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• Program: Blue Box

  Topic: Processor , Registration

  Toggle the submenu If my retail or manufacturing business has a baler/compactor onsite, am I required to register with the Authority as a processor?

  No. If your business does not conduct resource recovery activities as its primary purpose, there is no requirement to register as a processor with the Authority.

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• Program: Blue Box

  Topic: Processor , Registration

  Toggle the submenu What information is required for Blue Box processors to register with the Authority?

  Processors need to provide the following information when registering with the Authority:

  • Business information (e.g., business name, contact information)
  • Processing site location, contact information and Blue Box materials received and processed at each location
  • Any producers or PROs the processor has contracted with

  Visit our Blue Box Processors webpage for more information.

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• Program: Blue Box

  Topic: Processor

  Toggle the submenu Am I a Blue Box processor?

  You are a Blue Box processor if you process Blue Box material that was supplied to a consumer in Ontario for the purposes of resource recovery.

  For the purpose of resource recovery, processing includes, and is not limited to:

  • Sorting
  • Baling
  • Paper and cardboard shredding
  • Plastic reprocessing, which includes grinding, washing, pelletizing, compounding, etc.
  • Crushed glass reprocessing
  • Aluminum and steel reprocessing

  See our FAQs to understand “Who is a consumer under the Blue Box Regulation”.

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• Program: Hazardous and Special Products

  Topic: Processor , Registration

  Toggle the submenu Am I an HSP processor?

  A processor is a person who processes, for the purpose of resource recovery, HSP used by consumers in Ontario

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• Program: Tires

  Topic: Collector , Hauler , Processor , Registration , Retreader

  Toggle the submenu What information do I need to register as a collector, hauler, retreader or processor?

  What information do I need to register as a Collector, Hauler, Retreader or Processor? If your business performs multiple roles (e.g., Hauler and Processor), you only need to create one account and identify those roles. If you are a Producer, use your Producer account to add roles. 1. You will need the following information to create a Registry account: CRA Business Number (BN) Legal Business Name Ontario Tire Stewardship Number (if applicable) Business address and phone number Address of where you work (if different from the main office) Contact information for your additional users 2. You will need to provide the address and phone number for each site where you collect, retread and/or process tires. 3. You will need to identify which of the following tire categories are applicable to your business: Passenger/light truck Medium truck Off-road (except large) Large (>700 kg) 4. If you are a Processor, you will also need to identify which of the following materials are applicable to your process: Crumb rubber Tire derived mulch Tire derived aggregate Tire derived rubber strips and chunks Fluff/fibre Tire derived steel/metal Other

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• Program: Tires

  Topic: Collector , Hauler , Processor , Producer , Registration , Retreader

  Toggle the submenu What if I fall under more than one category (for example, I’m both a tire processor and hauler)?

  You will have to meet the registration requirements for every category that applies to you.

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• Program: Tires

  Topic: Processor , Registration

  Toggle the submenu Am I a tire processor?

  You are a tire processor if you receive and process tires for resource recovery or disposal. Processing means you are transforming tires into their constituent parts, including by shredding, chipping, grinding, cutting or cryogenic crushing. You are also a tire processor if you engage in activities to chemically alter tires, such as depolymerization.

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• Program: Blue Box

  Topic: Collection systems , Producer

  Toggle the submenu Can Blue Box producers or PROs collect materials that are not marketed to consumers under the Blue Box regulation?

  Yes, a Blue Box producer or PRO (producer responsibility organization) on behalf of a producer, or a service provider on behalf of either party, can voluntarily choose to collect Blue Box materials that are not marketed to consumers.

  Blue Box materials not marketed to consumers cannot be counted towards meeting a producer’s collection or management requirements under the Blue Box Regulation.

  If Blue Box materials that are marketed to consumers are co-collected with Blue Box materials not marketed to consumers, a person must use a methodology or process acceptable to the Authority to account for materials supplied to a consumer or not. Anyone considering this can contact the Compliance Team to discuss at registry@rpra.ca or 833-600-0530.

  For example, if Blue Box materials supplied to a consumer in Ontario are collected along the same collection route as Blue Box materials that were not supplied to a consumer, they must be accounted for separately. When those materials are then sent to a processor, they must also be accounted for separately.

  See the FAQ: Who is a consumer under the Blue Box Regulation?

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• Program: Blue Box

  Topic: Collection systems , Producer

  Toggle the submenu Can Blue Box producers or PROs collect from locations that are not eligible sources?

  Yes, a Blue Box producer, or PRO (producer responsibility organization) on behalf of a producer, or a service provider on behalf of either party, can choose to offer collection services to any location. Blue Box producers are required to provide collection services to all eligible sources, as well as public spaces.

  Blue Box materials collected from locations that are not eligible sources cannot count towards meeting a producer’s management requirement unless they were supplied to a consumer in Ontario. See this FAQ: Who is a consumer under the Blue Box Regulation?

  If a person is co-collecting from locations that are eligible sources and not eligible sources, a person must use a methodology or process acceptable to the Authority to account for materials collected from each type of source. Anyone considering this can contact the Compliance Team to discuss at registry@rpra.ca or 833-600-0530.

  For example, if materials are collected from an eligible source and a location that is not an eligible source along the same collection route, they must be accounted for separately. When those materials are then sent to a processor, they must also be accounted for separately.

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• Program: Batteries , Blue Box , Hazardous and Special Products , ITT/AV , Lighting , Tires

  Topic: Collection systems , Producer

  Toggle the submenu Can a producer collect products or materials that are not designated under RRCEA regulations?

  Yes, a producer, a PRO (producer responsibility organization) on behalf of a producer, or a service provider on behalf of either party, can collect any product or material (including materials or products that are not designated under the Resource Recovery and Circular Economy Act, 2016 (RRCEA)). For example, a battery producer may choose to collect batteries that weigh over 5kg; a tire producer may choose to collect bicycle tires; or a Blue Box producer may choose to collect books.

  Products or materials that are not designated under RRCEA regulations cannot be counted towards meeting a producer’s collection or management requirements under RRCEA.

  If designated materials are co-collected with materials that are not designated, a person must use a methodology or process acceptable to the Authority to account for those materials. Anyone considering this can contact the Compliance Team to discuss at registry@rpra.ca or 833-600-0530.

  For example, if bicycle tires are collected at the same time as automotive tires, they must be accounted for separately both when collected and when sent to a processor.

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