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EPR in Canada

Circular Materials manages packaging and paper extended producer responsibility programs across the country.

What is EPR?

Extended producer responsibility, or EPR, is a policy approach in which producers – the businesses that supply packaging and paper – are responsible for the end-of-life management of their materials.

EPR regulations are set provincially

Provincial regulations determine packaging and paper EPR obligations and the responsible party. Click here for an overview of producer hierarchies and obligations across Canada.

Circular Materials, Multi-Material Stewardship ManitobaSK Recycles and Recycle BC are working together to review an optimal business model for delivering EPR across Canada. Learn more.

Learn more about the packaging and paper EPR program in each province below.

Producer resources

Access resources to support you in meeting registration, reporting and other EPR program requirements across Canada.

Latest news

Aerial view of a state-of-the-art recycling facility in Cambridge, Ontario, surrounded by snow-covered grounds and winter conditions.

June 22, 2026

Circular Materials and WM Celebrate Grand Opening of Advanced Recycling Facility in Cambridge, Ontario

Circular Materials and WM marked the official opening of a new state-of-the-art recycling facility in Cambridge, Ontario today. The milestone was celebrated with a ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by leadership from both organizations, signaling continued progress in modernizing Ontario’s recycling system. 

June 15, 2026

HPSA and Circular Materials Launch Joint Consumer Education Initiative to Improve Recycling Across Ontario and New Brunswick

Health Products Stewardship Association (HPSA) and Circular Materials are working together to address one of the most persistent challenges that cuts across both provinces: confusion between two distinct recycling and stewardship streams that too often results in the wrong materials ending up in the wrong place.

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June 4, 2026

Circular Materials welcomes new Board of Directors

Circular Materials is pleased to welcome five new Directors, effective May 27, 2026.

Join Circular Materials

Find out how Circular Materials can support you to meet your extended producer responsibility obligations in Ontario, New Brunswick or Alberta.