Product Stewardship


Paint Product Category

Tree-Marking Paint

Stewardship Plan

In 2006, government approved the Tree-Marking Paint Association's Stewardship Plan to manage unused or leftover commercial aerosol paints.

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

An updated stewardship plan will be posted once this plan is approved.