Under Designated Materials Regulation 2008-54 of the Clean Environment Act, obligated packaging and paper products are defined as follows:
“Marketing material” means a material, substance or object that is, or is intended to be, attached to a commodity or product or its container for the purpose of marketing or communicating information about the commodity or product.
“Packaging” means any material that is used for the containment, protection, handling, delivery or presentation of a product that is provided to a consumer, any marketing material and any packaging-like products, but does not include:
(a) a designated material referred to in section 35, 50.11 or 50.91
(b) Repealed: 2023-20
(c) packaging that is unsafe or unsanitary, or could become unsafe or unsanitary by virtue of its anticipated use, and is not suitable to be recycled.
“Packaging-like product” means a container or covering that is sold as a product, is used by a consumer for their own packaging needs and would be ordinarily disposed of after a single use or short-term use, but does not include:
(a) a product designed for the containment of waste, or
(b) a product that is unsafe or unsanitary, or could become unsafe or unsanitary by virtue of its anticipated use, and is not suitable to be recycled.
“Paper” means paper that is provided to a consumer that is printed, or intended to be printed, and includes telephone directories, but does not include:
(a) reference books,
(b) literary books,
(c) text books, or
(d) paper that is unsafe or unsanitary, or could become unsafe or unsanitary by virtue of its anticipated use, and is not suitable to be recycled.
On July 14, 2024, the Government of New Brunswick introduced Designated Materials Regulation 2024-37 under the Clean Environment Act, repealing the previous Regulation. 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brand owners shall remain bound by Regulation 2008-54 until December 31, 2025, as though that Regulation had not been repealed.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.