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 Regional Service Commissions, entities and First Nations 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 has started 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 moreRedemption Centres
Glass, flexible plastics, white foam polystyrene, and beverage container cardboard can be dropped off at redemption centres across New Brunswick for a convenient way to recycle additional material free of charge.
Learn moreLatest news
Read the latest news about packaging and paper recycling in New Brunswick.
Circular Materials and Health Products Stewardship Association Collaborate to Advance Innovation and Recycling Efforts
Learn MoreCircular Materials and the Health Products Stewardship Association (HPSA) are excited to announce a strategic collaboration focused on advancing common goals and sharing best practices for recycling education and material management in Ontario and New Brunswick to enhance public awareness and support recycling.This collaboration will promote recycling practices and educate residents about the proper management…
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.
Community information
Find out more about New Brunswick’s transition to producer responsibility.
Learn moreFind your community
If your community is not listed below, please refer to your community’s website for recycling information.