In part it is. The responsibility for the collection aspects of CAP EPR have been in most cases delegated to municipalities through provincial power. The intent of extended producer responsibility is to impose the responsibility for the life cycle of a product on the producers. The challenge that governments are confronting, of course, is putting that policy into practice on the ground. The chosen methodology so far has been to utilize the existing collection systems and the existing municipal infrastructures.
On June 12th, 2014. See this statement in context.