Stewardship Programs in Atlantic Canada Current and Future Programs

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Stewardship ProgramsinAtlantic CanadaCurrent
and Future Programs

• prepared for
• Canadian Stewardship Webcast
• October 15, 2008

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Current Regulated Programs

• Beverage Container Deposit-Refund Program
• NB, NS, PE and NL refillables and
  non-refillables
• PE refillables only (soft drink, beer and
  alcohol)
• Used Oil Program
• NB, NS, NL and PE

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Current Regulated Programs

• Used Tire Program
• NB, NS, PE and NL
• Used Paint Program
• NS and NB
• Used (lead-acid) batteries
• PE
• End-of-Life Electronics Program
• NS

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Current Non-regulated Programs

• Household Hazardous Waste
• NB, NS, NL and PE
• Other Hazardous Waste program initiatives
• Switch-Out Nova Scotia
• removal of mercury tilt switches from older
  end-of-life vehicles
• Used fluorescent bulb disposal PE
• proper disposal of linear, circular, u-tubes,
  compact and HID bulbs containing mercury - Island
  Waste Management implemented a landfill ban
  effective November 1, 2006
• Re-STORE Your BATTERIES PE
• proper disposal of non-rechargeable batteries

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Current Industry/Association Participation

• Milk packaging stewardship agreements
• NB and NS
• Print media stewardship agreements
• NS Daily and Community Newspapers - Advertising
• NS Yellow Pages Directories
• PE Daily Newspapers Environmental Articles
• Medical Sharps Programs
• NS Safe Sharps
• PE Dont Get Stuck
• Unused/expired Medications
• NS Dead Drug Program
• PE Take it Back!

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Current Industry/Association Led Programs

• Empty Pesticide Container Recycling
• program of CropLife Canada
• NB, NS and PE almost 30 drop-off locations
• Wireless Devices
• Call2Recycle (rechargeable batteries
  cellphones) program of Rechargeable Battery
  Recycling Corporation
• NB, NS, NL and PE over 200 drop-off locations
• thINK FOOD/Phones-for-Food (ink cartridges
  cellphones) program of Canadian Association of
  Food Banks with sponsorship from Rogers and
  Purolator
• NB, NS, NL and PE multiple locations
• Cont

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Current Industry/Association Led Programs

• Wireless Devices (cont)
• Mobile Take-Back (mobile devices, accessories and
  batteries) program of Bell
• NB, NS, NL and PE multiple locations
• Return Recycle (mobile devices, accessories and
  batteries) program of TELUS
• NB, NS, NL and PE multiple locations

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Current Other Programs

• Derelict Vehicle Program
• End-of-life vehicles are recovered for recycling
• NB, NS and PE
• Recyclables Program
• Cardboard, newsprint/paper, metals and plastics
• NB, NS, NL and PE programs each have unique
  characteristics (curbside blue bag collection
  or drop-off sites) and are at various stages of
  maturity (acceptable materials)

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Current Provincial Government Priorities

• New Brunswick
• In May 2008 Recycle New Brunswick (RNB) was
  created as an oversight/administrative body
• Used tires and waste paint are currently being
  administered through RNB with other waste items
  under consideration
• Nova Scotia
• Implementing Phase II of the Electronics
  Recycling Program
• Industry-led efforts will finalize product
  definitions and determine Environmental Handling
  Fees in advance of February 1, 2009 launch
• Household Hazardous and Special Waste Program
  moving forward
• Project Charter has been signed by RRFB and NSE
  branches of Waste Resource Management and
  Pollution Prevention

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Current Provincial Government Priorities

• Newfoundland and Labrador
• Implementation of a province-wide waste
  management system inclusive of engineered lined
  landfills, leachate control, recycling, waste
  diversion, and composting.
• Prince Edward Island
• Collaborative approach to waste-resource
  management issues as identified by Atlantic
  Council of Ministers of Environment
• Looking at E-Waste and Used Paint programs

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Current Stewardship Partnering

