Frequently Asked Questions

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• Program: Blue Box , Hazardous and Special Products

  Topic: Hauler , Processor , Producer , Registration , Reporting

  Toggle the submenu What is an aerosol container?

  RPRA considers an aerosol container to be a non-refillable receptacle that contains a product and a propellant under pressure, and that is fitted with a release device allowing the contents to be ejected as solid or liquid particles in suspension in a gas, or as a foam, paste, powder, liquid, or gas.

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

  Topic: General , Producer

  Toggle the submenu Who is a consumer under the Batteries, Electrical and Electronic Equipment, Hazardous and Special Products, and Tires Regulations?

  Under the Batteries, EEE, HSP, and Tire Regulations, a consumer is any end user of a product. A consumer includes an individual who obtains the product for the individual’s own use and a business that obtains the product for the business’s own use.

  See our FAQ to understand “Who is a consumer under the Blue Box Regulation?”

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

  Topic: Collector , Hauler , PRO , Processor , Registration , Retreader , RPRA Program and Registry Fees

  Toggle the submenu Do service providers have to pay fees to the Authority?

  No, only producers are required to pay RPRA program fees.  The decision to make producers pay fees and cover the Authority’s costs was made to reflect the fact that the Resource Recovery and Circular Economy Act, 2016 (RRCEA) is based on a producer responsibility framework. Although producers may hire service providers to help meet their obligations, the responsibility remains with the producer.

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

  Topic: Management activities , Producer , Registry , Reporting

  Toggle the submenu What do I do if I misreported my supply data?

  If a producer misreports their supply data to RPRA, they must contact the Compliance and Registry Team immediately by emailing registry@rpra.ca. Please include the following information in the email:

  • The rationale for the change in the data
  • Any data that supports the need for a correction (e.g., sales documents, audit)
  • Any other information to support the change

  While it is an offence to submit false or misleading information under the RRCEA, RPRA wants this corrected as quickly to ensure a producer’s minimum management requirement is calculated using accurate supply data.

  RPRA can only receive these requests from the primary contact on the company’s Registry account. Your request for an adjustment will be reviewed by a Compliance and Registry Officer.

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

  Topic: PRO , Producer , Reporting

  Toggle the submenu Can a PRO report on behalf of a producer?

  A producer can grant access to anyone they would like to authorize in their reporting (i.e. Registry) portal. Producer reporting must be done in the producer account and batch data transfers are not accepted.

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• Program: Hazardous and Special Products

  Topic: PRO , Producer , Reporting

  Toggle the submenu How many collection sites and collection events are producers of categories A and B required to have for the transition year of October 1, 2021, to December 31, 2022?

  Under the HSP Regulation, producers are required to make reasonable efforts to establish and operate at least as many collection sites for each type of HSP in each local municipality, territorial district or reserve as the number of sites that were operated on September 30, 2021.

  Producers are also required to make reasonable efforts to hold at least as many collection events for that type of HSP in each local municipality, territorial district or reserve as the number of events that were held in the 2020 calendar year.

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• Program: Hazardous and Special Products

  Topic: Producer , Registration , Reporting

  Toggle the submenu I already reported my 2020 supply data to Stewardship Ontario through the WeRecycle Portal. Do I have to report again to the Authority?

  Yes. You are required to submit 2018, 2019 and 2020 supply data when registering with the Authority if you are a producer of oil filters, oil filters, oil containers, antifreeze, pesticides, solvents, paints and coatings, refillable or non-refillable pressurized containers and:

  • supplied materials between January 1, 2018, and October 31, 2021, and
  • your average weight of supply is above the threshold stated in the below table

  Type of HSP	Average weight of supply in respect of the previous calendar year (tonnes)
  Oil Filters	3.5
  Antifreeze	20
  Oil Containers	2
  Paints and Coatings	10
  Pesticides	1
  Non-refillable Pressurized Containers	3
  Refillable Pressurized Containers	8
  Solvents	3

  Otherwise, a producer must register on or before July 31 of the first calendar year in which the producer exceeds the above threshold. To calculate your average weight of supply, reference the Registration Form.

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• Program: Hazardous and Special Products

  Topic: Collection systems , Management activities , Producer , Promotion and Education , Registration , Reporting

  Toggle the submenu As an HSP producer, what are my requirements under the HSP regulation?

  As an obligated HSP producer, you are required to:

  • register and report annual supply and performance data of obligated materials
  • meet mandatory and enforceable requirements for collection and management
  • meet mandatory and enforceable requirements for promotion and education
  • meet mandatory and enforceable requirements for auditing, verification, and record keeping

  These requirements vary based on material type and amount of material the producer supplies.

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• Program: Hazardous and Special Products

  Topic: Producer

  Toggle the submenu What materials are obligated under the HSP regulation?

  The HSP Regulation has 13 materials obligated under it. Materials that share the same obligations have been grouped into categories.

  Category A:

  • Oil Filters: produced and/or arriving in Ontario, and which are for sale, directly or as part of a product
    a) a spin-on style filter or element-style fluid filter that is sold separately or as part of a product, that is used in hydraulic, transmission or internal combustion engine applications,
    (b)  a filter used for oil, diesel fuel, storage tank fuel, coolant, household furnace fuel, and
    (c)  a sump type automatic transmission filter

  • Non-refillable pressurized containers: that are used for the supply of a gas product, including propane, but cannot be refilled

  Category B:

  • Refillable pressurized containers: that are used for the supply of a gas and can be refilled
  • Antifreeze: that contains ethylene or propylene glycol used or intended for use as a vehicle engine coolant
  • Oil containers: that have a capacity of 30 litres or less and that was manufactured and used for the purpose of containing new lubricating oil
  • Solvents: that are used to dissolve or thin a compatible substance, comprised of 10% or more of water-immiscible liquid hydrocarbons, including halogen-substituted liquid hydrocarbons
  • Paints and coatings: that contain latex, oil or solvent-based architectural coatings whether tinted or untinted, non-pesticide marine paints, paints for automotive craft and industrial applications
  • Pesticides: fungicides, herbicides or insecticides that are registered under the Pest Control Products Act

  Category C:

  • Barometers: that contain mercury, are intended for residential use and may contain electronic components
  • Thermometers: that contain mercury, are intended for residential use to measure body or air temperature and may contain electronic component
  • Thermostats: that contain mercury, and may contain electronic components

  Category D:

  • Fertilizers: any substance or mixture of substances containing nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium or other plant food, manufactured, sold or represented for use as a plant nutrient and regulated under the Fertilizers Act (Canada)

  Category E:

  • Refillable propane containers: A pressurized container that can be refilled, has a water capacity of 109 litres or less and is used only for propane

  See our FAQ to understand “Is the packaging of antifreeze, pesticides, solvents, paints and coatings obligated?” and “What are the key changes to antifreeze, solvents, refillable pressurized containers, paints and coatings material definitions?”

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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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