Acts and Regulations

2008-54 - Designated Materials

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Contents of paint stewardship plan
39A paint stewardship plan shall provide for the following:
(a) the collection of waste paint in New Brunswick, including the waste paint of other brand owners;
(b) the management of waste paint in adherence to the following order of preference:
(i) reuse;
(ii) recycle;
(iii) disposal in an engineered landfill; and
(iv) recovery of energy;
(c) the brand owner’s plan for achieving a 70% reuse rate;
(d) a description of the efforts being made by the brand owner to redesign paint products to improve reusability and recyclability;
(e) a communications plan for informing consumers of the brand owner’s paint stewardship plan and the location of return depots, in addition to the brand owner’s obligations under section 46;
(f) the establishment of return depots that will ensure reasonable and free consumer access for the return of waste paint;
(g) the assessment of the performance of the brand owner’s plan by an independent auditor; and
(h) the elimination or reduction of the environmental impacts of waste paint.