Packaging Sustainability 101: An Introduction to EPR Laws in Canada

Packaging Sustainability 101: An Introduction to EPR Laws in Canada

Your first step to understanding Canada’s packaging EPR requirements.

Canada Packaging Sustainability 101
Packaging Sustainability 101

Navigating Canada’s complex landscape of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) laws for packaging can be challenging for businesses of any size. With multiple provinces currently enforcing unique EPR programs—each with its own registration requirements, reporting deadlines, and fee structures—staying compliant requires more than just good intentions.

This essential guide is designed for manufacturers, brand holders, importers, retailers, and anyone in the supply chain who needs to understand their packaging EPR obligations in Canada.

Whether you’re just getting started with EPR compliance or looking to optimize your existing processes, this resource provides the foundational knowledge you need to avoid costly penalties, maintain brand integrity, and turn compliance into a competitive advantage.

What You’ll Learn from This Guide

  • Who is considered a “producer” under Canadian EPR laws?
  • What are the key steps to EPR compliance?
  • Why is data health critical for packaging EPR compliance?
  • How can you go beyond basic compliance?
  • What compliance support services can simplify your EPR obligations?

Take Control of Your Packaging Compliance

Don’t let the complexity of Canadian EPR laws put your business at risk. Fill out the form to download your guide today to gain the knowledge and confidence you need to meet your obligations, optimize your packaging strategy, and position your brand as a sustainability leader.

Disclaimer: This resource should not replace professional legal counsel—always consult qualified legal professionals for current information specific to your situation.

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Les Griffith - Speakers

Business Development Director
RLGA

Les Griffith is currently the Business Development Director at RLGA and is tasked with expanding the company’s data management offerings for packaging EPR in the Americas. Les has over 30 years of industry experience in Environmental Services, Extended Producer Responsibility and Reverse Distribution. Les has spent these last 30 years working with organizations to develop progressively more sustainable solutions to the management of end-of-life materials. Prior to joining RLG, Les spent eleven years at Covanta most recently serving as the Business Development Director for the Healthcare Solutions division. His group covered North and Central America and specialized in providing a suite of services to healthcare PROs, take-back services to retail pharmacy and law enforcement and environmental services to the healthcare sector and reverse distributors. Prior to Covanta Les spent 10 years at Waste Management Inc. as an Area Manager for their Healthcare Solutions group.

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Andriana Kontovrakis - Speakers

Director of Compliance Services
RLG

Andriana Kontovrakis is the Director of Compliance Services for Reverse Logistics Group’s US team.  She manages a team responsible for ensuring manufacturer and retailer customer compliance with EPR laws for electronics, batteries, packaging, household hazardous wastes, and other consumer products across the US. Along with RLG partner the Household and Commercial Products Association, she is spearheading the development of the Household Product Stewardship Alliance, a stewardship organization forming under the guidelines of Vermont’s HHW EPR law.  Prior to working with RLG, she was a Policy Analyst with the global electronics recycler Sims Lifecycle Solutions where she managed programmatic implementation and customer and supplier accounts for the US EPR compliance unit and the Deputy Director for Waste Prevention for the NYC Department of Sanitation.

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