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Stewardship Ontario proposes to eliminate need for stewards to report supply-to-market data

…rend for other stewards? How will departing and emerging stewards be addressed? How will prior-year adjustments be addressed? How will material recovery rates be determined? Stewardship Ontario is currently reviewing these questions and will complete and distribute a discussion paper for consultation with stewards in November. If generally supported by the steward community, our intention would be to implement the new Rules early in 2022. …

Review of CSSA Compliance Complete

…gate steward regulatory compliance costs by developing a new method for setting fees. Stewardship Ontario has therefore decided to propose a change to the way it sets fees for the period between 2023 and 2025 and eliminate the need for stewards to report supply-to-market data to Stewardship Ontario in future. Fees would instead be based on each stewards’ recent share of total costs. This will not impact fees for the coming year, which will be calc…

Final MHSW Report Reminder

…st 45-days notice regarding any changes to MHSW data access on the Portal. Please contact us with any questions. Steward Services Team 1-888-980-9549 werecycle@stewardshipontario.ca …

MHSW Program Ceases Operations

…for 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 Regul…

MHSW Wind Up

…roved by RPRA, Product Care Association (PCA) took over the management and collection of paints and coatings in 2015 and the collection and management of pesticides, solvents and fertilizers in 2016. Automotive Materials Stewardship (AMS) assumed responsibility for managing oil containers, oil filters and antifreeze in 2017.  Following the creation of ISPs, Stewardship Ontario remained the WDTA designated Industry Funding Organization for all MHSW…

Stewardship Ontario appoints Lead for Advisory Group

… been personally engaged in Blue Box and other steward consultations. He co-chaired the review of the Four-Step Fee Methodology, which was recently adopted by Stewardship Ontario. He was also one of three senior Board members who worked with the Association of Municipalities of Ontario and the City of Toronto in 2017 to strike an accord requesting the transition of the Blue Box Program to full EPR. Most recently, he successfully led the former Boa…

Stewardship Ontario responds to GFL/CSSA announcement

…e 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 the Resource Productivity and Recovery Authority to ensure compliance wit…

Stewardship Ontario 2020 Annual Report

…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. 2020 Highlights: Over 729,000 tonnes of packaging and printed paper recycled, resulting in a 57.3% recycling rate. 94% of Ontario households h…

Stewardship Ontario initiates governance transition

… 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 quarterly and provi…