That's a very conservative estimate of the cost to grocers. The number was derived through work that we've done as an industry with Deloitte to understand what the cost of food will be based on the elimination of plastics.
This isn't single-use plastic; these are plastics that could be recycled and put into a circular economy. We're anticipating that if we were to eliminate the technology from our sector, there would be upwards of a 34% increase in food costs. Even beyond that, there would be a dramatic impact on greenhouse gas emissions.
Food waste is a concern of Canadians at this time. The affordability of food has been noted by one of the other witnesses.