Renewed Recycling and Waste Diversion Plans
The Manitoba government is reviewing renewed program plans for the responsible management of end-of-life materials for electrical and electronic equipment, household hazardous waste, medication and medical sharps, tires, agricultural packaging, and used oil, oil filters and containers. Current program plans for these materials are reaching the end of their current approval term (2018-2023).
Under The Waste Reduction and Prevention Act’s stewardship regulations, stewardship organizations have submitted these proposed plans on behalf of the manufacturers, distributors and retailers (the “stewards”) who sell their products into Manitoba. Every five years the Minister of Environment and Climate approves renewed program plans. Renewing stewardship plans is an opportunity to modernize waste diversion and recycling in Manitoba, such as setting new targets for the programs.
We Want to Hear from You
We are inviting you to review the program plans below and share your views by submitting a written submission. We want to hear from you to better understand Manitobans’ perspectives on these stewardship programs to inform our review of these plans and where government should focus efforts to improve waste diversion and recycling in the province.
Plans for electrical and electronic equipment:
- Bell MTS Set-Top Box Electronic Equipment Stewardship Plan Proposal for Manitoba
- Electronic Products Recycling Association’s End-of-Life Electronics Stewardship Program Manitoba
Plans for household hazardous waste, medications and medical sharps:
- Call2Recycle’s Battery Stewardship Renewal Plan for Manitoba
- Canadian Battery Association’s Stewardship Program for Lead Batteries
- Health Products Stewardship Association’s Proposed Manitoba Medications Return Program Plan and Sharps Collection Program Plan
- Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Institute of Canada’s Manitoba Stewardship Plan for Mercury-Containing Thermostats
- Product Care Association of Canada’s Manitoba Household Hazardous Waste Stewardship Program Plan
Plans for tires:
Plans for agricultural packaging:
Plans for used oil, oil filters and containers:
Manitoba Association for Resource Recovery Corp.’s (MARRC) Used Oil, Antifreeze & Diesel Exhaust Fluid Products Stewardship Program Plan
- MARRC Part 1. Stewardship plan, financial model components, program plan evaluation, licensed collection system design (pp. 1-79)
- MARRC Part 2. Remote northern communities, consultation process (pp. 80-159)
- MARRC Part 3. Creating awareness and promotional activities (pp. 160-281)
- MARRC Part 4. Budget target forecasting for oil and antifreeze products, performance measures, dispute resolution procedures, pollution prevention practices, annual report financial statements, proposed additional product categories (pp. 282-326)
- MARRC Part 5. Appendices 1-4 (pp. 327-390)
- MARRC Part 6. Appendices 5-10 (pp. 391-536)
The deadline for comments is Friday April 28, 2023.
You may submit your comments online through this EngageMB webpage. Alternatively, you can email feedback to stewardship-plans@gov.mb.ca or submit your comments in writing to:
Stewardship Plans Feedback
Environmental Policy and Delivery Unit
Environment and Climate
Box 37, 14 Fultz Blvd
Winnipeg MB R3Y 0L6
To request this information in an alternate format, please contact stewardship-plans@gov.mb.ca.
