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• Program: Hazardous and Special Products

  Topic: Producer

  Toggle the submenu Under the HSP Regulation, is the packaging of antifreeze, pesticides, solvents, paints and coatings obligated?

  The following materials include the product’s primary packaging:

  • Antifreeze
  • Paints and coatings
  • Pesticides
  • Solvents

  Note: This does not include primary packaging made of corrugated and boxboard boxes, plastic film, shrink wrap or printed materials.

  Oil containers, solvents, paints and coatings, fertilizers and pesticides continue to only be obligated when supplied in a container that has a capacity is less than 30 litres or 30 kilograms.

  All antifreeze supplied – regardless of container size – must be reported. However, the antifreeze container is only obligated when supplied in a container that has a capacity that is less than 30 litres or 30 kilograms.

  See our FAQ to understand “Are containers that are obligated under the Hazardous and Special Products (HSP) Regulation obligated as Blue Box materials?”

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• Program: Hazardous and Special Products

  Topic: Producer

  Toggle the submenu Under the HSP Regulation, what are the key changes to antifreeze, solvents, refillable pressurized containers, paints and coatings material definitions?

  There have been some key changes to the material definitions which may affect what a producer is obligated for and should be considered if using data previously reported:

  • Antifreeze now includes factory fill
  • Solvents that are captured by the definition are obligated regardless of how they are marketed
  • Paints and coatings now include:
    • All non-pesticide marine paint products, regardless of whether it was contained in an aerosol container or not
    • Aerosol automotive paints
    • Aerosol craft paints
    • Aerosol industrial paints
    • Paints and coatings meeting the definition of this material and being supplied to IC&I are now obligated
  • Refillable Pressurized Containers supplied to IC&I are now obligated

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• Program: Hazardous and Special Products

  Topic: Producer

  Toggle the submenu Under the HSP regulation, what are the key changes to producer hierarchies?

  There have been some key changes to the producer hierarchies in the HSP Regulation. This may affect what a producer is obligated for and should be considered if using data previously reported.

  Hierarchy change for producers in all categories:

  • Brand holders that are resident in Canada are obligated (previously was resident in Ontario)

  Hierarchy change for producers of oil filters, oil containers, antifreeze, pesticides, non-refillable pressurized containers, refillable pressurized containers, solvents, paints or coatings:

  • Producer hierarchy’s introduction of marketers with or without residency in Ontario

  See our FAQ to understand “Am I an HSP Producer?”

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• Program: Hazardous and Special Products

  Topic: Producer

  Toggle the submenu Under the HSP regulation, what are the record keeping requirements?

  Producers of every type of HSP are required to keep records for a period of five years from the date of the record being created.

  Producers must keep records that relate to the following:

  • arranging for the establishment or operation of a collection or management system
  • establishing or operating a collection or management system
  • information required to be submitted to the Authority through the Registry
  • implementing a promotion and education program
  • weight of each type of HSP within each applicable category of HSP supplied to consumers in Ontario, regardless of whether information about the weight was required to be submitted to the Authority
  • any agreements that relate to the above records

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• Program: Hazardous and Special Products

  Topic: Producer , Promotion and Education

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

  Beginning October 1, 2021, producers or PROs acting on their behalf, of mercury-containing devices are required to establish and operate a promotion and education program that:

  • Promotes their collection and management services with respect to the type of HSP they are obligated for
  • Provides the following information on a website with respect to that type of HSP:
    • the presence of mercury in that type of HSP
    • how to distinguish that type of HSP from similar products that do not contain mercury
    • the hazards to human health and the environment related to mercury
    • how consumers can properly dispose of that type of HSP
    • a description of the collection services provided by the producer under this Regulation for that type of HSP
    • a description of how the producer manages that type of HSP after it is collected under this Regulation
  • Creates promotional and educational materials with respect to that type of HSP that include the following:
    • the address of the website
    • a description of how that type of HSP is collected and managed
  • The producer shall make the promotional and educational materials available to retailers that supply that type of HSP or similar products that do not contain mercury, municipal governments, and Indigenous communities, and shall solicit and consider feedback from those retailers, municipal governments and Indigenous communities on how the promotional and educational materials can be improved

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• Program: Hazardous and Special Products

  Topic: Producer , Promotion and Education

  Toggle the submenu As an HSP producer of refillable propane containers, what are my promotion and education requirements?

