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Recycling in New Brunswick
Learn more about New Brunswick’s enhanced recycling system.
Your recycling program
New regulations in New Brunswick shift the financial and operational responsibility for recycling from municipalities to the organizations that produce and sell packaging and paper.
Circular Materials is the producer responsibility organization that is responsible for implementing and managing the new extended producer responsibility recycling system in New Brunswick.
The transition to this new framework will start on November 1, 2023. During this time, there will be no changes to your collection schedule or the materials you can recycle.
Ready. Recycle. Repeat.
When you recycle, you’re making a difference. Recycling benefits all of us and our planet.
Learn moreTransition information
Implementation of extended producer responsibility will take place between 2023-2027.
Learn moreLatest news
Read the latest news about packaging and paper recycling in New Brunswick.
New Brunswick’s transition to extended producer responsibility for packaging and paper expands across province
Learn MoreOn May 1, 2024, Circular Materials, a national not-for-profit producer-led organization, joined Recycle NB and the Department of Environment and Local Government at the Capital Regional Service Commission to celebrate the expanded transition to extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging and paper products in New Brunswick.
Circular Materials Partners with Éco Enterprises Québec and Recycle BC to drive Plastic Packaging Recycling Innovation in Canada
Learn MoreCircular Materials, in partnership with Éco Enterprises Québec (EEQ) and Recycle BC, are extending a global invitation for innovators to present plastic packaging sorting and recycling technology solutions to assist in significantly increasing plastic packaging recycling rates in Canada. As of 2022 the Canada Plastics Pact estimated that the Canadian recycling rate for flexible plastic…
Community information
Find out more about New Brunswick’s transition to producer responsibility.
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If your community is not listed below, please refer to your community’s website for recycling information.