New Brunswick Drafts Amendments for Designated Materials, Including Tires

New Brunswick’s Department of Environment and Local Government has posted draft amendments to the Designated Materials Regulation – Clean Environment Act (N.B. Regulation 2024-37).  These amendments relate to the modernization of New Brunswick’s tire recycling program, which currently manages end‑of‑life passenger and truck tires.

The intent of the tire recycling program modernization is to convert the program to the nationally recognized extended producer responsibility model and expand the program to include off-the-road tires.

Draft amendments can be found online at Public Review of Draft Regulations.

The draft amendments will be posted for public comment until September 2, 2026.  Please submit any feedback to [email protected].

Provincial Tire Recycling Program Modernization Project Consultation Document was shared with stakeholders in August 2025 and highlights the key elements of the tire recycling program modernization.

If you have any questions or would like to set up a meeting to discuss the draft amendments to the Designated Materials Regulation, please feel free to contact Mark Miller, Program Coordinator, Waste Diversion Branch at [email protected] or (506) 453-6329.