for 1,000 folding cartons in British Columbia, in CAD**\n\n| Component | Weight each | Matched published rate | Fee per 1,000 packs | Fee per pack |\n| --- | ---: | --- | ---: | ---: |\n| Carton | 30 g | Boxboard | CA$11.40 | CA$0.0114 |\n\nBritish Columbia: 1,000 folding cartons of the Medium (cereal-size box) size are estimated at CA$11.40 in packaging fees.\n\nAdded together, the estimate for 1,000 packs is CA$11.40.\n\nDivide by 1,000 for a single pack: about CA$0.0114."
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"markdown": "\n\n## What the fee tool returns for 1,000 folding cartons in British Columbia\n\nEntered into the public fee tool for British Columbia (2027 schedule, effective January 1, 2027), 1,000 folding cartons give the figures below. The tool is the same engine that prices a report, so this page and the tool agree.\n\n**Fee tool lines for 1,000 packs, British Columbia, in CAD**\n\n| Component | Category at the lowest rate | Weight | Fee | Category at the highest rate | Fee |\n| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- | ---: |\n| Carton | Boxboard | 30 g | CA$11.40 | Boxboard | CA$11.40 |\n\nBritish Columbia: the fee tool returns CA$11.40 for 1,000 folding cartons of the Medium (cereal-size box) size (30 g each).\n\nThe tool total is CA$11.40.\n\n**Fee tool totals for 1,000 packs by size, British Columbia, in CAD**\n\n| Size | Weight each | Total, lowest rates | Total, highest rates | Per pack, lowest | Per pack, highest |\n| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |\n| Small (soap or tea box) | 15 g | CA$5.70 | CA$5.70 | CA$0.0057 | CA$0.0057 |\n| Medium (cereal-size box) | 30 g | CA$11.40 | CA$11.40 | CA$0.0114 | CA$0.0114 |\n| Large (gift box) | 70 g | CA$26.60 | CA$26.60 | CA$0.0266 | CA$0.0266 |"
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"markdown": "\n\n## Which published rates were matched in British Columbia\n\nOne published rate was matched to the pack in British Columbia from the 2027 schedule. Each is quoted from the programme’s own fee table; the page does not change the rate or round it.\n\n#### Carton, 30 g: one matched rate\n\n**Rates matched to the carton, British Columbia 2027**\n\n| Category | Published rate | Per kilogram | Fee per 1,000 packs | Fee per pack |\n| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |\n| Boxboard | 38 cents per kilogram | CA$0.38 | CA$11.40 | CA$0.0114 |\n\nBritish Columbia 2027: the category “Boxboard” is published at 38 cents per kilogram."
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"markdown": "\n\n## How size changes the fee for a folding carton\n\nThe weight of a folding carton depends on its size. The table prices each of the 3 sizes with the same matched rates, so the only thing that changes between rows is the weight.\n\n**Fee for 1,000 folding cartons by size in British Columbia, in CAD**\n\n| Size | Weight each | Fee per 1,000 packs, lowest rates | Fee per 1,000 packs, highest rates | Per pack, lowest | Per pack, highest |\n| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |\n| Small (soap or tea box) | 15 g | CA$5.70 | CA$5.70 | CA$0.0057 | CA$0.0057 |\n| Medium (cereal-size box) | 30 g | CA$11.40 | CA$11.40 | CA$0.0114 | CA$0.0114 |\n| Large (gift box) | 70 g | CA$26.60 | CA$26.60 | CA$0.0266 | CA$0.0266 |\n\nEach component of the folding carton priced at every size, at the matched rates for British Columbia.\n\n**Fee per 1,000 packs by component and size, British Columbia, in CAD**\n\n| Component | Small (soap or tea box) | Medium (cereal-size box) | Large (gift box) |\n| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |\n| Carton | 15 g: CA$5.70 | 30 g: CA$11.40 | 70 g: CA$26.60 |"
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"markdown": "\n\n## What if the folding carton used another material?\n\nSuppose the main component of the folding carton, weighing 30 g, were made of another material. The table prices the same weight in each material class that British Columbia publishes a rate for, at the lowest published rate in that class.\n\n**Same weight, different material, British Columbia, in CAD per 1,000 packs**\n\n| Material | Lowest published rate | Fee per 1,000 packs at that rate | Highest published rate | Fee per 1,000 packs at that rate |\n| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |\n| paper and board | 38 cents per kilogram | CA$11.40 | 38 cents per kilogram | CA$11.40 |\n| plastic | 174 cents per kilogram | CA$52.20 | 174 cents per kilogram | CA$52.20 |\n| glass | 61 cents per kilogram | CA$18.30 | 61 cents per kilogram | CA$18.30 |\n| aluminium | 35 cents per kilogram | CA$10.50 | 72 cents per kilogram | CA$21.60 |\n| steel | 71 cents per kilogram | CA$21.30 | 71 cents per kilogram | CA$21.30 |\n\n**Every matched rate of the other materials at 30 g, British Columbia, in CAD**\n\n| Material | Category | Published rate | Fee per 1,000 packs | Fee per pack |\n| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |\n| plastic | Plastic Film | 174 cents per kilogram | CA$52.20 | CA$0.0522 |\n| glass | Clear Glass | 61 cents per kilogram | CA$18.30 | CA$0.0183 |\n| glass | Coloured Glass | 61 cents per kilogram | CA$18.30 | CA$0.0183 |\n| aluminium | Aluminum Food & Other Containers | 35 cents per kilogram | CA$10.50 | CA$0.0105 |\n| aluminium | Other Aluminum Packaging | 72 cents per kilogram | CA$21.60 | CA$0.0216 |\n| steel | Other Steel Packaging including Paint Cans | 71 cents per kilogram | CA$21.30 | CA$0.0213 |\n\nA fee comparison only: another material changes weight and protection too."
