October 18, 2021 MHSW stewards are reminded to submit their final quarterly supply reports of Q3 sales data (July 1 – Sept 30) in the WeRecycle Portal by October 31, 2021. The final supply report is a regulatory obligation which is required for stewards to remain in good standing (and be eligible for program fee reductions and potential residual fund payments). Final MHSW program invoices will be issued to Stewards in December. The MHSW Program c…
… MHSW are available in these summaries for Stewards and Service Providers. Detailed information related to the implementation of the approved MHSW Wind Up Plan and materials from our recent wind up webinar is available here: webinar presentation and replay. Questions related to the wind up of the MHSW program can be sent to mhswwindup@stewardshipontario.ca. For further information about the transition to the Hazardous and Special Products Regulati…
…m through the collection of fees from industry stewards that supplied MHSW materials into the Ontario market. MHSW materials included single-use batteries, pressurized containers, oil containers, oil filters, antifreeze, paints and coatings, pesticides, solvents and fertilizers. Over the course of the MHSW Program, more than 235,000 tonnes of materials were collected and processed. Beginning in 2015, the collection and processing of some MHSW mate…
… Conflict of Interest policies, and support competition among prospective Producer Responsibility Organizations (PROs) under the Resource Recovery and Circular Economy Act, 2016. Stewardship Ontario has and will act expeditiously to ensure that these inquiries are completed and will consult with its stakeholder community on any new policies or actions it takes or proposes to take. Stewardship Ontario will also be seeking the necessary input from 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 the 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, …
…on and management of household hazardous and special products and Blue Box materials under the new regulations, furthering progress towards the goal of improving environmental outcomes for Ontarians.” As part of this governance transition, Stewardship Ontario has created a Steward Advisory Group that will bring together industry representatives to advise the organization’s management team and the Administrator. The Steward Advisory Group will meet…
…ucers responsible for financing and operating collection services to local communities, managing blue box materials and establishing targets to increase diversion rates. Stewardship Ontario is reviewing the Regulation to determine what changes may be required to the Blue Box Transition Plan that the Resource Productivity and Recovery Authority (RPRA) approved with conditions in December 2020 following stakeholder consultations. Further information…
… 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 Interested parties can submit questions regarding this proposal no later than May 20, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. ET. Received questions and…
…om, beginning at 1 pm ET and will include plenty of time for questions and answers – see below for registration details or to submit your questions in advance. Webinar presentations will be available online following each webinar date. Webinar Details Wednesday, February 24 – New Reporters Thursday, February 25 – Experienced Reporters 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. Pacific Standard Time 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. Central Standard Time 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. Eastern Standard…
…ing MCD on the in-kind amount paid to participating communities. Perceived competitive impacts of adopting MCD prior to transition. Scope of Stewardship Ontario’s Code of Conduct. Access to Stewardship Ontario’s data. Maintaining program performance. Updating the plan through the course of transition. Provision of information to RPRA. We are reviewing these conditions and will update stakeholders following the completion of this review. Background…