Consultation open: Compliance guidance on shared collection sites and the buying and selling of recovered resources

Published on: Jun 3, 2025 Go back to the Latest News Archive

From June 3 to July 18, 2025, RPRA is consulting on its draft compliance guidance for sharing collection sites and buying and selling recovered resources under the following regulations: 

RPRA has been working with expert consultants to develop the proposed compliance guidance. The guidance will apply to producers, PROs and service providers operating under the regulations listed above. It will not apply to the operation of the Blue Box program. 

Review the draft compliance guidance by clicking the links below:  

  • Minimum Management Requirements Guidance – Clarifies when and how producers or their PROs can meet minimum management requirements and provides guidance around buying and selling “recovered weight” and “performance credits” in a manner that complies with regulatory requirements. 
  • Collection System Guidance – Clarifies the arrangements that must be in place when a collection site or activity is part of a public collection system that producers rely on to meet accessibility requirements under a regulation, whether the system is shared or not. It also explains how RPRA will verify these arrangements, including when collection sites or activities are shared. 

The proposed guidance applies beginning with the 2026 performance year.  

How to submit feedback

Producers, PROs, and service providers under the affected regulations are invited to review the draft documents and send written feedback to consultations@rpra.ca by July 18. Registrants may also request a one-on-one meeting to discuss the draft guidance with RPRA’s compliance team by emailing the same address.

Following the consultation period, RPRA will publish the finalized compliance guidance along with a consultation report summarizing the feedback received and how it was considered.

Visit the consultation webpage for more information.