…oice years 2021 and 2022 (2019 and 2020 sales data years). The deadline to complete a Steward-Initiated Adjustment Request for this sales data is July 31, 2022. 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. The policy requires stewards to provide notification to Stewardship Ontario by July 31, 2022, if the following qualifying events wi…
…nter the Ontario Market, Leave the Ontario Market, or have not Filed their Complete and Accurate 2020 and 2021 Reports for any Reason (data reports need to be submitted via the WeRecycle Portal) Divestiture of a Business Subsidiary or Product Line and potentially the corresponding acquisition by another steward Discontinuance of a Product Line Newspapers that are Subject to the CNA/OCNA Amendment to the Stewardship Ontario Blue Box Program Plan (d…
…Portal. With Simplified Fees, most stewards will not be required to submit detailed material reports to Stewardship Ontario for the remaining years of the program, which ceases operations in 2025. Annual fees will be calculated from 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). Note that most stewards (referred to as producers under the new Blue B…
…ies the specified conditions, most stewards will not be required to submit detailed material reports to Stewardship Ontario. This change may be effective beginning in 2022 and will be in place for the remaining years of the program, which ceases operations in 2025. Annual fees will be calculated from 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). T…
…lified fee-setting methodology, Stewardship Ontario will provide to RPRA a comprehensive plan for determining the recovery rate of the Blue Box Program (including a methodology for calculating generated tonnes) through to the transition in 2025. Stewardship Ontario will continue to conduct bale composition studies until a satisfactory alternative is presented to RPRA. Next Steps and Consultation Stewardship Ontario will keep stakeholders informed …
…lso houses the documents submitted by Stewardship Ontario as part of its recommendation to RPRA: Blue Box Program Transition Plan: Revised Fee Setting Methodology for 2023-2025 Addendum and Consultation Report. If approved, the change would eliminate the need for most stewards to report supply-to-market data to Stewardship Ontario in the future. Stewards will be advised before they need to begin preparing their 2022 reports. Information about the …
…tation and replay posted last week on our Blue Box Program Transition Plan webpage. Stakeholders are reminded of the Thursday, January 13, 2022, deadline to complete the survey or submit any feedback on the Simplified Approach: Complete Survey The proposal was introduced in an October 2021 notice and details are included in a Discussion Paper and a Question & Answer document. Comments and questions can be submitted to consultation@stewardshipontar…
…0 am ET. Stewards can also complete a brief online survey on the proposal: Complete Survey Comments and questions about the proposal can be submitted prior to the webinar to consultation@stewardshipontario.ca. Surveys and other feedback on the Simplified Approach are due no later than January 13, 2022. If there is broad steward support for the proposal, it will be submitted to the Stewardship Ontario Administrator and to the Resource Productivity …
…heduled for January 6, 2022, at 10 am ET. Stewards will also be invited to complete a brief online survey on the proposal. Watch for webinar registration information and a link to the survey that will be emailed soon. Comments and questions about the proposal can be submitted prior to the webinar to consultation@stewardshipontario.ca Stakeholder feedback on the proposal is due no later than January 13, 2022. If there is broad steward support for t…
…s partners and stakeholders to implement the changes required by the Waste-Free Ontario Act 2016, and the province’s move toward a circular economy and full producer responsibility. The wind-up of MHSW Program is underway and the program is scheduled to terminate in 2021. A plan for the transition of the Blue Box Program was approved in December 2020 and provides for Stewardship Ontario’s responsibilities to carry through to the end of 2025, at wh…