Environmental compliance
Economic tools for environment and sustainable development.
What are
Ecofiscal policies?
“Ecofiscal policies brings together a set of economic tools aimed at discouraging activities that are harmful to the envi-ronment or encouraging those that are favourable to it—and fostering innovation.
Ecofiscal measures are mainly, but not exclusively, based on the principles of the Sustainable Development Act, such as the principle of internalization of costs, the polluter-pays principle, and the user-pays principle.1”
The different types of measures
- Taxes and tax incentives
- Tariffs and duties
- Exchangeable permits
- Deposits
- Fines and other penalties
- Regulatory charges
1. LE RECOURS À L’ÉCOFISCALITÉ PRINCIPES D’APPLICATION. Décembre 2017
2. https://www.oecd.org/fr/environnement/responsabilite-elargie-du-producteur.htm
Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR)
The OECD defines Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) as an environmental policy approach in which a producer’s responsibility for a product is extended to the post-consumer stage of a product’s life cycle.2
ERP targets:
- Manufacturers
- Producers
- Brand owners
- Brand users
- Primary suppliers
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Canada
Yukon
| Contenants de boissons (alcoolisées) | |
| Contenants de boissons (non-alcoolisées) | Yukon Environmental Programs |
| Batteries (Automobile) | |
| Contenants, emballages, imprimés | |
| Oil, filters, antifreeze | |
| Tires | Yukon Environmental Programs |
| Electronics | Recycle Yukon Electronics |
| Cellular and mobile devices | |
| Batteries | |
| Light bulbs/ lamps | |
| Small Appliances | |
| Outdoor electrical equipment | |
| Large Appliances | |
| Paint | |
| HHW (pesticides, solvents, etc.) | |
| Pressurized containers | |
| Thermostats | |
| Alarms | |
| Pharmaceutical | |
| Medical sharps | |
| Other materials |
British Columbia
| Contenants de boissons (alcoolisées) | |
| Contenants de boissons (non-alcoolisées) | Encorp |
| Batteries (Automobile) | |
| Contenants, emballages, imprimés | Recycle BC / RRA |
| Oil, filters, antifreeze | UOMA |
| Tires | Tire Stewardship BC |
| Electronics | https://arpe.ca/ |
| Cellular and mobile devices | |
| Batteries | Call2Recycle Canada |
| Light bulbs/ lamps | Product Care Recycling |
| Small Appliances | Canadian Electrical Stewardship Association (CESA) |
| Outdoor electrical equipment | Outdoor Power Equipment Institute of Canada (OPEIC) |
| Large Appliances | Major Appliance Recycling Roundtable (MARR) |
| Paint | Product Care Recycling |
| HHW (pesticides, solvents, etc.) | Product Care Recycling |
| Pressurized containers | |
| Thermostats | The Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Institute of Canada (HRAI) |
| Alarms | Product Care Recycling |
| Pharmaceutical | Health Products Stewardship Association |
| Medical sharps | |
| Other materials |
Saskatchewan
| Contenants de boissons (alcoolisées) | |
| Contenants de boissons (non-alcoolisées) | Sarcan |
| Batteries (Automobile) | |
| Contenants, emballages, imprimés | MMSW / RRA |
| Oil, filters, antifreeze | SARRC |
| Tires | Tire Stewardship of Saskatchewan |
| Electronics | EPRA |
| Cellular and mobile devices | |
| Batteries | |
| Light bulbs/ lamps | |
| Small Appliances | |
| Outdoor electrical equipment | |
| Large Appliances | |
| Paint | Product Care Recycling |
| HHW (pesticides, solvents, etc.) | |
| Pressurized containers | |
| Thermostats | |
| Alarms | |
| Pharmaceutical | |
| Medical sharps | |
| Other materials |
Alberta
| Contenants de boissons (alcoolisées) | |
| Contenants de boissons (non-alcoolisées) | Beverage Container Management Board |
| Batteries (Automobile) | |
| Contenants, emballages, imprimés | |
| Oil, filters, antifreeze | Alberta Recycling Management Authority |
| Tires | Alberta Recycling Management Authority |
| Electronics | Alberta Recycling Management Authority |
| Cellular and mobile devices | |
| Batteries | |
| Light bulbs/ lamps | |
| Small Appliances | |
| Outdoor electrical equipment | |
| Large Appliances | |
| Paint | Alberta Recycling Management Authority |
| HHW (pesticides, solvents, etc.) | |
| Pressurized containers | |
| Thermostats | |
| Alarms | |
| Pharmaceutical | |
| Medical sharps | |
| Other materials |
Manitoba
| Contenants de boissons (alcoolisées) | |
| Contenants de boissons (non-alcoolisées) | Canadian Beverage Container Recycling Association |
| Batteries (Automobile) | |
| Contenants, emballages, imprimés | Multi-Material Stewardship Manitoba (MMSM) / CSSA |
| Oil, filters, antifreeze | Manitoba Association for Resource Recovery Corp. |
| Tires | Tire Stewardship Manitoba |
| Electronics | EPRA / Recycle my Electronics |
| Cellular and mobile devices | |
| Batteries | Call2Recycle Canada |
