Who We Are

The Multi-Materials Stewardship Board (MMSB) was established in 1996 to support and promote sustainable waste management through the development and implementation of waste diversion programs and public education. A Crown corporation of the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, MMSB reports to the Minister of Environment and Climate Change.

Mandate

MMSB derives its mandate from the Environmental Protection Act and accompanying Waste Management Regulations. MMSB is mandated through these legislative and policy instruments and guided by the Provincial Waste Management Strategy to advance sustainable waste management in Newfoundland and Labrador through waste diversion programs and public education.

Vision

A clean and healthy environment throughout Newfoundland and Labrador founded in part on a progressive waste management system that incorporates effective waste diversion practices and behaviors on the part of all Newfoundlanders and Labradorians.

MMSB does not receive funding from the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. MMSB’s revenues come from levies applied on used beverage containers and used tires, in accordance with provincial legislation, as well as from the sale of some recyclable materials collected through its waste diversion programs.