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

…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 RFP HERE Interested parties should…

2021 Stewardship Ontario Annual Report

… Municipal recycling programs funded in part by Stewardship Ontario recycled 756,984 tonnes of packaging and printed paper, resulting in a 59.9% recycling rate. In addition, 95% of Ontario households had access to the Blue Box Program (data from 2020) …

Final MHSW Fee Reduction Update and Residual Fund Disbursement Notice

…rt provides a summary of both total surplus funds disbursed by Stewardship Ontario related to the fee reduction process and residual funds disbursed under the approved MHSW Wind Up Plan in various MHSW categories. Surplus fund fee reductions disbursed by Stewardship Ontario throughout the MHSW Wind Up Plan, including retro-active fee reductions issued June 17, 2022, total $44.8 million. Residual funds issued to stewards and ISOs (for disbursement …

News

…rd 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… Read More November 25, 2022 Blue Box Simplified Fees Percentage Shares Available With the implementation of simplified fee setting for the B…

Promotion and Education Resources

…, which provides specific transition dates for municipalities. Stewardship Ontario has developed a series of videos and advertising materials with the input and cooperation of municipalities scheduled to transition in 2024 and 2025. The “Blue Boxers” 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 avail…

Continuous Improvement Fund

…tnership between Stewardship Ontario, the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO), the City of Toronto, and the Resource Productivity and Recovery Authority (RPRA). The CIF commenced operations on May 1, 2008, with a mandate to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of Ontario’s municipal blue box programs. As part of the Blue Box transition, in December 2020 RPRA approved the CIF Wind Up Plan. The CIF provided grants and loans to municip…

Municipality Information

… information related to:  Municipal Funding Allocation Model Annual Datacall (data reported by municipalities) In-kind Advertising Program RPRA website …

Steward Resources

… Steward-Initiated Adjustment Requests (within Rules) Policies Stewardship Ontario Onboarding Policy Primary Contact Policy Voluntary Steward Policy Forms Deduction Declaration Form 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, prod…

Reporting

… required to submit detailed reports of material sales data to Stewardship Ontario. Circumstances where the simplified fee setting model will not apply are detailed in the Policy for Simplified Steward Fee Setting During the Blue Box Wind Up. Generally, there are two types of obligated stewards that will need to submit reports: New:  Where a steward has recently begun supplying materials, actual data will need to be submitted to the Portal for 202…

Registration

Obligated stewards need to register with Stewardship Ontario on the WeRecycle Portal. The Portal is a secure online platform hosted by Circular Materials and also used by stewardship programs in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and British Columbia. To access the WeRecycle Portal click here. New users should click ‘Create an Account’ near the bottom of the page to create their WeRecycle account. Follow the steps on the screen to set up your User ID. Upon c…