Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) is exactly what it sounds like. Currently, producers sell products. When those products reach their end of life, they become waste—waste that has previously been managed by municipalities. EPR extends the responsibility of end-of-life products back to producers, saving the municipalities money.
Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) shifts the physical and financial burden of collecting, sorting, processing and recycling waste to the producer and away from local governments and taxpayers. The costs for the recycling system will now be accounted for in the cost of a product—not in property taxes or utility rates. EPR will include residential products only. Materials from the industrial, commercial and institutional sector are excluded.
While EPR is not a new concept for producers or suppliers, it is a new concept for Albertans. EPR presents several positive opportunities for municipalities in Alberta:
Reduced costs for municipalities: The industries that create certain materials will now be responsible for the collection and management of those materials at the end of their product life.
Increased recycling of products: Since producers are responsible for recycling the products they create—they have an incentive to ensure fewer products end up in our landfills or are disposed in other ways.
Steps towards an Albertan circular economy: Products that previously ended up in the waste stream are redirected and recycled into new products to be used again and again. This means more job creation, more economic investment, and larger economies. Alberta's new EPR framework will diversify our economy by encouraging companies to find innovative ways to recycle more materials and produce less packaging waste.
Beginning October 1st 2026, curbside recycling collection in Devon will be provided by Integrity Waste Solutions.
Residents should contact Integrity Waste Solutions for:
Integrity Waste Solutions
Phone: (780) 437-5000
Email: customerrequest@integritysolutions.ca
See full list of Accepted Recyclable Materials here.
✓ Continue using blue bags to recycle.
✓ Recycling collection days remain Tuesday and Wednesday.
✓ Place recycling out by 7:00 a.m. on your collection day.
✓ Continue placing recycling where you normally do for collection. Learn more about Devon’s Curbside and Depot Recycling Program here.
The Extended Producer Responsibility program came into effect on April 1, 2025. As of October 1st, 2026, more changes take affect that allow Albertans to recycle even more products and packaging.
No. Recycling collection days in Devon remain Tuesday and Wednesday.
Yes. Continue using blue bags as you do today.
No new cart or container is required. Continue preparing and setting out recycling using Devon's existing blue bag system.
For questions related to:
Contact Integrity Waste Solutions at 780-437-5000 or customerrequest@integritysolutions.ca.
For concerns or other recycling-related questions, please contact Circular Materials.
Because the Recycle Depot already accepts most items for recycling under EPR, there are no major changes expected to take place at Recycle Depot in terms of what items are accepted for recycling. On October 1st, 2026, the province will undergo a transition to a single-stream recycling system, meaning all designated recyclable materials can be placed into one designated container. This will eliminate the need to sort your materials since all recyclables will go into one container. The various bins formerly used for sorting on site (ex. cardboard, glass, blue bag recycling, etc.) will now be replaced with multiple bins to accept all recyclables.
The provincial EPR program creates a more standardized recycling system across the province and adds materials that may not have been previously accepted for recycling such as glass containers, foam packaging, flexible plastic packaging and empty aerosol containers.
Modern sorting facilities are now designed with advanced sensors and AI tools to manage the sorting of commingled materials effectively. Combined with a standardized education program, the goal is to reduce contamination all across the province.
In partnership with the Alberta Management Recycling Authority (ARMA), Devon’s recycling program will be managed by Circular Materials, a national not-for-profit organization, that is committed to building an efficient and effective recycling system in Alberta.