Alberta Transitions to Extended Producer Responsibility for Single-Use Packaging and Paper Products

Alberta this month fully transitioned to an extended producer responsibility (EPR) residential recycling program for single-use packaging and paper products (PPP), marking a major shift in how the Canadian province manages and funds recycling. The new system will not only reduce costs for municipalities and taxpayers, it will also enable a more coordinated, efficient recycling system across Alberta to improve recycling rates. Under the province's EPR framework, the producers that supply single-use paper and packaging products are now both financially and operationally responsible for collecting, recycling, and managing these materials.

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