Posted on October 19, 2021 by Michelle Hoover -
Beginning October 1, 2021, producers are obligated to:
- establish and operate a promotion and education program starting in 2022
- provide information on their website about how consumers can use, share and properly dispose of fertilizer with local requirements
- create promotional and education materials that include:
- The website URL
- A description of how consumers can use, share and properly dispose of fertilizer
- solicit, consider feedback from, and make the promotional and education materials available to:
- Indigenous communities
- Municipal governments
- Retailers that supply fertilizers
- provide information to municipalities on innovative end-use options for fertilizers as an alternative to disposal
Posted on October 19, 2021 by Michelle Hoover -
Beginning October 1, 2021, producers, or PROs acting on their behalf, of oil containers, antifreeze, pesticides, solvents, paints and coatings are required to establish and operate a promotion and education program including the following:
- Promote their collection and management services with respect to the type of HSP they are obligated for
- Provide the following information on a website with respect to that type of HSP:
- the location of each HSP collection site established or operated by the producer that is accessible to the public and the types of HSP accepted at each site
- the location and date of each HSP collection event held by the producer and the types of HSP accepted at each event
- a description of the collection services provided by the producer, other than HSP collection sites and HSP collection events
- a description of how the producer manages that type of HSP after it is collected
- Create promotional and educational materials with respect to that type of HSP that include the following:
- the address of the website
- a description of how that type of HSP is collected and managed
- The producer shall make the promotional and educational materials available to retailers that supply that type of HSP, municipal governments and Indigenous communities, and shall solicit and consider feedback on how the promotional and educational materials can be improved
- The producer shall promote each HSP collection event for that type of HSP in the local municipality or territorial district where it will be held for at least one week prior to the date of the event using a combination of two or more forms of media, including but not limited to:
- local print publications
- local print media
- local radio
- local signage or social media
Posted on October 19, 2021 by Michelle Hoover -
Beginning October 1, 2021, producers of oil filters and non-refillable pressurized containers, or PROs acting on their behalf, are required to establish and operate a promotion and education program including the following:
- promote their collection and management services with respect to the type of HSP they are obligated for
- provide the following information on a website with respect to that type of HSP:
- the location of each HSP collection site established or operated by the producer that is accessible to the public and the types of HSP accepted at each site
- the location and date of each HSP collection event held by the producer and the types of HSP accepted at each event
- a description of the collection services provided by the producer, other than HSP collection sites and HSP collection events
- a description of how the producer manages that type of HSP after it is collected
- create promotional and educational materials with respect to that type of HSP that include the following:
- the website URL
- a description of how that type of HSP is collected and managed
- the producer shall make the promotional and educational materials available to retailers that supply that type of HSP, municipal governments and Indigenous communities, and shall solicit and consider feedback on how the promotional and educational materials can be improved
- the producer shall promote each HSP collection event for that type of HSP in the local municipality or territorial district where it will be held for at least one week prior to the date of the event using a combination of two or more forms of media, including but not limited to:
- local print publications
- local print media
- local radio
- local signage or social media
Posted on October 19, 2021 by Michelle Hoover -
Producers of refillable propane containers have no management requirements.
Posted on October 19, 2021 by Michelle Hoover -
Producers of fertilizers have no management requirements.
Posted on October 19, 2021 by Michelle Hoover -
Producers shall ensure that, no later than three months after the day the material is collected, the HSP is processed by an HSP processor who is registered with RPRA.
