Changes to collection and management requirements for tires, batteries, electronics and lighting producers
As of January 1, 2025, amendments to the Tires; Batteries; Electrical and Electronic Equipment; and Hazardous and Special Products (HSP) Regulations made by the Government of Ontario came into effect.
RPRA’s priority is getting producers ready for upcoming supply and performance reporting. The most immediate impact of the amendments are changes to collection and management requirements, which are summarized below.
Changes to collection and management requirements
Tires
- Collection targets have been eliminated
- Before the amendments, producers were required to collect a minimum weight of used tires.
- New management requirements are in effect
- Before the amendments, producers were required to manage 85% of all tires they collected in a year (including large tires) by weight.
- For all tires, the management requirement is now 65% for the 2025 – 2029 performance years.
- For large tires, the management requirement is now 60% for the 2025 – 2029 performance years.
- In 2030, and every year thereafter, the new management requirement for all tires will be 70% and 60% for large tires.
Batteries
- The amendments to the Batteries Regulation combines management requirements for single-use and rechargeable batteries. The new combined management requirement is 45% for the 2025 performance year.
- Before the amendments, producers were required to manage at least 50% of single-use batteries and at least 50% of rechargeable batteries for the 2025 performance year.
- In 2026, and every year thereafter, the combined management requirement will be 50%.
Electronics
- A new management requirement of 65% is in effect for the 2025 performance year.
- Before the amendments, producers were required to manage at least 70% of ITT/AV equipment for the 2025 performance year.
- For the 2026 – 2029 performance years, the management requirements will remain at 65%.
- Before the amendments, producers were required to manage at least 70% of ITT/AV equipment.
- In 2030, and every year thereafter, the management requirement will be 70%.
Lighting
- The 30% best-efforts management requirement has been extended to the 2025 and 2026 performance years.
- Before the amendments, lighting producers were required to manage at least 30% of lighting for the 2025 performance year and least 40% of lighting for the 2026 performance year.
- The management requirement for 2027-2030 has been reduced to 30% and 35% for 2031 and every year thereafter
- Before the amendments, lighting producers were required to manage at least 50% of lighting for the 2027 performance year and every year thereafter.
HSP
RPRA is currently developing guidance related to revisions of the producer hierarchy for antifreeze and oil filters and the requirements for refillable pressurized containers. RPRA will share more updates and guidance with producers later this spring ahead of the supply and performance reporting deadline of July 31, 2025.
Tires, batteries and electronics producers to manually recalculate new 2025 management requirement
Tires, batteries, and electronics producers must manually recalculate their new 2025 management requirement because RPRA’s registry will not be updated to reflect the amendments in time for reporting this year. Producers can use the following links to manually recalculate their new 2025 management requirement:
- Tires management requirement calculator
- Battery management requirement calculator
- Electronics management requirement calculator
Once you have manually recalculated your new 2025 management requirement, notify your PRO. As a reminder, producers are responsible for the terms and conditions of the agreement with their PRO. RPRA is not responsible for these agreements.
RPRA acknowledges registrants may require time to understand and comply with the new requirements of the amended regulations. To support registrants, RPRA will provide updates and guidance ahead of each program’s reporting period.