Public Registry 6277.00
Proposed transition plan for residential packaging and printed paper recycling programs
Updated February 9, 2026
The Manitoba government is reviewing a proposed plan to transition the responsibility for delivering residential recycling services for packaging and printed paper (commonly referred to as blue bin material) from municipalities and Indigenous communities to Multi-Material Stewardship Manitoba and the industry stewards they represent. Communities currently pay for a portion of residential blue bin recycling programs as part of the existing model.
The proposed plan includes shifting to a recycling model known as full extended producer responsibility. Under this model, industry would assume full responsibility for the process of collecting and recycling packaging and printed paper materials in Manitoba for any products they sell or supply within the province. This would reduce the financial and resource burden currently carried by Manitoba’s communities.
To learn more, read our backgrounder here.
We Want to Hear from You
Your knowledge as a user of Manitoba’s blue bin recycling programs will be fundamental to our decision as we move forward to create a plan that works for everyone. Please review the proposed plan and share your views by submitting written feedback as these changes may impact you. Your input will help inform the department’s review of the proposed transition plan.
Tell us about…
This consultation is seeking feedback on how Multi-Material Stewardship Manitoba proposes to work with municipalities and Indigenous communities to shift current service provider contracts and responsibilities for residential blue bin recycling programs to Multi-Material Stewardship Manitoba in the coming years.
Multi-Material Stewardship Manitoba Transition Plan (clean)
Multi-Material Stewardship Manitoba Transition Plan (with highlighted revisions from an earlier draft)
Out of Scope: Comments on the following topics are not being considered as part of this consultation:
- deposit-return systems for containers
- how materials are processed and recycled
- blue bin recycling in the industrial, commercial and institutional sector
The deadline for providing comments was February 6, 2026 and feedback could be submitted by emailing Stewardship-plans@gov.mb.ca or in writing to:
Stewardship Plans Feedback
Environmental Policy and Delivery Unit
Environment and Climate Change
Box 37, 14 Fultz Blvd
Winnipeg, MB R3Y 0L6
To request this information in an alternate format, please contact stewardship-plans@gov.mb.ca
