The Government of New Brunswick has established the Designated Materials Regulation 2024-37 under the Clean Environment Act which introduces a new Extended Producer Responsibility program for lamps (lightbulbs) in New Brunswick. REGULATION 2024-37, effective July 15, 2024, sets out the requirements for the program.
Lamp is defined as “a replaceable light source designed to produce light from electricity, including but not limited to:
a) a fluorescent tube;
b) a compact fluorescent lamp;
c) a high-intensity discharge lamp;
d) an incandescent lamp;
e) a light-emitting diode lamp.”
As the agency responsible for designated materials, Recycle NB will oversee the lamp program in New Brunswick. Under REGULATION 2024-37, no producer shall sell, offer for sale or distribute a lamp to a person in the Province on or after October 31, 2024, unless the producer is registered with Recycle NB.
Producers may choose a Producer Responsibility Organization (PRO) to operate a recycling program for lamps on their behalf. The PRO will be required to submit a stewardship plan for the collection and management of lamps throughout New Brunswick by December 31, 2024.
More details about REGULATION 2024-37 can be found here.