Extended Producer Responsibility for Packaging, Paper Products and Packaging-Like Products Regulations (N.S. Reg. 139/2023).

These regulations apply only to the designated material prescribed in Section 7 that is supplied to a consumer (packaging, paper products and packaging-like products). The Regulations also identify material categories for designated material: (a)paper; (b) rigid plastic; (c) flexible plastic; (d) glass; (e) metal. Under the Regulations the "producer" is the brand holder of the designated material, if the brand holder is a resident of Canada; if there is no such person the "producer" is the importer if he is a resident of the Province; and if there is no such person the "producer" is the retailer. A producer must: consult with every municipality in the Province and submit a readiness report; keep records; establish and operate a collection system and implement a promotion and education program for the purpose of sharing information and promoting the operation of the common collection system. The role of the Administrator is also discussed: the Minister and the Administrator must enter into an operating agreement respecting the Administrator’s activities; the Administrator must create, adopt and submit an annual action plan to the Minister; he Administrator must maintain and operate a registry for designated material, etc.