Regulation

Manitoba has a new Packaging and Printed Paper Stewardship Regulation. The new Regulation under the Waste Reduction and Prevention (WRAP) Act was registered on December 22, 2008. The intent of this Regulation is to strengthen support for Manitoba’s multi-material recycling program and build on the successful recycling program managed over the past 13 years by the Manitoba Product Stewardship Corporation (MPSC).

Stewards - The Regulation makes the “stewards” of packaging and printed paper responsible for organizing and supporting a program to recover those materials as well as to reduce litter. Stewards are companies and people who are the first importers or first sellers of packaging and printed paper in Manitoba.