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Alberta putting the financial burden of recycling on producers under new program

  • Alberta's extended producer responsibility program for waste started on April 1, 2025, to reduce waste and enhance recycling efforts.
  • The EPR program shifts recycling costs from municipalities to product manufacturers, encouraging them to create more reusable and recyclable products.
  • More than 1,000 kilograms of waste per person annually in Alberta is directed to landfills, exceeding the national average of 710 kilograms.
  • Rebecca Schulz, Minister of Environment and Protected Areas, stated that this system will prevent more waste from landfills and save costs for communities and taxpayers.
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Alberta launches EPR for packaging program

The first phase of the program places responsibility on producers to fully fund packaging recycling, a move government officials say will raise recycling rates and decrease costs.

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Alberta putting the financial burden of recycling on producers under new program

Starting Tuesday, the financial burden of recycling single-use products in Alberta will shift from municipalities to the companies that produce them.

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Cheaper, more efficient: Alberta begins extended producer responsibility waste program

The program is expected to reduce costs for most municipalities

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New Alberta recycling programs will save taxpayers money

Alberta's new Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) programs start on Tuesday, saving taxpayers money and keeping waste out of landfills.

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Saving money and improving recycling

Alberta has joined the rest of Canada in establishing an extended producer responsibility (EPR) system that will keep thousands of kilograms of waste out of landfills. The provincewide system will improve recycling programs and is expected to save communities and taxpayers money. The system shifts the financial burden of recycling single-use products away from municipalities and onto the companies that produce those packages and products. By maki

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Hospitality Asks for Exemption from Government EPR Scheme

The Government’s Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) scheme came into play on the 1st January 2025. Intended to shift the responsibility of dealing with the cost of household packaging, the scheme would levy costs away from taxpayers and onto the businesses that produce the packaging. From April 2025, businesses producing packaging are responsible for handling these costs, with fees being implicated in October 2025. Restaurant reports how the…

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City News broke the news in Toronto, Canada on Monday, March 31, 2025.
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