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Upcoming Final Single-use Battery Steward Invoices and Fee Reductions

… of 76%. Please note: Final financial reconciliations related to the single-use battery program will not be completed until the MHSW Program fully winds up on June 30, 2021. Resolution of final MHSW Program and financial obligations will require a few months to complete following the termination of the MHSW Program. If there are residual funds remaining in the program once all program financial obligations have been resolved, single-use battery st…

Single-use Battery Program Final Invoice Delay and Financial Update Webinar Materials

…funds. The webinar materials are now available on the MHSW wind up webpage under ‘Single-use Battery Program Wind Up – June 30, 2020’. Final Single-use Battery Steward Invoices Delayed As noted during the webinar, Stewardship Ontario is waiting for resolution of a potentially significant steward adjustment. This means we need to delay issuance of the September 30 final steward invoices to allow us to include the anticipated steward adjustment in t…

MHSW Single-use battery program winds up June 30, 2020

…on sites. Battery depot hour payments end. July 15, 2020: Deadline for pick-up of single-use batteries that were collected by June 30, 2020. August 31, 2020: Final submission deadline for municipal and service provider incentive claims. Please visit the MHSW Wind Up webpage for all information related to the implementation of the approved MHSW Wind Up Plan and materials from our recent single-use battery program wind up steps webinar: StewardshipO…

Consultation Materials on MHSW Wind Up Plan surplus fund amendments now available, feedback due May 22, 2020

…ents to the MHSW Wind Up Plan to return 100% of material-specific surplus funds to Industry Stewardship Organizations (ISOs) in one lump sum transfer. The presentation, webinar recordings and draft SO-ISO agreements are now available on the MHSW wind up webpage. We invite stakeholders to submit written feedback on the proposals discussed during the webinars to mhswwindup@stewardshipontario.ca up until Friday May 22, 2020. We will then finalize the…

Consultations on Minister’s Directed Amendments to MHSW Wind Up Plan

…ments to the approved MHSW Wind Up Plan which would return 100% of material-specific surplus funds to Industry Stewardship Organizations (ISOs) in one lump sum transfer. In a second letter received this week, the Minister granted an extension for submitting the amendments to the Resource Productivity and Recovery Authority (RPRA) to June 5, 2020 in order to allow sufficient meaningful consultation with stakeholders given the current situation with…

Webinar: Single-use Battery Program Final Wind Up Steps

…Parks and outlined in Stewardship Ontario’s approved MHSW Wind Up Plan. In preparation for wind up, Stewardship Ontario will be hosting a webinar to review key dates and final steps for single-use battery stakeholders. The webinar recording and presentation will be made available on the Stewardship Ontario website after the webinar for stakeholders to access. If you have any questions on the wind up process, please contact us at mhswwindup@steward…

Minister Directs Amendments to MHSW Wind Up Plan

…ments to the approved MHSW Wind Up Plan which would return 100% of material-specific surplus funds to Industry Stewardship Organizations (ISOs) in one lump sum transfer. In a second letter received this week, the Minister granted an extension for submitting the amendments to the Resource Productivity and Recovery Authority (RPRA) to June 5, 2020 in order to allow sufficient meaningful consultation with stakeholders given the current situation with…

Minister grants extension for submitting Blue Box Program Transition Plan to RPRA

…ion webinars on Blue Box Program Transition Plan proposals due to the COVID-19 pandemic. To ensure meaningful consultations can still occur with all Blue Box stakeholders, we asked the Minister of Environment, Conservation and Parks for a 60-day extension for submitting the transition plan to the Resource Productivity and Recovery Authority (RRPA). The Minister has since granted Stewardship Ontario’s extension request in a letter received this wee…

Steward reporting extension and options

… reporting assistance, please contact our National Steward Services team: 1-888-980-9549 or stewards@cssalliance.ca. CSSA, on behalf of Recycle BC, MMSW, MMSM and Stewardship Ontario, understands your need to prioritize your activities as the situation continues to affect businesses across Canada. Together, we extend our thanks for your efforts to support the health and safety of your customers, colleagues and communities. MHSW update on reporting…

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

…idential 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 (SO) and the Continuous Improvement Fund (CIF) for dissemination at their discretion in cooperation with their municipal partners. Download the RFP here View the Q&A here Interested parties should submit a proposal no later than M…