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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: Registration , Retreader

  Toggle the submenu Am I a tire retreader?

  You are a tire retreader if you replace the tread on worn tires so that they can continue to be used as tires.

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• Program: Tires

  Topic: Collection systems , First Nation communities , Municipalities , Registration

  Toggle the submenu If a municipality or First Nation hires a private company to operate their collection site, does the private company have to register and report that site?

  No. If a municipality has a private company operating a site on their behalf, the company is not required to register the municipally-owned sites as long as the tires are picked up by a registered hauler and delivered to a registered processor or retreader.

  If the private company owns or operates collection sites that are not owned by a municipality, it is required to register and report its non-municipally-owned sites.

  To ensure tires continue to be picked up from your sites, you will need to make sure those sites are included in the collection systems established by tire producers or producer responsibility organizations (PROs). Since most producers will work with PROs to establish their collection systems, municipalities should contact a registered PRO.

  Visit our webpage about PROs for more information.

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• Program: Tires

  Topic: Collector , Municipalities , Registration

  Toggle the submenu Am I a tire collector?

  You are a tire collector if you operate a tire collection site where more than 1000 kgs of tires are collected in a year. A tire collection site is a location where used tires are collected, including:

  • Repair shops, garages and vehicle dealerships (where used tires are collected as part of changing tires for customers)
  • Auto salvage and recycling sites
  • Any other site where end-of-life vehicles with tires are managed

  You are not a tire collector if you operate a tire collection site where you:

  • Also retread tires or process tires (you would be a tire retreader or a tire processor for those sites); or
  • Only collect tires from the on-site servicing of vehicles that you own or operate (such as a site where you service your rental car fleet)

  Municipalities can choose to operate collection sites, but they are exempt from registering with RPRA. For more information about municipal sites see: How does the Tires Regulation affect municipalities and First Nations?

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• Program: Tires

  Topic: Collection systems , Municipalities

  Toggle the submenu How does the Tires Regulation affect municipalities?

  There is no requirement for a municipality to establish a tire collection site. Furthermore, municipalities that collect used tires are exempt from the requirement to register with RPRA as a collector or submit reports.

  Although municipalities are not required to register as collectors, used tires from these sites can be used by producers to meet their collection requirements, provided they are picked up by a registered hauler and delivered to a registered processor or retreader.

  To ensure tires continue to be picked up, municipalities will need to make sure those sites are included in the collection systems established by tire producers or Producer Responsibility Organizations (PROs). Since most producers will work with PROs to establish their collection systems, municipalities should contact a registered PRO. Visit our webpage about PROs  for more information.

  If you operate collection sites after December 31, 2018 the sites must accept, at a minimum:

  • Passenger and light truck tires
  • Up to 10 passenger and light truck tires per day from any person
  • Tires on rims.
  • The site must also be operated and accept tires during normal business hours (i.e., during the hours your site is open to residents).

  If you choose not to operate a tire collection site, you can redirect residents to a registered collection site. A full list of registered collection sites is available on RPRA’s website.

  Note that a municipality that hauls tires is required to register as a hauler. Should a municipality take the tires to a registered collection site, this does not mean they become a hauler. A hauler must be taking tires to a site for processing, reuse, retreading or disposal.

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