The Authority consulted on Ontario Electronic Stewardship’s (OES) Wind-Up Plan for the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Program from March-April 2019. The Authority accepted feedback on the plan until Thursday, April 25. Read the consultation report.
The Authority approved OES’s Wind Up Plan in August 2019, with conditions. Learn more:
Consultation sessions
The Authority held several sessions to present key elements of the plan for feedback and to answer questions. The sessions were open to all WEEE Program participants, municipalities, the public and other interested stakeholders. The consultation materials can be found below.
| Location | Date and Time | Materials |
|---|---|---|
| Webinar | Thursday, March 21 1 p.m. – 3 p.m. | Presentation Recording |
| London | Friday, March 22 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. | Presentation |
| Ottawa (Kanata) | Wednesday, April 3 9 a.m. – 11 a.m. | Presentation |
| North Bay | Thursday, April 4 9 a.m. – 11 a.m. | Presentation |
| Toronto | Tuesday, April 9 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. | Plenary presentation Steward/Remitter breakout Processor breakout Collector/Generator/Municipality breakout |
| Webinar | Wednesday, April 10 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. | Presentation Recording |
Background
In February 2018, the then Minister of the Environment and Climate Change directed OES to wind up the WEEE Program.
After wind up, electrical and electronic equipment will be managed under a new, mandatory individual producer responsibility (IPR) framework. This means that producers of electrical and electronic equipment will be responsible for ensuring their products and packaging are collected and reused or recycled at end-of-life. The Authority is mandated by the Government of Ontario to oversee the wind up of Ontario’s current waste diversion programs and enforce IPR requirements.
The Minister directed OES to submit a wind-up plan to the Authority by December 31, 2018. OES submitted its plan on time for the Authority’s approval. As part of its approval process, the Minister directed the Authority to consult on the proposed plan.
The WEEE Program will be wound up on December 31, 2020.
Use of surplus funds
On April 2, 2019, the Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks requested that the Authority conduct additional consultation on OES’s Wind-Up Plan. The additional consultation sought feedback on options to ensure that OES’s surplus funds be used for the benefit of Ontario consumers; for example, through a consumer rebate program. Read the Minister’s Direction.