| Light bulbs/ lamps | Product Care Recycling |
| Small Appliances | |
| Outdoor electrical equipment | |
| Large Appliances | |
| Paint | Product Care Recycling |
| HHW (pesticides, solvents, etc.) | Product Care Recycling |
| Pressurized containers | |
| Thermostats | The Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Institute of Canada (HRAI) |
| Alarms | |
| Pharmaceutical | Health Products Stewardship Association |
| Medical sharps | |
| Other materials | Clean Farms |
Ontario
| Contenants de boissons (alcoolisées) | |
| Contenants de boissons (non-alcoolisées) | |
| Batteries (Automobile) | |
| Contenants, emballages, imprimés | RPRA / RRA |
| Oil, filters, antifreeze | RRA |
| Tires | RPRA |
| Electronics | EPRA |
| Cellular and mobile devices | |
| Batteries | Stewardship Ontario (SO) |
| Light bulbs/ lamps | Stewardship Ontario (SO) |
| Small Appliances | |
| Outdoor electrical equipment | |
| Large Appliances | |
| Paint | Product Care Recycling |
| HHW (pesticides, solvents, etc.) | Product Care Recycling |
| Pressurized containers | Stewardship Ontario |
| Thermostats | The Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Institute of Canada (HRAI) |
| Alarms | |
| Pharmaceutical | Health Products Stewardship Association |
| Medical sharps | Health Products Stewardship Association |
| Other materials |
Northwest Territories
| Contenants de boissons (alcoolisées) | |
| Contenants de boissons (non-alcoolisées) | Waste Reduction and Management Section |
| Batteries (Automobile) | |
| Contenants, emballages, imprimés | |
| Oil, filters, antifreeze | |
| Tires | |
| Electronics | Alberta Recycling Management Authority |
| Cellular and mobile devices | |
| Batteries | |
| Light bulbs/ lamps | |
| Small Appliances | |
| Outdoor electrical equipment | |
| Large Appliances | |
| Paint | |
| HHW (pesticides, solvents, etc.) | |
| Pressurized containers | |
| Thermostats | |
| Alarms | |
| Pharmaceutical | |
| Medical sharps | |
| Other materials |
Nunavut
Quebec
| Contenants de boissons (alcoolisées) | |
| Contenants de boissons (non-alcoolisées) | Recyc-Québec & Boissons Gazeuse Environnement |
| Batteries (Automobile) | |
| Contenants, emballages, imprimés | Eco Entreprises Quebec |
| Oil, filters, antifreeze | SOGHU |
| Tires | Renevu Québec |
| Electronics | EPRA |
| Cellular and mobile devices | |
| Batteries | Call2Recycle Canada |
| Light bulbs/ lamps | RecycFluo |
| Small Appliances | |
| Outdoor electrical equipment | |
| Large Appliances | |
| Paint | Éco-Peinture |
| HHW (pesticides, solvents, etc.) | |
| Pressurized containers | |
| Thermostats | |
| Alarms | |
| Pharmaceutical | |
| Medical sharps | |
| Other materials |
Newfoundland and Labrador
| Contenants de boissons (alcoolisées) | |
| Contenants de boissons (non-alcoolisées) | Multi-Materials Stewardship Board |
| Batteries (Automobile) | |
| Contenants, emballages, imprimés | |
| Oil, filters, antifreeze | Atlantic Used Oil Management Association (UOMA) |
| Tires | Multi-materials Stewardship board |
| Electronics | EPRA |
| Cellular and mobile devices | |
| Batteries | |
| Light bulbs/ lamps | |
| Small Appliances | |
| Outdoor electrical equipment | |
| Large Appliances | |
| Paint | Product Care Recycling |
| HHW (pesticides, solvents, etc.) | |
| Pressurized containers | |
| Thermostats | |
| Alarms | |
| Pharmaceutical | |
| Medical sharps | |
| Other materials |
New Brunswick
| Contenants de boissons (alcoolisées) | Alcool NB Liquor |
| Contenants de boissons (non-alcoolisées) | Encorp Atlantic |
| Batteries (Automobile) | |
| Contenants, emballages, imprimés | |
| Oil, filters, antifreeze | Atlantic Used Oil Management Association (UOMA) |
| Tires | Recycle NB |
| Electronics | EPRA |
| Cellular and mobile devices | |
| Batteries | |
| Light bulbs/ lamps | |
| Small Appliances | |
| Outdoor electrical equipment | |
| Large Appliances | |
| Paint | Product Care Recycling |
| HHW (pesticides, solvents, etc.) | |
| Pressurized containers | |
| Thermostats | |
| Alarms | |
| Pharmaceutical | |
| Medical sharps | |
| Other materials |
Nova Scotia
| Contenants de boissons (alcoolisées) | |
| Contenants de boissons (non-alcoolisées) | Divert NS |
| Batteries (Automobile) | |
| Contenants, emballages, imprimés | |
| Huile usagée, filtres, antigel | Used Oil Management Association |
| Tires | Divert NS |
| Électroniques | EPRA |
| Cellular and mobile devices | |
| Batteries | |
| Light bulbs/ lamps | |
| Petits appareils électriques | |
| Équipement électrique extérieur | |
| Gros électroménagers | |
| Paint | Product Care Recycling |
| HHW (pesticides, solvents, etc.) | - |
| Pressurized containers | - |
| Thermostats | - |
| Alarms | - |
| Médicaments | - |
| Objets pointus et tranchants médicaux | - |
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