Paint Program

Paint Recycling Program Overview

The Government of New Brunswick established an Extended Producer Responsibility program for paint products in 2008. Designated Materials Regulation 2008-54 under the Clean Environment Act sets out the requirements for the program.

As the agency responsible for designated materials in New Brunswick, Recycle NB oversees the paint program.

As per the Regulation, brand owners are obligated to submit a stewardship plan for the manufacture, storage, collection, transportation, recycling, disposal or other handling of paint products that are sold, offered for sale or distributed in New Brunswick. Brand owners chose Product Care Canada as the Producer Responsibility Organization (PRO) to operate the program on their behalf. A stewardship plan has been approved by Recycle NB.

Registration

According to Designated Materials Regulation 2008-54 under the Clean Environment Act, no brand owner shall sell, offer for sale or distribute a paint product to a person within the Province unless the brand owner is registered with Recycle NB.

An application for the issuance of a registration shall be on a form provided by Recycle NB and shall provide the following information:

(a) the name of the applicant;
(b) whether the applicant is applying for registration as a supplier or brand owner;
(c) the location of the head office of the applicant, and its main place of business within the Province;
(d) if a corporation, the name of the officers of the corporation, their titles, addresses of their places of residence and telephone numbers;
(e) the name, address and telephone number of the person to whom any correspondence or inquiries should be directed; and
(f) if an applicant is a brand owner, the name, address and telephone number of any agent (Producer Responsibility Organization) acting on behalf of the applicant for the purposes of this Regulation.

To register, please click here.

Register

Brand Owners

According to Designated Materials Regulation 2008-54 under the Clean Environment Act, all brand owners who wish to sell, offer for sale or distribute paint products to a person in the Province must register with Recycle NB.

Regulation 2008-54 defines a brand owner as a person who:

(i) manufactures paint in the Province and sells, offers for sale or distributes that paint in the Province,
(ii) is the owner or licensee in the Province of a registered or unregistered trademark under which paint is sold, offered for sale or distributed in the Province, or
(iii) brings paint into the Province for sale or distribution.

Paint Products

Under Designated Materials Regulation 2008-54 of the Clean Environment Act, obligated paint products are defined as follows:

(a) a tinted or untinted latex, oil or solvent-based architectural coating used for commercial or household purposes, including stain, and includes the coating’s container, or
(b) a coloured or clear paint or stain sold in an aerosol container and includes the paint’s or stain’s container, but does not include coatings intended for marine antifouling, industrial or automotive applications.

Fees

According to Section 47 of the Regulation:

47 (1) No retailer, brand owner or wholesaler shall charge a consumer, or make visible on a consumer’s receipt of sale, a separate fee with respect to the costs associated with implementing or operating a paint stewardship plan, or with respect to supplying material under Section 46.

47(2) A brand owner is not prohibited from showing the fee referred to in Subsection (1) to a retailer or wholesaler.

Please consult Product Care Recycling for the complete list of the Environmental Handling Fees in New Brunswick.

Legislation

On July 14, 2024, the Government of New Brunswick introduced Designated Materials Regulation 2024-37 under the Clean Environment Act, repealing the previous Regulation.

Changes in the modernized Designated Materials Regulation 2024-37 include, but are not limited to, expanding the list of designated materials in New Brunswick and establishing responsibilities for obligated producers as defined through a producer hierarchy provided in the Regulation. For more information, please review the Regulations below or contact Recycle NB at info@recyclenb.com or 1-506-454-8473.

Clean Environment Act
Designated Materials Regulation 2024-37

Stewardship Plan

A stewardship plan shall apply to the manufacture, storage, collection, transportation, recycling, disposal or other handling of paint products that are sold, offered for sale or distributed within the province.

Retailers

If you are interested in becoming a recycling location for the paint recycling program, please contact our office or the New Brunswick Product Care representative.

We are providing two downloadable files for a poster and counter cards that you can print. If you require stickers for the paint cans, please contact our office.

To download the counter card, please click here.

To download the poster, please click here.