| Under the Manitoba Round Table's Strategy for Solid Waste Minimization and Management, a central obligation of the provincial government is to effectively reinforce waste minimization activities, such as recycling, and to ensure equitable opportunities and access to programs for program participants. The Province of Manitoba, in proclaiming its Waste Reduction and Prevention (WRAP) Act in August 1990, enabled the Province to assign responsibilities for the stewardship of products and materials that have the potential to become waste. Under this Act, the government of Manitoba established the Manitoba Product Stewardship Corporation (MPSC) in January 1995 to provide financial support for household recycling services in all communities of the province. The establishment of this program was intended to encourage efficient collection, processing, and marketing of recyclable commodities generated in the province.;The purpose of this study is to evaluate the impact of Manitoba Product Stewardship Program (MPSP) on Residential Solid Waste Recycling in four Municipalities of the South-central Recycling Region of Manitoba since the inception of MPSP in 1995. (Abstract shortened by UMI.). |
