In this segment, the RCA’s executive director, Christina Seidel leads a discussion with service providers who collect and manage products and packaging for waste management and recycling. The podcast discusses the changes in the service providers’ role that comes with province-wide EPR implementation (including examples from BC and Ontario), the balance of competition with the risk of creating monopolies, the amount of time required to adapt to changes, how to manage existing contracts and designated materials. Panelists include Al Matauro from Cascades, Tony Moucachen from Merlin Plastics, and Peter Hargreave with Policy Integrity Inc.