Stewardship Ontario’s budget process also includes an annual update to its Rules and Policies. The draft 2025 Rules propose updates including date changes and other minor clarifications. The Rules PDF with changes tracked can be downloaded here. The comment period for the draft 2025 Blue Box Rules is now closed. We would like to thank all […]
The 2024 Annual Producer Meeting (APM) was held on Thursday, October 24. The Report to Producers includes program updates and 2025 budgets and fees for 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 […]
With the Blue Box Transition Plan on track for completion in 2025, Stewardship Ontario’s core focus in 2023 was to complete the transition as smoothly and efficiently as possible, minimizing the impact of the legacy Blue Box Program on the transition process. Report highlights: Click here to access the report. If you have any questions or […]
Stewards submitting detailed annual supply reports are reminded that the final deadline for submitting steward-initiated adjustment requests is May 31, 2024. This deadline also applies to 2024 annual steward reports based on 2023 supply data due by May 31, 2024. Stewards are encouraged to double-check their data prior to submission as adjustments to 2024 reports […]
Stewards submitting detailed annual supply reports are reminded that the final deadline for submitting steward-initiated adjustment requests is May 31, 2024. This deadline also applies to 2024 annual steward reports based on 2023 supply data due by May 31, 2024. Stewards are encouraged to double-check their data prior to submission as adjustments to 2024 reports […]
Stewards submitting detailed annual supply reports are reminded that the final deadline for submitting steward-initiated adjustment requests is May 31, 2024. This deadline also applies to 2024 annual steward reports based on 2023 supply data due by May 31, 2024. Stewards are encouraged to double-check their data prior to submission as adjustments to 2024 reports will not […]
Resources for the October 24 Annual Producer Meeting (APM, formerly Annual Steward Meeting) are available: Stewardship Ontario’s budget process also includes an annual update to its Rules and Policies. The draft 2024 Rules propose updates including date changes and other minor clarifications. The Rules PDF with changes tracked can be downloaded here. Stewardship Ontario is […]
The Resource Productivity & Recovery Authority’s original approval of the Blue Box Transition Plan (BBTP) specified a series of conditions to be met. On January 27, 2023, RPRA informed Stewardship Ontario that the plan to meet Condition 3 (related to data security) had been approved. The approval letter is available on the RPRA website. The […]
Resources from the October 26 Annual Steward Meeting (ASM) and draft Rules for 2023 are available on the Stewardship Ontario website. The 2022 Report to Stewards, the presentation file, a link to ASM replay and the Q&A summary are available on the ASM resources webpage. Stewardship Ontario’s budget process also includes an annual update to its Rules […]
With the implementation of simplified fee setting for the Blue Box program, annual fees are being calculated based on each steward’s percent share allocation of the Stewardship Ontario budget. Steward percent shares are now available on the WeRecycle Portal. Simplified fee setting eliminates the need for almost all stewards to report detailed annual supply-to-market data, […]