Frequently Asked Questions
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Program: Blue BoxTopic: Management activities , PRO , Producer
A producer’s management requirement is how much Blue Box material they must ensure is collected and processed into recovered resources each year. Management requirements are calculated based on what they supplied into Ontario two years prior and the resource recovery percentage as set in the regulation. A producer’s management requirement is calculated separately for each Blue Box material category (beverage container, glass, flexible plastic, rigid plastic, metal and paper).
Some producer are exempt from having a management requirement based on their supply data, for more information on exemptions see the FAQ Are there exemptions for Blue Box producers? A producer that does not have a management requirement does not have any collection, management or promotion and education obligations.
A producer with a management requirement must also provide collection and promotion and education services in Ontario. Most producers will contract the services of a producer responsibility organization (PRO) to meet their collection, management and promotion and education obligations.
To view your management requirement(s), log into your registry account, download a copy of your Blue Box Supply Report and review the section with your minimum management requirements. Management requirement for a given year are determine by supply data from two years prior. For example, 2023 management requirements were based on 2021 supply data (submitted in producers’ 2022 Supply Report).
Unsure if you are a Blue Box producer? See our FAQs Am I a producer of Blue Box product packaging? And Am I a producer of paper products and packaging-like products?
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Program: LightingTopic: Producer , Registration
A producer’s individual minimum management requirement is determined by the following formulas, found in section 14 of the Electrical and Electronic Equipment (EEE) Regulation, summarized in the following chart:
Performance Period Formula Exception 2023 (2018 supply + 2019 supply + 2020 supply) / 3×30% 350 kg 2024 (2019 supply + 2020 supply + 2021 supply) / 3×30% 350 kg 2025 (2020 supply + 2021 supply + 2022 supply) / 3×30% 350 kg 2026 (2021 supply + 2022 supply + 2023 supply) / 3×40% 350 kg 2027 (2022 supply + 2023 supply + 2024 supply) / 3×50% 350 kg Producers are exempt if their management requirement is 350 kg or less.
It is important to note that producers must ensure that all lighting collected is managed regardless of what their minimum management requirement is.
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Program: Hazardous and Special ProductsTopic: Management activities , Producer
Producers of refillable propane containers have no management requirements.
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Program: Hazardous and Special ProductsTopic: Management activities , Producer
Producers of fertilizers have no management requirements.
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Program: Hazardous and Special ProductsTopic: Management activities , Producer
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) Barometers, Thermometers and Thermostats 90% -
Program: Hazardous and Special ProductsTopic: Management activities , Producer
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, refillable pressurized containers, solvents, paints and coatings picked up from a collection site must be processed within three months from the date of the pickup
- Producers of pesticides must ensure that pesticides are properly disposed of at an HSP disposal facility registered with the Authority no later than three months after the day the pesticides are collected
- Producers must ensure that materials are processed by an HSP processor registered with the Authority. 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) Antifreeze 90% Oil Containers 95% Paints and Coatings 75% Refillable Pressurized Containers 95% Solvents 10% -
Program: Hazardous and Special ProductsTopic: Management activities , Producer
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 the Authority that has achieved the minimum recycling efficiency rate (RER)
Beginning January 1, 2022, producers are required to recover an amount of material based on their average supply into Ontario and report on it starting in 2023. For the purposes of accounting for a weight of recovered resources from oil filters and/or non-refillable pressurized containers with respect to 2022, a producer may count the weight of recovered resources from that type of HSP from October 1, 2021 to December 31, 2022.
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Program: ITT/AVTopic: Management activities , Producer
A producer’s individual management requirements are determined by the following formulas found in section 14 of the Regulation, summarized in the following chart:
It is important to note that producer’s must ensure that all ITT/AV collected is managed regardless of what their minimum management requirement is.
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Program: BatteriesTopic: Management activities , Producer
A producer’s individual management requirements are determined by the following formulas found in section 13 of the Regulation:
It is important to note that producer’s must ensure that all batteries collected are managed regardless of their minimum management requirement.
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Program: Batteries , ITT/AV , TiresTopic: Collection systems , Management activities , PRO , Producer
No. Producers and PROs working on their behalf must operate the collection systems they have established as required by the Regulation even after their requirements are met. If a consumer is refused permission to drop off materials at a registered collection site, they can contact the Compliance and Registry Team at registry@rpra.ca, 647-496-0530 or toll-free at 1-833-600-0530.