Registration

According to Designated Materials Regulation 2008-54 under the Clean Environment Act, no brand owner shall sell, offer for sale or distribute pharmaceutical products and medical sharps 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.

On July 14, 2024, the Government of New Brunswick introduced Designated Materials Regulation 2024-37 under the Clean Environment Act, repealing the previous Regulation. New definitions and registration requirements for obligated producers are in effect. Please note that brand owners shall remain bound by Regulation 2008-54 until December 31, 2025, as though that Regulation had not been repealed. For more information about producer registrations, please review Designated Materials Regulation 2024-37 or contact Recycle NB at info@recyclenb.com or 1-506-454-8473.

Products

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

“Medical sharp” means a needle, safety engineered needle, lancet or other similar instrument that is designed, for medical purposes, to puncture the skin of a consumer or their companion animal and includes anything affixed to the medical sharp, including a syringe.

“Pharmaceutical product” means a drug as defined in section 2 of the Food and Drugs Act (Canada) and a natural health product as defined in subsection 1(1) of the Natural Health Products Regulations made under that Act, but does not include:

(a) a food as defined in section 2 of the Food and Drugs Act (Canada),
(b) a cosmetic as defined in section 2 of the Food and Drugs Act (Canada),
(c) a drug that is a radiopharmaceutical as defined in Part C of the Food and Drug Regulations made under the Food and Drugs Act (Canada),
(d) a drug for veterinary use except a drug for veterinary use in a consumer’s companion animal,
(e) a topical substance that does not contain an antibiotic, antifungal or analgesic, or
(f) a drug that is represented as being solely for use as a disinfectant on hard non-porous surfaces.

On July 14, 2024, the Government of New Brunswick introduced Designated Materials Regulation 2024-37 under the Clean Environment Act, repealing the previous Regulation. Please note that brand owners shall remain bound by Regulation 2008-54 until December 31, 2025, as though that Regulation had not been repealed. For more information, please review Designated Materials Regulation 2024-37 or contact Recycle NB at info@recyclenb.com or 1-506-454-8473.

Stewardship Plan

A stewardship plan shall apply to the manufacture, storage, collection, transportation, recycling, disposal or other handling of pharmaceutical products and medical sharps that are sold, offered for sale or distributed within the province. Please see the approved stewardship plan for full details.

On July 14, 2024, the Government of New Brunswick introduced Designated Materials Regulation 2024-37 under the Clean Environment Act, repealing the previous Regulation. Due to transitional provisions set in Designated Materials Regulation 2024-37, the above stewardship plan is set to expire on December 31, 2025, and a new stewardship plan must be submitted by producers on June 30, 2025. For more information, please review Designated Materials Regulation 2024-37 or contact Recycle NB at info@recyclenb.com or 1-506-454-8473.