Extended Producer Responsibility for Paper and Packaging
Extended Producer Responsibility for Packaging, Paper Products, and Packaging-like Products (or EPR for PPP) will shift responsibility for curbside recycling programs from municipalities to the producers of packaging and paper products. Under the new program, producers will have to meet recycling targets that, over time, will encourage more eco-friendly packaging and reduce single-use plastics.
This program will standardize recycling programs across Nova Scotia, reduce the amount of waste disposed in landfills, and incentivize producers to reduce consumer packaging. EPR moves the physical and financial obligation of collecting, sorting, and processing curbside recyclables to producers and away from municipal governments and taxpayers.
EPR for PPP comes into effect December 1, 2025.
