The plan to increase P.E.I.'s bottle and can deposit — and the refund Islanders can get for returning them — has hit a snag.

The change would see deposits on bottles and cans double from 10 cents to 20, and the refund for returning them triple from five to 15 cents.

"So a garbage bag now that you get $5 for, you'll get $15 for it," said Environment, Energy and Climate Action Minister Steven Myers.

Myers previously said the change would happen by August. Now, the earliest it can become a reality is…