Environment and Conservation
November 9, 2009
MMSB Commences Public Consultations
for a
New Waste Paint Recycling Program
Industry and public consultations for a proposed new
Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) Waste Paint
Recycling Program for the province will commence today
and run until Friday, November 27. The Multi-Materials
Stewardship Board (MMSB) will engage key stakeholders in
the paint industry, including industry stewards,
manufacturers, distributors and retailers, to provide
input and feedback on the framework for a waste paint
recycling program for the province.
"New industry led, financed and operated waste
diversion and recycling programs, such as a waste paint
recycling program, will bring the province one step
closer to achieving the 50 per cent waste reduction goal
of the Provincial Solid Waste Management Strategy," said
the Honourable Charlene Johnson, Minister of Environment
and Conservation. "I am pleased with the research and
work that MMSB has undertaken to develop the framework
for the program, and I look forward to reviewing the
feedback that will result from the consultation
process."
Under an EPR approach, paint producers/manufacturers
are typically required, under government regulation, to
develop, finance and manage the collection and recycling
of their products, either on their own or through a
non-government industry stewardship organization. An EPR
approach also maintains high standards for the
collection and recycling of paint waste materials from
an environmental, economic, social, and health and
safety perspective.
Paint producers/manufactures would also be required
to:
Collect and recycle their products when they
reach their end of useful life;
Provide adequate geographic coverage to all
consumers;
Maximize local economic benefits;
Provide proof that the paint waste is being
recycled in an approved legal manner; and,
Provide proof that new products are being
designed to be more environmentally sustainable.
Industry stakeholders have been personally invited to
submit to MMSB their comments in writing pertaining to
the framework for the EPR Waste Paint Recycling Program.
They have also been invited to participate, in person or
via teleconference, in a round table discussion that
will be held in St. John�s on Friday, November 20.
"The views, attitudes and opinions of key
stakeholders, including the paint industry and the
citizens of Newfoundland and Labrador are important to
the MMSB as we move forward with a new recycling program
for waste paint in the province," said Leigh Puddester,
Chair and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the MMSB. "I
am confident that the consultation process will result
in some new and creative ideas that will help shape this
new program."
Other stakeholders, including the general public, are
invited to submit in writing their views, comments and
opinions pertaining to the discussion document that
outlines the proposed framework for an EPR Waste Paint
Recycling Program for the province. Written submissions
can be made via fax at 709-753-0974, through e-mail at
paint@mmsb.nl.ca or in writing to MMSB, P.O. Box 8131,
Station A, St. John�s, NL, A1B 3M9. Written submissions
will be accepted until end of business day Friday,
November 27.
Copies of the discussion document are available by
calling toll-free, 1-800-901-6672, through e-mail at
paint@mmsb.nl.ca or online at
www.mmsb.nl.ca
MMSB is a provincial Crown agency that reports to the
Minister of Environment and Conservation. MMSB supports
modern waste management practices in the province, with
a particular focus on waste diversion, recycling and
public education, in order to ensure a clean and healthy
environment throughout Newfoundland and Labrador.
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