TAMRMS#: B06
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REQUEST FOR DECISION
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EPR Agreements - CAO Authority
Presented by: Tim Saunders, Director, Public Operations
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RECOMMENDED MOTION(S)
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That the Chief Administrative Officer to authorized to execute compensation agreements with Producer Responsibility Organizations on terms acceptable to the Chief Administrative Officer.
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SUMMARY
Alberta's Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) Regulation came into force on November 30, 2022. EPR shifts the physical and financial burden of collecting, sorting, processing and recycling materials to the producer and away from local governments and taxpayers. The Alberta Recycling Management Authority (ARMA) is the designated organization that is providing oversight of EPR systems. A producer responsibility organization (PRO) is a business established to contract with producers to provide collection management and administrative services.
The City of St. Albert negotiates with the PRO to establish agreements that shift the burdens away from ratepayers to place this responsibility on producers in accordance with legislation. The agreement with the PRO provides financial compensation to the City to cover the City's cost to deliver service and transfers the financial liability from rate payers to the producers.
The recommended motion will authorize the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) to execute compensation agreements with PROs on terms acceptable to the CAO, to include imminent agreements and those in the future pertaining to EPR.
ALIGNMENT TO COUNCIL DIRECTION OR MANDATORY STATUTORY PROVISION
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BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
Alberta's Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) Regulation came into force on November 30, 2022. EPR shifts the physical and financial burden of collecting, sorting, processing of recycled materials to the producer and away from local governments and taxpayers. EPR systems will be operational on April 1, 2025 for registered comm...
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