On and after January 1, 2023, producers or PROs on behalf of producers shall ensure that the HSP is processed by an HSP processor at a facility in respect of which the HSP processor reported an average recycling efficiency rate for that type of HSP that is at least the percentage set out in the table below.
| Type of HSP | Average Recycling Efficiency Rate (RER) percentage |
| Barometers, Thermometers and Thermostats | 90 |
Posted on October 19, 2021 by Uju Ani -
As of October 1, 2021, producers, or PROs acting on their behalf, are required to establish and operate a system for managing HSP by satisfying their management requirements as follows:
- All oil containers, antifreeze, solvents, paints and coatings picked up from a collection site must be processed within three months from the date of the pickup
- Producers must ensure that materials are processed by an HSP processor registered with RPRA. In 2027, producers or PROs on their behalf must use a processor who met, at a minimum, the average recycling efficiency rate (RER)specified in the table below in the calendar year two years prior for the type of HSP:
| Type of HSP | Average Recycling Efficiency Rate (RER) percentage |
| Antifreeze | 90 |
| Oil Containers | 95 |
| Paints and Coatings | 75 |
| Solvents | 10 |
- Producers of pesticides must ensure that pesticides are properly disposed of at an HSP disposal facility registered with RPRA no later than three months after the day the pesticides are collected
As an HSP producer of mercury containing barometers, thermometers or thermostats, what are my management requirements?
Producers must ensure that, no later than three months from the date of the pickup, the HSP is processed by an HSP processor who is registered with RPRA.
In 2027, producers or PROs on their behalf must use a processor who met, at a minimum, the average recycling efficiency rate (RER) specified in the table below in the calendar year two years prior:
| Type of HSP | Average Recycling Efficiency Rate (RER) percentage |
| Barometers, Thermometers and Thermostats | 90 |
Posted on October 19, 2021 by Uju Ani -
As of October 1, 2021, producers, or PROs acting on their behalf, are required to establish and operate a management system and must:
- process all oil filters and non-refillable pressurized containers picked up from a collection site within three months from the date of the pickup
- ensure that materials are processed by an HSP processor registered with RPRA
Beginning January 1, 2022, producers are required to recover an amount of material based on their average supply into Ontario and report on it annually starting in 2023.
Posted on October 19, 2021 by Michelle Hoover -
Producers of fertilizers have no collection requirements.
Posted on October 19, 2021 by Michelle Hoover -
As of October 1, 2021, producers of mercury-containing barometers, thermometers and thermostats must provide a call-in service number for communities to call to request a pickup if requested by the following representatives:
- a council of the band
- a municipality not located in the Far North
- a territorial district that is not located in the Far North
- a depot owned or operated by the Crown not in the Far North
Producers shall make reasonable efforts to collect the HSP within one year of being notified by a representative of a council of the band located on a reserve in the Far North.
Posted on October 19, 2021 by Michelle Hoover -
As of October 1, 2021, producers of refillable propane containers must establish and operate a call-in collection number for the following representatives to request a pickup:
- a council of the band
- a municipality that is not located in the Far North
- a reserve in the Far North
- a territorial district that is not located in the Far North
- a depot where refillable propane containers are collected, that is owned or operated by the Crown in right of Ontario and that is not located in the Far North
Posted on October 19, 2021 by Uju Ani -
As of October 1, 2021, producers are required to establish and operate a collection system that meets the accessibility requirements in the regulation. Producers must ensure that all HSP collected is managed regardless of what their minimum management requirements are.
Producers have the choice of establishing and operating their own collection and management systems or working with one or more producer responsibility organizations (PROs) registered with RPRA to meet their obligations.
Large producers have an additional requirement to provide call-in collection services. Learn more.
Please contact the Compliance Team at 1-833-600-0530 or registry@rpra.ca to discuss other requirements under the HSP Regulation.
See our FAQ to understand “Am I a small, large or exempt HSP producer?“. For more guidance, read the Hazardous and Special Products Collection Systems Compliance Bulletin.
Posted on October 12, 2021 by RPRA Communications -
In determining whether an obligated producer used best efforts to meet their management requirements, the Compliance Team will consider whether the producer, acting in good faith, took all reasonable steps to meet the requirements outlined in the applicable regulation.
For example, best efforts in the context of management requirements may involve a producer regularly monitoring the volume of material being collected and managed, and implementing plans for increasing those volumes if the requirements are unlikely to be met.
Producers can contact the Compliance Team to ask specific questions about fulfilling their obligations.
