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The updated Transition Plan to full EPR has been revised following consultation with the Ministerial Advisory Committee and the Department of Environment and Climate Change.

2025 MMSM Draft Full EPR Transition Plan – October 2, 2025

Previous version: 2025 MMSM Draft Full EPR Transition Plan – March 13, 2025

• MMSM Full EPR Master Services Agreement – DRAFT 2025-10-02
• MMSM Curbside SOW – DRAFT 2025-10-02
• MMSM Depot SOW – DRAFT 2025-10-02
• MMSM Multi-Family Building SOW – DRAFT 2025-10-02

February 12, 2024

We’ve created a decision tree and step-by-step process to help communities make an informed decision when choosing whether to opt in or opt out under Full EPR. Please review the important considerations in each step on page two.

December 12, 2023

MMSM presented at the AMM 2023 Fall Convention, providing an update on the state of the transition to full EPR. The presentation slides provide recent updates on the state of MMSM’s draft transition plan to Full EPR and address feedback received through consultations with AMM.

June 6, 2023

MMSM received a letter from the Department of Environment and Climate on extending the current program plan, as well as the next steps on the draft Transition Plan to full EPR. The letter can be viewed here. 

The Government of Manitoba has posted MMSM’s draft Transition Plan for public consultation on engagemb.ca. This 30-day consultation will provide valuable input from Manitobans and other stakeholders on how we can improve residential recycling under full Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR).

You can access the survey here. Feedback is welcome July 15, 2022, to August 15, 2022. Once the consultation is complete, the Government of Manitoba will review all responses and request any necessary revisions to the plan.

MMSM looks forward to the upcoming consultations, as well as ongoing discussions with stakeholders. If you have any questions, please contact us at transitionfeedback@stewardshipmanitoba.org.

June 6, 2022

MMSM resubmitted its draft Transition Plan to full EPR for the Manitoba Packaging and Printed Paper stewardship program to the Minister of Environment, Climate and Parks on June 3, 2022.

The revised draft Transition Plan reflects the feedback received from the Department of Environment, Climate and Parks on April 6, 2022. The revised plan can be found here, as well as a track changes version here. An overview of the edits made to the plan and the reasons behind them can be found in the change log. 

November 22, 2021

Following a comprehensive consultation process, MMSM submitted the draft Transition Plan to Minister Guillemard on November 17, 2021, outlining how it proposes to transition the current shared responsibility model for the delivery of residential recycling of packaging and printed paper to one that is fully operated and financed by industry.

The draft Transition Plan reflects the input received from stakeholders during consultations over the past five months. The process by which MMSM consulted with stakeholders and the input received is summarized in the Consultation Report.

MMSM would like to thank all stakeholders for their valuable input and looks forward to working with the Department of Conservation and Climate on more consultations in 2022.

August 26, 2021

The draft Transition Plan is now available to read in advance of the webinars. Read it here.

September 17, 2021

The QA’s from the September 2 & 8 webinars are now available. To view the file, click here.

A reminder that feedback on the full EPR Transition Plan is due October 1, 2021. Please submit your feedback to transitionfeedback@stewardshipmanitoba.org.

September 8, 2021

Thank you everyone who attended the September 2 and 8 Transition Plan Webinars. 

The recording from the September 8 webinar can be viewed here.
The presentation deck from September 8 can be viewed here.

September 2, 2021

MMSM is seeking your feedback to questions raised in the September 2 & 8 webinars on MMSM’s Draft Transition Plan.

The recording from the September 2 webinar can be viewed here.
The presentation deck from September 2 can be viewed here.

August 17, 2021

MMSM will host two consultation webinars with all stakeholders to discuss the proposed Transition Plan. Please register for one of the webinars using the links below:

Thursday, September 2, 2021 at 1 p.m. CDT – Register here

Wednesday, September 8, 20201 at 1 p.m. CDT – Register here

We look forward to your attendance! 

July 20, 2021

Thank you everyone who attended the July 14 and 20 Steward Webinars.
Feel free to submit your feedback to us anytime at transitionfeedback@stewardshipmanitoba.org.

You can download the presentation here. 
The recording from July 14 webinar can be viewed here. 
The recording from the July 20 webinar can be viewed here. 
You can view the Q&A’s from the July 14 and 20 webinars here.

July 5, 2021

MMSM will host webinars on July 14 and 20 to discuss several topics of interest to the steward community. Topics include: 

• What it means in Manitoba to shift to full EPR.
• MMSM’s stakeholder engagement approach.
• Components of a Transition Plan.
• Potential changes being considered by MMSM’s board as part of the transition to the scope of obligated parties and materials, new performance targets, and more.

Please register for one of the webinars using one of the links. The same webinar will be conducted on two different days. 

Wednesday, July 14, 2021 at 1 p.m. CDT – Register Here

Tuesday, July 20, 2021 at 10 a.m. CDT – Register Here

August 13, 2021

MMSM has compiled an informational document and a summary of notes from the workshops held on July 13 and 15.

The informational document can be viewed here. 
The summary of notes can be viewed here. 
Q&A’s from early sections of the Transition Plan can be viewed here.

July 19, 2021

Two workshops were held on July 13 and 15 with 12 municipal and Indigenous representatives. The goal of the workshops was to gather input on eight key topics of interest to stakeholders, discuss proposed features of full EPR, as well as potential transition options. 

You can view the deck here.

June 30, 2021

Thank you everyone who attended the June 28 and 29 webinars.
Feel free to submit your feedback to us anytime at transitionfeedback@stewardshipmanitoba.org.

You can download the presentation here.
The recording from June 28 webinar can be viewed here.
The recording from the June 29 webinar can be viewed here.
You can view the Q&A’s from the June 28 and 29 webinars here.

June 10, 2021

Thank you everyone who attended the June 8 and 9 webinars. Your feedback is appreciated as we develop a transition plan to full EPR.

Any feedback on the webinars can be emailed to transitionfeedback@stewardshipmanitoba.org, up until June 16.

You can download the presentation here.
The recording from June 8 webinar can be viewed here.
The recording from the June 9 webinar can be viewed here. 
You can view the Q&A’s from the June 8 and June 9 webinars here.