Welcome to CSR

CSR is a national organization that manages members’ product and packaging stewardship interests and requirements throughout Canada.

Our members include leading consumer products brand owners, retailers and manufacturers who want to ensure that their products and packaging are managed effectively when they have reached the end of their useful lives.

When industry is faced with new and emerging extended producer responsibility (EPR) requirements, CSR works on behalf of our members to promote and implement stewardship programs that are fair and equitable for companies that operate within the affected industry sector.

Product & Packaging Stewardship

Across Canada, product and packaging stewardship is becoming a permanent, complex and increasingly expensive business reality. The cost of EPR programs is rising rapidly and is projected to reach hundreds of millions of dollars annually for the country as a whole. Through CSR, members are working to meet their legal obligations in the most efficient and cost effective manner possible.

CSR is the Principal Contact

CSR works as the principal contact for members on EPR matters and on their behalf works closely with municipalities, provincial governments and non-government organizations (NGOs) to develop effective stewardship programs. CSR also works in close cooperation with key trade association partners such as the ones listed below to keep their members informed on these issues, to establish common positions where possible and to work cooperatively on implementing them.

• Food & Consumer Products of Canada (FCPC)
• Canadian Council of Grocery Distributors (CCGD)
• Canadian Federation of Independent Grocers (CFIG)
• Canadian Consumer Specialty Products Association (CCSPA)
• Refreshments Canada