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2023 Stewardship Ontario Annual Report

… Stewardship Ontario has met key milestones in the process to enable a smooth transition to an extended producer responsibility (EPR) framework. Stewardship Ontario continues to provide administrative and operational services with Circular Materials for the duration of the Stewardship Ontario wind-up period. …

Reminder of Deadline for Final Adjustments

…ard-initiated adjustment requests is included in the approved Blue Box Transition Plan in Table 9 (Key Dates for Stewards) and the Policy for Steward-Initiated Adjustment Requests: 2023 Report (2022 Data) 2024 Report (2023 Data) Deadline for completed annual report submission May 31, 2023 May 31, 2024 Deadline for completed adjustment request May 31, 2024 May 31, 2024 Please contact Customer Relations for assistance with any questions about adjust…

Termination of MHSW Program

…r Resource Recovery and Circular Economy Act, 2016 regulations, which are administered by the Resource Productivity and Recovery Authority (RPRA). Information on current recycling of Hazardous and Special Product (HSP) materials can be found on RPRA’s website. …

Blue Box Simplified Fees Percentage Shares Available

…mplified fee setting eliminates the need for almost all stewards to report detailed annual supply-to-market data, reducing the administrative burden and program management costs during the Blue Box transition. Stewardship Ontario has calculated each steward’s allocation based on the percent share of the 2021 and 2022 invoice years (which were based on reports submitted in 2020 and 2021, respectively). To obtain your steward allocation percent shar…

RFP: Curbside, Multi-Residential and Depot Waste Composition Studies

…cting, sorting, and classifying curbside residential and depot residential materials. Multi-residential wastes will be delivered to the sorting site and the contractor will be responsible for sampling, where required, sorting and classifying the materials. The data collected will be provided to Stewardship Ontario and the Continuous Improvement Fund for dissemination at their discretion in cooperation with their municipal partners. DOWNLOAD THE RF…

News

…mplified fee setting eliminates the need for almost all stewards to report detailed annual supply-to-market data,… Read More October 27, 2022 2022 Annual Steward Meeting The 2022 Annual Steward Meeting (ASM) was held on Wednesday, October 26, and webcast via Zoom. ASM resources and related documents can be accessed by the below links: Read More July 14, 2022 MHSW Data Availability Notice Stewardship Ontario is completing the final steps to close t…

Promotion and Education Resources

…educate residents to adopt good recycling habits, like rinsing and sorting materials, avoiding unacceptable items and ensuring their Blue Box is put out on time for collection. The following are available in ZIP files for download and use: Videos in horizontal (for YouTube) and square (for other social media) formats: English | French Letter-size posters (optional versions with customizable fields for municipal logo and call to action text): Engli…

Steward Resources

… Primary Contact Authorization Forms Steward-Initiated Adjustment Request Form Stewardship Ontario Blue Box Adjustment and Correction Template Voluntary Steward Agreement Reporting Hub:  The Hub provides online, searchable access of tips for various business types, product information for common packaging with their material categories and FAQs about reporting. Steward Lists: Lists make it easier for retailers and other first importers to identify…

Reporting

…l Stewardship Ontario is wound up. Reporting information about data collection, material categories and calculating weights is detailed in the Producer Guide and the Reporting Hub. Materials not in scope for reporting are detailed in the Deductions and Exclusions Policy included as Appendix G in the Blue Box Rules. …