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Orange Drop Service Provider Information

• Return to Retail Program Information

  • Stewardship Ontario has established the Return-to-Retail Program to collect paints, stains and coatings and single-use dry cell batteries. Consumers of these materials drop off used products at retail sites, and they are transported to Processors for recycling.  Collection sites can include privately owned stores, larger chain stores or not-for-profit organizations.

    In Ontario, these Orange Drop (MHSW) materials may be collected for the purposes of recycling without an Environmental Compliance Approval (ECA).

    We are not currently looking to expand this program by adding collection sites.

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• General InfoBecoming a Service Provider

  • How to Register
  • Registration

• General InfoPolicies, Standards & Guidelines

  • Collection Site Standards
  • Transportation Standards
  • Processor Standards
  • Diversion Reporting
  • Instructions for Weighing MHSW
  • SO Portal Reporting Guide

• General InfoProgram Rates & Zone Maps

  • MDT&PIP Incentive Rates
  • BIP Incentive Rates
  • Zone Maps

• General InfoApproved Transporters & Processors

  • Battery Incentive Program – Transporters
  • Battery Incentive Program – Processors
  • Approved Processors
  • Approved Transporters

• General InfoAudits

  • Audit Checklist
  • Compliance Letter

• General InfoProgram Plan

  • Consolidated MHSW Program Plan for Phases 1, 2 and 3: July 1, 2010 Volume I: Overview of program design, steward obligations, costs and delivery
  • Consolidated MHSW Program Plan for Phases 1, 2 and 3: July 1, 2010 Volume II: Material category plans
  • Ontario Regulation 542/06: (December 11, 2006)
  • Ontario Regulation 11/12: (February 9, 2012)

• General InfoService Provider Engagement

  • MDT&PIP Consultation March 8, 2013
  • MDT&PIP Webinar March 8 2013
  • Automotive Roundtable, November 22, 2012
  • Newsletters
  • Newsletter Archives
  • Annual Reports

• General InfoImage & Video Library

  • What Happens to your Used Propane Cylinders?
  • Do You Recycle Your Used Batteries?

• General InfoCase Studies

  • Campers Recycle Throwaway Propane Cylinders in Parks across Ontario
    Learn how Stewardship Ontario worked with Ontario Parks to find a solution to the growing problem of single-use propane cylinders that were being left behind in our provincial playgrounds by vacationers and day trippers.
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  • Durham Pilots Region-Wide Curbside Battery Recycling Program
    In partnership with Stewardship Ontario, the Regional Municipality of Durham has tested a program that gave residents the opportunity to recycle single-use batteries by placing them in specially designed recyclable bags and setting them out for collection with their Blue Boxes. Read More Watch Video
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  • Western Ontario Tests Mobile Depots for Hazardous or Special Waste
    Working with the township of Southgate in Grey County and set-up capital provided by industry stewards, Stewardship Ontario tests big mobile orange boxes in a move to make the recycling of household hazardous or special waste accessible to more communities throughout the province.
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