New Brunswick - Circular Materials

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.

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Transition information

Implementation of extended producer responsibility will take place between 2023-2027.

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Latest news

Read the latest news about packaging and paper recycling in New Brunswick.

April 24, 2024
Circular Materials and EEQ lead INC-4 Panel on the Role of EPR in Creating a Circular Economy for Plastics
On Wednesday, April 24, Circular Materials and Éco Entreprises Québec (ÉEQ) led a producer panel on the role of extended producer responsibility (EPR) in creating a circular economy for plastics in Canada at the fourth Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee’s (INC-4’s) Plastic Action Zone. Circular Materials and ÉEQ were joined by some of the largest producers to…
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March 26, 2024
Ontario’s Transition to EPR Nears One-year Milestone
Building on achievements in 2023, July 1, 2024, will mark the one-year milestone since Circular Materials, a national not-for-profit producer-led organization, kick-started Ontario’s transition to extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging and paper material – the first step towards enhanced recycling across the province. This underscores Circular Materials’ commitment to technological advancements and strategic innovation…
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