(a) the plan for the collection, transportation, storage, reuse and recycling of empty beverage containers within the Province, including the empty beverage containers of other brand owners;

(b) information on the expected quantity or weight of beverage containers, by material type, to be distributed within the Province and the expected quantity or weight of empty beverage containers, by material type, to be collected, reused, recycled, composted or recovered;

(c) information on the province-wide collection system, including information with respect to return facilities, by material type, to be used by the consumer;

(d) the location of any long-term storage, containment or processing facilities for empty beverage containers;

(e) information on deposit and refund amounts, including a description of how deposits will be collected and refunds remitted;

(f) a description of how existing collection and processing systems were considered to maximize waste diversion in the Province;

(g) the geographical areas that will be used for annual reporting purposes;

(h) the plan for the provision of services in remote or rural areas;

(i) the plan for the management of empty beverage containers, by material type, in adherence to the following order of preference:

(j) a description of the efforts being made to redesign beverage containers to improve reusability and recyclability;

(k) information on current and future research and development activities in the Province related to the management of beverage containers;

(l) the communications plan to inform consumers of the stewardship plan, including the consumer’s reasonable and free access to return facilities;

(m) a description of how empty beverage containers will be managed, by material type, in a manner that employs environmental, human health and safety standards that meet or are more strict than applicable laws;

(n) the plan for the elimination or reduction of the environmental impact of empty beverage containers, by material type;

(o) the plan to manage, prevent and reduce the littering of empty beverage containers;

(p) a description of the greenhouse gas emission impact that will result from the implementation of the stewardship plan and opportunities for reducing the impact;

(q) a description of the material types that will be used for performance measures, targets and annual reporting purposes; and

(r) a dispute resolution procedure to deal with disputes arising between the brand owner and a service provider.