• New Brunswick
• Department of Environment pursues initiatives
  with the support of the 12 Solid Waste
  Commissions
• Nova Scotia
• Department of Environment and Labour and RRFB
  jointly pursue initiatives with the support of
  the 7 Solid-Waste Resource Management Regions
• Newfoundland and Labrador
• Department of Environment and Conservation and
  MMSB jointly pursue initiatives with the support
  of the 15 Waste Management Regions
• Prince Edward island
• Department of Environment, Energy and Forestry
  and Island Waste Management Corporation jointly
  pursue initiatives

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Current Stewardship Prominent Issues

• New Brunswick
• Consultation with industry on the implementation
  of additional waste streams
• Program fees visible vs. internalized
• Nova Scotia
• Ability to ensure a level playing field
  challenges of identifying all stewards obligated
  by regulation
• Potential for competing or separate plans causes
  consumer confusion

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Current Stewardship Prominent Issues

• Newfoundland and Labrador
• Pursuit of new provincial recycling programs
  focusing on an Extended Producer Responsibility
  approach where program fees are internalized
• Prince Edward Island
• Can Ban lifted May 3, 2008

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Current Studies

• Who Pays What An Analysis of Beverage Container
  Recovery and Costs in Canada (Spring 2008)
• New Brunswick Environment and RRFB Nova Scotia
  contribute funding to this bi-annual study which
  analyzes 2006-07 cost and recovery data,
  providing a comprehensive examination of
  container reuse and recycling programs in Canada

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Current Studies

• Nova Scotia Plastics Study (February 2008)
• RRFB Nova Scotia chairs the steering committee
  which is now pursuing a series of next steps to
  achieve some of the studys recommendations all
  designed to enhance plastics diversion efforts in
  the context of an Extended Producer
  Responsibility (EPR) framework.

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Current Studies

• Atlantic Provinces Solid Waste-Resource
  Cooperative Initiative (February 2007)
• All four provinces engaged a consultant to
  identify potential areas of cooperation and make
  recommendations for regional programs for
  specific waste streams and packaging
• Used oil (including containers and filters) and
  paint were identified as highest priority items
• Approach will be primarily based on EPR but not
  to the exclusion of other appropriate policy and
  regulatory means

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Other Initiatives

• CCME has an EPR Task Group working on an EPR
  National Action Plan and Sustainable Packaging
  Strategy

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Future Whats Ahead in the Next Year or Two

• New Brunswick
• Recycle New Brunswick (RNB) was established in
  May 2008 and will be overseeing the management of
  a number of waste items.
• Program priorities
• Waste Paint EPR collection program set for full
  implementation 2008/2009
• Revising Used Oil Program to include containers
  and filters
• Begin industry consultation on e-waste management

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Future Whats Ahead in the Next Year or Two

• Nova Scotia
• RRFB Nova Scotia and NSE Branches of Solid
  Waste-Resource Management and Environmental
  Trade and Innovation have recently documented a
  Partnership Commitment which will facilitate
  alignment of priorities and actions to achieve
  them
• Program priorities
• Implementing Phase II of the Electronics
  Recycling Program
• Establishing a Household Hazardous and Special
  Waste Program

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Future Whats Ahead in the Next Year or Two

• Newfoundland and Labrador
• Strengthen the Used Beverage Container Program
  through the introduction of a depot licensing
  regime
• Establish a new province wide paint recycling
  program
• Establish a framework for a consumer based
  collection and diversion program for waste
  medical sharps and waste pharmaceutical products
• Establish a framework for the introduction of a
  province wide electronics (e-waste) recycling
  program
• Develop a small scale-low tech community
  composting pilot program

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Future Whats Ahead in the Next Year or Two

• Prince Edward Island
• Pursuing Atlantic Cooperative Initiative
  recommendations
• Program priorities
• Establishing an Electronics Recycling Program

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Sustainable stewardship

• Life Cycle analysis
• GHG
• emission inventories / reporting  / interest
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