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• Program: Tires

  Topic: Collection systems , Collector , PRO

  Toggle the submenu I’m a collector. Who will pick up my tires?

  Collectors will have to independently enter into commercial agreements with producers, producer responsibility organizations (PROs) or other service providers such as haulers or processors to secure tire collection services. Collectors could also continue to operate within their existing agreements with service providers such as haulers or processors. As long as a collector’s site is part of a producer’s tire collection system, the producer, or their PRO, is obligated to ensure tires are picked up from that site.

  Since producers now have legal obligations under the Tires Regulation, producers, or their PROs, will need your tires to meet their management requirements , but you must be registered with RPRA for your tires to count towards producers’ collection and management requirements (unless you are exempt from the registration requirement, for example, municipal sites, Crown sites and fleet operator sites).

  A list of registered PROs and producers is available on RPRA’s website on the Find a Registrant page.

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• Program: Tires

  Topic: Collector , Registration

  Toggle the submenu I service my own fleet of vehicles, am I a tire collector?

  If you collect used tires at your site as a result of onsite servicing of your vehicles, you are not a tire collector for the purposes of the Tires Regulation and you are exempt from registering as a collector with RPRA.

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• Program: Tires

  Topic: Collection systems , Collector , Hauler , Management activities , Processor , Retreader

  Toggle the submenu I have questions about my Environmental Compliance Approval for tires. Where can I get more information?

  Contact the Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks for any information about Environmental Compliance Approvals.

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• Program: Tires

  Topic: Collector , Producer , Promotion and Education , Registration

  Toggle the submenu I am a retailer. What does the Tires Regulation mean for me?

  As a retailer, you may also be a producer and/or a collector, based on the definitions in the Tires Regulation.

  Businesses will continue to have discretion over whether they charge a fee to recover the cost of recycling their products. If a business chooses to charge a fee, they are no longer required to provide information about who is charging the visible fee and what it will be used for.

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• Program: Tires

  Topic: Collection systems , Collector , Municipalities

  Toggle the submenu I am a municipality and I do not want to be a tire collector. Can I bring tires dropped off by residents to a registered collector?

  Yes. However, the collection site may only allow up to 10 tires from a person in a single day to be dropped off. If the site is willing to accept more than 10 tires at a time, the site operator is required to record the municipality’s name, contact information, and the number of tires being dropped off. If a municipality chooses not to operate any tire collection sites, residents can be directed to a registered collector.

  Contact RPRA’s Compliance Team at registry@rpra.ca, 647-496-0530 or toll free at 1-833-600-0530 if you or your residents have any issues dropping off less than 10 tires to a registered collector’s site.

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• Program: Tires

  Topic: Collection systems , Collector , First Nation communities , PRO

  Toggle the submenu How does tire collection happen in unorganized territories?

  The Tires Regulation states that at least one collection site or event per year is required in a territorial district with a population of 1,000 or more. Read Compliance Bulletin – Tire Collection Systems for more information.

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

  Topic: PRO , Registration

  Toggle the submenu How do I register as a PRO?

  To register as a PRO, contact the Compliance and Registry Team at registry@rpra.ca or call 647-496-0530 or toll-free 1-833-600-0530.

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• Program: Tires

  Topic: Collection systems , Management activities , Producer

  Toggle the submenu How are my tire collection and resource recovery requirements determined?

  Effective for the 2025 calendar year, and every year thereafter, producers no longer have collection targets and do not have to collect a minimum weight of used tires.

  A producer’s individual management requirement is determined by formulas found in section 12 of the Regulation. See the tables below for details:

  Management requirements for all tires

  Performance Year	Supply Report Year	Formula
  *2025	2024	[(2020 supply + 2021 supply + 2022 supply) / 3)]×65%
  2026	2025	[(2021 supply + 2022 supply + 2023 supply) / 3)]×65%
  2027	2026	[(2022 supply + 2023 supply + 2024 supply) / 3)]×65%
  2028	2027	[(2023 supply + 2024 supply + 2025 supply) / 3)]×65%
  2029	2028	[(2024 supply + 2025 supply + 2026 supply) / 3)]×65%
  2030	2029	[(2025 supply + 2026 supply + 2027 supply) / 3)]×70%

  Management requirements for large tires

  Performance Year	Supply Report Year	Formula
  *2025	2024	[(2020 supply + 2021 supply + 2022 supply) / 3)]×60%
  2026	2025	[(2021 supply + 2022 supply + 2023 supply) / 3)]×60%
  2027	2026	[(2022 supply + 2023 supply + 2024 supply) / 3)]×60%
  2028	2027	[(2023 supply + 2024 supply + 2025 supply) / 3)]×60%
  2029	2028	[(2024 supply + 2025 supply + 2026 supply) / 3)]×60%
  2030	2029	[(2025 supply + 2026 supply + 2027 supply) / 3)]×60%

  *For reports submitted in 2024, producers should use RPRA’s manual calculator.

  It is important to note that producers must ensure that all collected tires are managed, regardless of what their minimum management requirement is.

  Note: Producers with a management requirement below a certain threshold may be exempt from registering with and reporting to RPRA.

  See our FAQ ‘How do I determine if I am an exempt tire producer?’ to learn more.

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• Program: Tires

  Topic: Producer , Reporting

  Toggle the submenu Do I need to provide a verification report with my annual supply information?

  You may be required to provide a verification report for the annual tire supply report. You will be required to provide verification if you meet the definition of a medium or large producer. Small producers will not be required to submit a verification report, however a percentage of small producers selected annually by the Registrar will be subject to an inspection. If exceptions are identified during the inspection, a comprehensive review may be carried out. For more information on this, read Tires Registry Procedure – Audit.

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

  Topic: Producer , Registration , Reporting , RPRA Program and Registry Fees

  Toggle the submenu What are the Authority’s program fees?

  Program fees are charges that producers obligated under the Resource Recovery and Circular Economy Act, 2016, are required to pay to RPRA annually to recover its operational costs, including costs related to building and operating the registry, providing services to registrants, and compliance and enforcement activities.

  All current and past fee schedules can be found here.

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