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2008-54 - Designated Materials

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Contents of packaging and paper products stewardship plan
2021-76
50.58A packaging and paper products stewardship plan shall contain the following:
(a) the plan for the collection, transportation, storage, reuse and recycling of packaging and paper waste within the Province, including the packaging and paper waste of other brand owners;
(b) information on consultations with the Minister of Local Government, regional service commissions and local governments, a summary of the feedback received, a description of how their interests were taken into consideration and, if practicable, a description of the intention to use existing social and capital waste diversion infrastructure;
(c) a description of how the interests of First Nations with respect to solid waste management were considered;
(d) information on the expected quantity or weight of packaging and paper, by material type, to be distributed within the Province and the expected quantity or weight of packaging and paper waste, by material type, to be collected, reused, recycled, composted or recovered;
(e) information on the province-wide collection system, including, but not limited to, the provision of services to
(i) single unit dwellings,
(ii) multi-unit dwellings,
(iii) schools, and
(iv) provincial or local government property that is not industrial, commercial or institutional property;
(f) a description of how existing collection and processing systems were considered to maximize waste diversion in the Province;
(g) the geographical areas that will be used for annual reporting purposes;
(h) the plan for the provision of services to remote or rural areas;
(i) the plan for the management of packaging and paper waste, by material type, in adherence to the following order of preference:
(i) reuse;
(ii) recycle or compost;
(iii) recovery of energy; and
(iv) disposal in compliance with the Act;
(j) a description of the efforts being made to redesign packaging and paper, by material type, to
(i) reduce the amount of packaging and paper sold, offered for sale or distributed within the Province, or
(ii) improve reusability and recyclability;
(k) information on current and future research and development activities in the Province related to the management of packaging and paper;
(l) the communications plan to inform consumers of the packaging and paper products stewardship plan, including the consumer’s reasonable and free access to collection methods;
(m) the location of any long-term storage, containment or final treatment and processing facilities for packaging and paper;
(n) a description of how packaging and paper waste will be managed, by material type, in a manner that employs environmental, human health and safety standards that meet or are more strict than applicable laws;
(o) the plan for the elimination or reduction of the environmental impacts of packaging and paper waste, by material type;
(p) a description of greenhouse gas emission impacts that will result from the implementation of the packaging and paper products stewardship plan and opportunities for reducing those impacts;
(q) a description of the material types that will be used for performance measures and targets and annual reporting purposes;
(r) information with respect to return facilities, by material type, to be used by the consumer; and
(s) a dispute resolution procedure to deal with disputes arising between the brand owner and a service provider.
2021-76; 2023, c.40, s.12
Contents of packaging and paper products stewardship plan
2021-76
50.58A packaging and paper products stewardship plan shall contain the following:
(a) the plan for the collection, transportation, storage, reuse and recycling of packaging and paper waste within the Province, including the packaging and paper waste of other brand owners;
(b) information on consultations with the Minister of Local Government and Local Governance Reform, regional service commissions and local governments, a summary of the feedback received, a description of how their interests were taken into consideration and, if practicable, a description of the intention to use existing social and capital waste diversion infrastructure;
(c) a description of how the interests of First Nations with respect to solid waste management were considered;
(d) information on the expected quantity or weight of packaging and paper, by material type, to be distributed within the Province and the expected quantity or weight of packaging and paper waste, by material type, to be collected, reused, recycled, composted or recovered;
(e) information on the province-wide collection system, including, but not limited to, the provision of services to
(i) single unit dwellings,
(ii) multi-unit dwellings,
(iii) schools, and
(iv) provincial or local government property that is not industrial, commercial or institutional property;
(f) a description of how existing collection and processing systems were considered to maximize waste diversion in the Province;
(g) the geographical areas that will be used for annual reporting purposes;
(h) the plan for the provision of services to remote or rural areas;
(i) the plan for the management of packaging and paper waste, by material type, in adherence to the following order of preference:
(i) reuse;
(ii) recycle or compost;
(iii) recovery of energy; and
(iv) disposal in compliance with the Act;
(j) a description of the efforts being made to redesign packaging and paper, by material type, to
(i) reduce the amount of packaging and paper sold, offered for sale or distributed within the Province, or
(ii) improve reusability and recyclability;
(k) information on current and future research and development activities in the Province related to the management of packaging and paper;
(l) the communications plan to inform consumers of the packaging and paper products stewardship plan, including the consumer’s reasonable and free access to collection methods;
(m) the location of any long-term storage, containment or final treatment and processing facilities for packaging and paper;
(n) a description of how packaging and paper waste will be managed, by material type, in a manner that employs environmental, human health and safety standards that meet or are more strict than applicable laws;
(o) the plan for the elimination or reduction of the environmental impacts of packaging and paper waste, by material type;
(p) a description of greenhouse gas emission impacts that will result from the implementation of the packaging and paper products stewardship plan and opportunities for reducing those impacts;
(q) a description of the material types that will be used for performance measures and targets and annual reporting purposes;
(r) information with respect to return facilities, by material type, to be used by the consumer; and
(s) a dispute resolution procedure to deal with disputes arising between the brand owner and a service provider.
2021-76