What is EPR for PPP?

Extended Producer Responsibility for Packaging, Paper Products, and Packaging-like Products (or EPR for PPP) will shift responsibility for curbside recycling programs from municipalities to the producers of packaging and paper products. Under EPR for PPP, producers will have to meet recycling targets that, over time, will hopefully encourage more eco-friendly packaging and reduce single-use plastics.

EPR for PPP will standardize curbside recycling programs across Nova Scotia, reduce the amount of waste disposed in landfills, and encourage producers to reduce consumer packaging. EPR for PPP will move the physical and financial obligation of collecting, sorting, and processing curbside recyclables from municipal governments and taxpayers to producers.