Product Stewardship


Paint Product Category

Stewardship Plan

The Recycling Regulation provides a legal framework for establishing industry-led product stewardship programs. Section 4 of the Regulation requires producers to submit a stewardship plan and specific product categories may also have unique plan requirements listed in the Regulation's Product Schedules. The basic components required in a stewardship plan are specified in section 5 of the Regulation and include:

  • Product Recovery Target(s)
  • Stakeholder Consultation
  • Collection System
  • Consumer Awareness
  • Program Performance Measurement
  • Dispute Resolution
  • Product Life Cycle Management
  • Pollution Prevention Hierarchy

The following stewardship plan documents were approved by the Ministry of Environment for this product category:

Product Care Association's Stewardship Plan for British Columbia

Supplemental Information