Recycling Beverage Containers – New Brunswick Beverage Containers Program
Clean Environment Act
A set of regulations in New Brunswick intended to help maintain a sustainable environment through the management of materials and actions that can impact the environment.
Designated Materials Regulation
One of the regulations under the Clean Environment Act dealing with the management of various waste materials, including used beverage containers.
Recycle NB
Arms-length government agency responsible for overseeing all waste management programs for materials specified in the New Brunswick Designated Materials Regulation.
Encorp Atlantic
Not-for-profit producer responsibility organization (PRO) responsible for managing the extended producer responsibility (EPR) Beverage Containers Program on behalf of over 300 beverage product brand owners who sell/distribute beverage products in the province of New Brunswick. Encorp is dedicated to constantly increasing deposit-beverage container recovery rates in the province and improving the overall environmental performance of the Program.
Eastern Recyclers Association
Non-profit industry association with two divisions – one in Nova Scotia and one in New Brunswick. In New Brunswick, its members are independent small businesses that operate redemption centres.
Recycling Other Materials
Contact your regional service commission:
- Northwest Regional Service Commission
- Restigouche Regional Service Commission
- Chaleur Regional Service Commission
- Acadian Peninsula Regional Service Commission
- Greater Miramichi Regional Service Commission
- Kent Regional Service Commission
- Southeast Regional Service Commission
- Kings Regional Service Commission
- Fundy Regional Service Commission
- Southwest New Brunswick Service Commission
- Capital Regional Service Commission
- Western Valley Regional Service Commission
Resources
Waste Reduction and Diversion in NB
The waste reduction and diversion page contains all the information about New Brunswick’s waste management plan, New Brunswick’s waste and recycling programs, as well as other useful waste management resources.