  There are no promotion or education requirements for producers of refillable propane containers.

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• Program: Hazardous and Special Products

  Topic: Producer , Promotion and Education

  Toggle the submenu As an HSP producer of refillable pressurized containers, what are my promotion and education requirements?

  There are no promotion or education requirements for producers of refillable pressurized containers.

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• Program: Hazardous and Special Products

  Topic: Producer , Promotion and Education

  Toggle the submenu As an HSP producer of fertilizers, what are my promotion and education requirements?

  Beginning October 1, 2021, producers are obligated to:

  • establish and operate a promotion and education program starting in 2022
  • provide information on their website about how consumers can use, share and properly dispose of fertilizer with local requirements
  • create promotional and education materials that include:
    • The website URL
    • A description of how consumers can use, share and properly dispose of fertilizer
  • solicit, consider feedback from, and make the promotional and education materials available to:
    • Indigenous communities
    • Municipal governments
    • Retailers that supply fertilizers
  • provide information to municipalities on innovative end-use options for fertilizers as an alternative to disposal

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• Program: Hazardous and Special Products

  Topic: Producer , Promotion and Education

  Toggle the submenu As an HSP producer of oil containers, antifreeze, pesticides, solvents, paints or coatings, what are my promotion and education requirements?

  Beginning October 1, 2021, producers, or PROs acting on their behalf, of oil containers, antifreeze, pesticides, solvents, paints and coatings are required to establish and operate a promotion and education program including the following:

  • Promote their collection and management services with respect to the type of HSP they are obligated for
  • Provide the following information on a website with respect to that type of HSP:
    • the location of each HSP collection site established or operated by the producer that is accessible to the public and the types of HSP accepted at each site
    • the location and date of each HSP collection event held by the producer and the types of HSP accepted at each event
    • a description of the collection services provided by the producer, other than HSP collection sites and HSP collection events
    • a description of how the producer manages that type of HSP after it is collected
  • Create promotional and educational materials with respect to that type of HSP that include the following:
    • the address of the website
    • a description of how that type of HSP is collected and managed
  • The producer shall make the promotional and educational materials available to retailers that supply that type of HSP, municipal governments and Indigenous communities, and shall solicit and consider feedback on how the promotional and educational materials can be improved
  • The producer shall promote each HSP collection event for that type of HSP in the local municipality or territorial district where it will be held for at least one week prior to the date of the event using a combination of two or more forms of media, including but not limited to:
    • local print publications
    • local print media
    • local radio
    • local signage or social media

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• Program: Hazardous and Special Products

  Topic: Producer , Promotion and Education

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

  Beginning October 1, 2021, producers of oil filters and non-refillable pressurized containers, or PROs acting on their behalf, are required to establish and operate a promotion and education program including the following:

  • promote their collection and management services with respect to the type of HSP they are obligated for
  • provide the following information on a website with respect to that type of HSP:
    • the location of each HSP collection site established or operated by the producer that is accessible to the public and the types of HSP accepted at each site
    • the location and date of each HSP collection event held by the producer and the types of HSP accepted at each event
    • a description of the collection services provided by the producer, other than HSP collection sites and HSP collection events
    • a description of how the producer manages that type of HSP after it is collected
    • create promotional and educational materials with respect to that type of HSP that include the following:
      • the website URL
      • a description of how that type of HSP is collected and managed
    • the producer shall make the promotional and educational materials available to retailers that supply that type of HSP, municipal governments and Indigenous communities, and shall solicit and consider feedback on how the promotional and educational materials can be improved
    • the producer shall promote each HSP collection event for that type of HSP in the local municipality or territorial district where it will be held for at least one week prior to the date of the event using a combination of two or more forms of media, including but not limited to:
      • local print publications
      • local print media
      • local radio
      • local signage or social media

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