According to Designated Materials Regulation 2008-54 under the Clean Environment Act, all brand owners who wish to sell, offer for sale or distribute paint products to a person in the Province must register with Recycle NB.
Regulation 2008-54 defines a brand owner as a person who:
(i) manufactures paint in the Province and sells, offers for sale or distributes that paint in the Province,
(ii) is the owner or licensee in the Province of a registered or unregistered trademark under which paint is sold, offered for sale or distributed in the Province, or
(iii) brings paint into the Province for sale or distribution.
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brand owners shall remain bound by Regulation 2008-54 until December 31, 2025, as though that Regulation had not been repealed.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.