Alberta's Approach to Stewardship

Stewardship programs are important to Alberta's efforts to minimize, divert, and properly manage our waste and residual materials. As part of achieving the goals outlined in Too Good to Waste, we will continue to develop and implement stewardship programs for target materials. Together a strong, responsible, province-wide approach will help to protect and conserve our resources.

There are currently five regulated stewardship programs in the province - used tires, electronics, beverage containers, used oil and the new paint and paint container program.

The regulated stewardship programs in the province are: used tires, electronics, beverage containers, and used oil. These programs are run by the following organizations:

Alberta Recycling
Alberta Used Oil Management Association
Beverage Container Management Board

The following are the regulations governing stewardship programs in Alberta:

Designated Material Recycling and Management
Electronics Designation
Paint and Paint Container Designation
Tire Designation
Beverage Container Recycling
Lubricating Oil Material Recycling and Management

There are also a number of voluntary stewardship programs operating in the province:

Dairy Containers
Rechargeable Batteries & Cell Phones
Pesticide Containers