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Stewardship Ontario 2023 Annual Report

…our projected operating and transition costs by more than $18 million over the transition period. Reduced the compliance burden for stewards through the implementation of simplified fee setting. 97% of stewards have also been relieved of the need to report annual supply-to-market data to Stewardship Ontario. Continue to actively engage with the steward community to make the transition process as smooth and cost-effective as possible. Click here to…

Blue Box Simplified Fees Percentage Shares Available

…liminates 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 share, log in to the WeRec…

News

…Circular Materials in New Brunswick and Alberta, Stewardship Ontario, Multi-Material Stewardship Manitoba, Multi-Material Stewardship Western (SK Recycles) and Recycle BC. The Report to Producers, presentation file and webinar replay are available… Read More July 5, 2024 Stewardship Ontario 2023 Annual Report With the Blue Box Transition Plan on track for completion in 2025, Stewardship Ontario’s core focus in 2023 was to complete the transition a…

Am I a Blue Box Steward?

…nerally involves having a “permanent establishment” or paying provincial income taxes. Supplying Designated Materials: This relates to providing items directly or indirectly to residential consumers. Industrial, Commercial and Institutional sales do not count as supply. Responsible Party: There is a hierarchy that determines which resident steward is responsible for supplied materials, going from brand owners to first importers. Franchisors are re…

Fees and Invoices

… in 2022, most current stewards will no longer need to report their annual supply data to Stewardship Ontario for the remaining years of the Blue Box Program, which ceases operations at the end of 2025. Annual fees will be calculated for each steward’s budget share, with the percentage based on individual steward fees for invoice years 2021 and 2022 (2019 and 2020 sales data years). Prior to simplified see setting (which will apply to stewards 202…

Transition Timeline

…g more than $1.78 billion from stewards to municipalities and First Nation communities that collect and manage materials. The below summarizes key milestones in the transition from the current shared responsibility model to a Blue Box system fully financed and operated by the producers that supply packaging and paper to Ontario residents. The Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks has issued the Blue Box Transition Schedule, which provide…

Simplified Fee Setting

…d fee setting eliminates the need for most stewards to report annual supply-to-market data, reducing the administrative burden and program management costs during the Blue Box transition. Simplified fee setting also avoids the potentially costly and confusing process of stewards reporting data to both Stewardship Ontario as well as to RPRA and a Producer Responsibility Organization under the new Blue Box Regulation. Approval and Implementation Sta…