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"markdown": "\n\n## What a larger run of folding cartons costs in British Columbia\n\nFees scale with the number of packs, because the schedule charges by mass. The table repeats the worked example for larger runs of the Medium (cereal-size box) folding carton in British Columbia. Nothing else changes between rows: the same weights and the same matched rates apply.\n\n**Fee by run size for the folding carton in British Columbia, in CAD**\n\n| Packs | Total weight | Fee at the lowest rates | Fee at the highest rates |\n| ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |\n| 100 | 3 kg | CA$1.14 | CA$1.14 |\n| 500 | 15 kg | CA$5.70 | CA$5.70 |\n| 1,000 | 30 kg | CA$11.40 | CA$11.40 |\n| 5,000 | 150 kg | CA$57.00 | CA$57.00 |\n| 10,000 | 300 kg | CA$114.00 | CA$114.00 |\n| 50,000 | 1,500 kg | CA$570.00 | CA$570.00 |\n| 100,000 | 3,000 kg | CA$1,140.00 | CA$1,140.00 |\n| 500,000 | 15,000 kg | CA$5,700.00 | CA$5,700.00 |\n| 1,000,000 | 30,000 kg | CA$11,400.00 | CA$11,400.00 |\n\nBritish Columbia: a single folding carton is estimated at CA$0.0114 in packaging fees.\n\nBritish Columbia: across all its components, a folding carton is priced at CA$0.38 per kilogram of packaging.\n\nTaken as a whole, the pack is priced at CA$0.38 per kilogram of packaging, so a heavier pack costs more in proportion to its weight.\n\nFlat fee bands, registration fees and minimum charges sit outside this per-kilogram table."
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"markdown": "\n\n## How the fee for folding cartons has moved on British Columbia schedules\n\nBritish Columbia has published 3 per-mass fee schedules that price this pack. The same Medium (cereal-size box) folding cartons are priced on each below, with the same weights and the same matching rules, so only the published rates differ.\n\n**Fee per 1,000 packs by schedule, British Columbia, in CAD**\n\n| Schedule | Effective from | Fee per 1,000 packs, lowest rates | Fee per 1,000 packs, highest rates | Per pack | Change in the lowest fee |\n| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |\n| 2025 | January 1, 2025 | CA$9.30 | CA$9.30 | CA$0.0093 | - |\n| 2026 | January 1, 2026 | CA$11.10 | CA$11.10 | CA$0.0111 | +19.4% |\n| 2027 | January 1, 2027 | CA$11.40 | CA$11.40 | CA$0.0114 | +2.7% |\n\nBritish Columbia: on the 2025 schedule, effective January 1, 2025, 1,000 folding cartons of the Medium (cereal-size box) size were priced at CA$9.30.\n\nBritish Columbia: on the 2026 schedule, effective January 1, 2026, 1,000 folding cartons of the Medium (cereal-size box) size were priced at CA$11.10.\n\nBritish Columbia: on the 2027 schedule, effective January 1, 2027, 1,000 folding cartons of the Medium (cereal-size box) size were priced at CA$11.40.\n\nThe same matched categories on each British Columbia schedule, per kilogram; a dash means the schedule does not publish that category.\n\n**Matched rates per kilogram by schedule, British Columbia, in CAD**\n\n| Category | 2025 (2025-01) | 2026 (2026-01) | 2027 (2027-01) |\n| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |\n| Boxboard | CA$0.31 | CA$0.37 | CA$0.38 |"
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"markdown": "\n\n## Ways to lower the fee on a folding carton\n\nBoard caliper and box size set the weight, so a snugger box that still protects the product lowers the mass.\n\nPaperboard is usually priced on a line of its own, which can differ from the line for thin paper or for corrugated board.\n\nA carton with a laminated film layer may be read as a composite, so check the coating before choosing a line.\n\nCartons are printed in runs of thousands, so a small weight change per carton repeats across the whole run."
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