…dship Ontario also operated the MHSW Program (also known as Orange Drop) for recycling and safe disposal of certain hazardous or special wastes. The MHSW Program ceased operations in September 2021, as planned, when the new producer responsibility model was applied to materials previously covered by the MHSW Program. Stewardship Ontario will be fully wound up following the completion of the Blue Box transition at the end of 2025. …
…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…
…o review the simplified fee documents available on the Stewardship Ontario website to determine if they may be required to submit detailed material reports to Stewardship Ontario for the remaining years of the program, which ceases operations in 2025. Stewardship Ontario is available to assist with questions about how the Policy circumstances apply to individual situations and can advise on specific reporting requirements and timelines. Please con…
…e years 2021 and 2022 (2019 and 2020 sales data years). Note that most stewards (referred to as producers under the new Blue Box Regulation), will likely be required to submit 2021 designated material information to RPRA. Stewards should refer to the RPRA website for additional details including, reporting deadlines. Consultation on the draft program Rules and Policy was completed in March. The drafts, along with the Addendum to the Blue Box Progr…
…ship Ontario website. Stakeholders are encouraged to review the drafts and provide feedback during a two-week consultation period ending March 18, 2022. Comments and questions can be submitted to: consultation@stewardshipontario.ca. …
… Plan with the following conditions: Before implementing the simplified 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 …
… 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@stewardshipontario.ca. …
…approved, the change would eliminate the need for stewards to report supply-to-market data to Stewardship Ontario in the future. Stakeholders are encouraged to review details about the proposed Simplified Approach provided in a Discussion Paper and a Question & Answer document. The webinar is scheduled for January 6, 2022, at 10 am ET. Stewards can also complete a brief online survey on the proposal: Complete Survey Comments and questions about th…
…gistration 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 the proposal, it will be submitted to the Stewardship Ontario Administrator and to RPRA for approval. RPRA will undertake its own consultation p…
…ugh to the end of 2025, at which point the organization will be fully wound-up. We are pleased to share with you our 2020 multi-stakeholder Annual Report which provides more details about these changes as well as Stewardship Ontario’s partnerships, recycling initiatives, performance and financial stability. Click here to download Stewardship Ontario’s 2020 Annual Report 2020 Highlights: Over 729,000 tonnes of packaging and printed paper recycled, …