Alberta EPR Annual Report on Producer-Funded Recycling Programs

The Alberta Recycling Management Authority (ARMA) released its 2025 Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) Annual Report, covering the first transitional year of Alberta's EPR framework after Phase I of the Single-Use Products, Packaging and Paper Products (PPP) and Hazardous and Special Products (HSP) programs launched on April 1, 2025. At launch, 217 communities representing about 94% of Alberta's population received EPR-funded services, with more than 5,300 producers and suppliers participating. Regulatory material management targets take effect in 2027, with the first reporting against those targets beginning in 2028, and Phase II PPP launched on October 1, 2026, extending access to eligible multi-family residences.