Producer Responsibility Organizations (PRO)

The Reclay Group is an international operator of Producer Responsibility Organizations and provider of consulting services. Together, we operate PROs in Canada, Germany, France, Austria and Slovakia. We have decades of experience in Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) policy development and guiding industry through regulatory and compliance challenges, opportunities and the implications of government mandated EPR policies.

Our extensive EPR expertise includes the design, implementation, and operation of numerous PROs, including:

  • Operating packaging and waste electronics PROs in Germany, Austria, France, and Slovakia from 2006 to today.
  • Beverage Containers – Canadian Beverage Container Recycling Association (Manitoba and Ontario, Canada) from 2010 to today.
  • Tires – ReclayPro (Ontario, Canada) from 2017 to today.
  • Packaging and paper – Setup and operation of Stewardship Ontario (Ontario, Canada) from 2001 to 2010.
  • Design, implementation and operation of MMSM (Multi-material Stewardship Manitoba, Canada in 2010).
  • Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment – Design, implementation and operation of Ontario Electronic Stewardship (OES) from 2008 to 2014.
  • Refrigeration appliances – Canadian Beverage Association Stewardship Plan for Refrigeration Units (British Columbia, Canada) from 2017 to 2018.

The business case for a circular economy (CE) and extended producer responsibility (EPR) is gaining the attention of stakeholders. Leveraging our experience designing, setting up and operating producer responsibility organizations with an extended producer responsibility framework, we provide clients with expert research and operational insight to answer critical questions about circular economy and EPR impacts for their organization and in industry.

We offer:

  • Thought leadership on emerging issues, trends and policy impacts.
  • CE and EPR policy research, business model development.
  • EPR and stewardship program design, implementation and operation.