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Transition Information

Learn more about Nova Scotia’s Recycling Program’s enhanced recycling system.

Transition to Extended Producer Responsibility: Community Curbside and Depot Service Agreements

Final community contracts which outline the service agreements for curbside and depot collection in opt-in or depot only communities are noted below.

Program resources

Program-related resources and information.

Environmental Goals and Climate Change Reduction Act

Regulation

Materials Management Standards

Nova Scotia Readiness Report

Contracts and documents

Here are the updated community curbside and depot service agreements for eligible communities.

Nova Scotia’s transition to Extended Producer Responsibility starts on December 1, 2025. Circular Materials is representing brand owners obligated by the Packaging, Paper Products and Packaging-like Products Materials Management Standards under the Environmental Goals and Climate Change Reduction Act.

Join our Municipal Working Group

To support ongoing collaboration with municipalities, we have established a Municipal Working Group as a forum to share feedback, raise questions and directly engage with our team.

You only need to register once to attend all the Municipal Working Group meetings. Once registered, you will be sent a confirmation email from Zoom and can add all the meeting dates to your calendar.

If you have questions, please contact NSoperations@circularmaterials.ca.

Transition Models for Collection Services

To ensure a seamless transition in Nova Scotia, Circular Materials is working with registered communities to transition their collection services to EPR via two different models:

If a community opts-in, they continue to manage their current recycling collection contract through a service agreement with Circular Materials. A promotion and education meeting for Nova Scotia opt-in communities was held on April 15, 2025. View the recording here.
If a community opts-out, Circular Materials will contract with the incumbent or an alternative collection Service Provider directly. A promotion and education meeting for Nova Scotia opt-out communities was held on May 21 at 11:00 a.m. View the recording here.