According to Designated Materials Regulation 2008-54 under the Clean Environment Act, all brand owners who wish to sell, offer for sale or distribute oil, oil filters and glycol to a person in the Province must register with Recycle NB.
Regulation 2008-54 defines a brand owner as a person who:
(i) Manufactures oil, oil filters or glycol in the Province and sells, offers for sale or distributes the oil, oil filters or glycol in the Province,
(ii) is the owner or licensee in the Province of a registered or unregistered trademark under which oil, oil filters or glycol is sold, offered for sale or distributed in the Province,
(iii) brings oil, oil filters or glycol into the Province for sale or distribution, or
(iv) brings oil, oil filters or glycol into the Province for use in a commercial enterprise.”
On July 14, 2024, the Government of New Brunswick introduced Designated Materials Regulation 2024-37 under the Clean Environment Act, repealing the previous Regulation. New definitions for obligated producers are in effect. Please note that brand owners shall remain bound by Regulation 2008-54 until December 31, 2025, as though that Regulation had not been repealed. For more information, please review Designated Materials Regulation 2024-37 or contact Recycle NB at info@recyclenb.com or 1-506-454-8473.