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• Program: ITT/AV

  Topic: Hauler , Processor , Refurbisher , Registration

  Toggle the submenu Am I an ITT/AV service provider?

  • An ITT/AV hauler is a person that arranges the transport of ITT/AV used in Ontario that are destined for processing, reuse, refurbishing or disposal.
  • An ITT/AV refurbisher is a person that prepares or refurbishes ITT/AV used in Ontario for the purpose of reuse.
  • An ITT/AV processor is a person that processes ITT/AV used in Ontario for the purpose of resource recovery.

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• Program: Lighting

  Topic: Hauler , Processor , Refurbisher , Registration

  Toggle the submenu Am I a lighting service provider?

  • A lighting hauler is a person that arranges the transport of lighting used in Ontario that are destined for processing, reuse, refurbishing or disposal.
  • A lighting refurbisher is a person that prepares or refurbishes lighting used in Ontario for the purpose of reuse.
  • A lighting processor is a person that processes lighting used in Ontario for the purpose of resource recovery.

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• Program: Datacall

  Toggle the submenu Will municipalities be given a per-capita credit for the diversion of WEEE?

  No. Municipalities are still required to report the tonnes of WEEE collected. 80% of the material reported counts toward diversion.

  A 20% residue rate is assumed for all municipal programs, regardless of whether they receive a different residue rate from their processor.

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• Program: Hazardous and Special Products

  Topic: Management activities , Producer

  Toggle the submenu As an HSP producer of mercury-containing barometers, thermometers or thermostats, what are my management requirements?

  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%

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• Program: Hazardous and Special Products

  Topic: Management activities , Producer

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

  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%

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• Program: Hazardous and Special Products

  Topic: Management activities , Producer

  Toggle the submenu As an HSP producer of oil filters or non-refillable pressurized containers, what are my management requirements?

  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/AV

  Topic: About the Authority , Producer

  Toggle the submenu Has the Authority replaced Ontario Electronic Stewardship?

  No. RPRA is the regulator for the purposes of the new EEE Regulation. Producers and PROs are required to register with RPRA and meet the mandatory performance and reporting requirements under the regulation. RPRA is responsible for overseeing compliance with the regulation and has a range of enforcement tools that include compliance orders, administrative penalties, and prosecutions.

  As a regulator, RPRA will not provide collection and management services. Instead, producers will be served by a competitive market comprised of processors, refurbishers, haulers, and PROs. Producers can contract with PROs to meet their obligations under the EEE Regulation, but producers will always remain responsible for meeting those requirements regardless of who they contract with.

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

  Topic: About the Authority

  Toggle the submenu What will the Authority do with my information and will it be public? What data is released to the public and how will it be used internally?

  The Authority recognizes the commercially sensitive nature of the information that parties submit to the registry. The Authority is committed to protecting the commercially sensitive information and personal information it receives or creates in the course of conducting its regulatory functions. In recognition of this commitment, the Authority, in addition to the regulatory requirements of confidentiality set out in the Resource Recovery and Circular Economy Act 2016 (section 57), has created an Access and Privacy Code that applies to its day-to-day operations, including the regulatory functions that it carries out.

  Obligated material supply, collection, and resource recovery data will only be made public in aggregate form, to protect the confidentiality of commercially sensitive information.

  The Authority will publish the names and contact information of all registered businesses – producers, service providers (collectors, haulers, processors, etc.), and producer responsibility organizations. The public will also have access to a list or method to locate any obligated material collection sites, as this information becomes available.

  As part of its regulatory mandate, the Registrar will provide information to the public related to compliance and enforcement activities that have been undertaken.

  The information that is submitted to the Registry will be used by the Registrar to confirm compliance and to track overall collection and management system performance. It will also be used by the Authority to update its policies and procedures and by the Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks for policy development.

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

  Topic: Collection systems , Collector , First Nation communities , Hauler , Management activities , Municipalities , Processor , Retreader

  Toggle the submenu Does RPRA pay incentives for collecting, hauling, and processing materials?

  No. The Authority does not administer contracts or provide incentives. Under the Regulations, producers will either work with a producer responsibility organization (PRO) or work directly with collection sites, haulers, refurbisher’s and/or processors to meet their collection and management requirements. Any reimbursement for services provided towards meeting a producers’ collection and management requirements will be determined through commercial contracts.

  To discuss any payment, contact your service provider or a PRO. RPRA does not set the terms of the contractual arrangements between PROs and producers.

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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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