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• Program: ITT/AV

  Topic: Producer , Registry , Reporting

  Toggle the submenu For annual supply reporting verification, how do I know if I am a small or large ITT/AV producer?

  For the purposes of ITT/AV supply reporting verification:

  • “Large ITT/AV producer” means an ITT/AV producer with a minimum management requirement greater than or equal to 200,000 kilograms in the previous calendar year.

  To view your management requirements, log into your Registry account, download a copy of your previous year’s Supply Report and review the section with your minimum management requirements for your reporting year.

  Beginning in 2023, only large producers are required to submit a Supply Data Verification Report. Small producers will no longer be required to submit a verification report but will be subject to inspections. Review the Batteries and ITT/AV Supply Data Verification Procedure for more information.

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• Program: Batteries

  Topic: Producer , Registry , Reporting

  Toggle the submenu For annual supply reporting verification, how do I know if I am a small or large battery producer?

  For the purposes of battery supply reporting verification:

  • “Large single-use battery producer” means a battery producer with a minimum management requirement greater than or equal to 50,000 kilograms of single-use batteries in the previous calendar year.
  • “Large rechargeable battery producer” means a battery producer with a minimum management requirement greater than or equal to 5,000 kilograms of rechargeable batteries in the previous calendar year.

  To view your management requirements, log into your Registry account, download a copy of your previous year’s Supply Report and review the section with your minimum management requirements for your reporting year.

  Beginning in 2023, only large producers are required to submit a Supply Data Verification Report. Small producers will no longer be required to submit a verification report but will be subject to inspections. Review the Batteries and ITT/AV Supply Data Verification Procedure for more information.

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• Program: Hazardous and Special Products

  Topic: Producer

  Toggle the submenu Am I a small, large or exempt HSP producer?

  Producers can reference the following chart to determine if they are a small, large or exempt HSP producer. To calculate your average weight of supply to confirm that you are an exempt producer, reference the Registration Form.

  Producer categories use the average weight of material (in tonnes) supplied in Ontario in the previous calendar year.

  

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• Program: Hazardous and Special Products

  Topic: Collection systems , Producer

  Toggle the submenu As an HSP producer of oil filters, oil containers, antifreeze, pesticides, non-refillable pressurized containers, refillable pressurized containers, solvents, paints or coatings, what are my collection requirements?

  From October 1, 2021, to December 31, 2022, producers are required to establish the following:

  • Collection sites – maintain at least the same number of sites that producers had at the end of the MHSW Program
  • Collection events – make best efforts to hold the same number of events in each community as in 2020
  • Call-in Service (only applicable to large producers) – provide a phone number for communities to call to request a pickup (of 100 kg or more) if requested by a council of the band, a municipality or a territorial district not located in the Far North, a depot owned or operated by the Crown not in the Far North.

  Large 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.

  See our FAQ to understand “Am I a small, large or exempt HSP producer?“

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• Program: Tires

  Topic: Producer , Reporting

  Toggle the submenu Do I need to provide an audit report with my supply information?

  You may be required to provide an audit report for the annual tire supply report.  You will be required to provide an audit or verification if you meet the definition of a medium or large producer. Small producers will not be required to submit an audit report, however a percentage of small producers selected annually by the Registrar will be subject to an inspection procedure. For more information on this, read RPRA’s Tire Supply Audit Procedure.

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