Alberta Government Approves EPR Regulatory Framework

Champagne corks were popping yesterday in response to the notice that government has approved Alberta’s enabling regulatory framework for establishing extended producer responsibility. Order in Council 346/2022 was approved on October 3, 2022 and can be found at O.C. 346/2022 (alberta.ca).
 
The EPR regulation will come into force on November 30, 2022.
 
Information and fact sheets about the new regulation and the next steps will be published to Alberta.ca at the following link: https://www.alberta.ca/waste-reduction-and-recycling.aspx