Since May of 2015, a committee of dedicated stewards, the Steward Consultation Committee (SCC) developed a proposed new fee methodology that takes a principle-based approach, is easy to understand, fair, and able to stand the test of time. Developed for stewards by stewards, it has been designed to respond to their concerns that the existing methodology is too complex, difficult to understand and may be unfair to certain material categories. The new methodology focuses solely on the allocation of costs and commodity revenues to each material in a manner that reflects each material’s impact on the recycling system.