Frequently Asked Questions

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

  Topic: Collection systems , First Nation communities , Municipalities

  Toggle the submenu Can a collection site operator charge a fee to consumers for dropping off their materials?

  No. Section 68 subsection (3) of the Resource Recovery and Circular Economy Act states that “a person responsible for establishing and operating a collection system shall ensure that no charge is imposed at the time of the collection.”

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

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

  Toggle the submenu Can I work with multiple PROs?

  Yes. Producers and service providers can enter into contractual agreements with multiple PROs.

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

  Topic: Collector , Hauler , PRO , Processor , Reporting , Retreader

  Toggle the submenu Can a PRO report on behalf of service providers?

  No. A PRO cannot report on behalf of service providers.

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• Program: Blue Box , Tires

  Topic: Collection systems , Management activities , PRO , Producer

  Toggle the submenu As a producer, do I need a PRO to meet my collection and management requirements?

  No, producers are not required to sign up with a PRO to meet their regulatory requirements. It is a business decision if a producer chooses to work with a PRO, and a producer can choose to meet their obligations without a PRO.

  Most producers will choose to contract with a PRO to provide collection, hauling, processing, retreading and/or refurbishing services to achieve their collection and management requirements unless they carry out these activities themselves.

   

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

  Topic: Collection systems , Management activities , PRO , Producer

  Toggle the submenu Are there costs associated with PROs?

  Yes. PROs are private enterprises and charge for their services to producers.

  Each commercial contract a producer enters with a PRO will have its own set of terms and conditions. It is up to the PRO and producer to determine the terms of their contractual agreement, including fees and payment schedule.

  RPRA does not set the terms of the contractual arrangements between PROs and producers.

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• Program: Tires

  Topic: Hauler , Registration

  Toggle the submenu Am I a tire hauler?

  You are a tire hauler if you arrange for the transport of tires used in Ontario to a site for processing, reuse, retreading or disposal.

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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: 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: 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: 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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