If you are a First Nation, municipality, retailer or organization that collects ITT/AV whether through a depot, collection events or on-site collection containers, you are not required to register or report under the EEE Regulation as a collector. However, if you are also a producer, hauler, processor or refurbisher, additional responsibilities may apply.
ITT/AV producers are responsible for collecting and reusing, refurbishing or recycling their products when consumers discard them.
Starting January 1, 2021, producers of ITT/AV must meet accessibility requirements to ensure residents across the province can safely dispose of their used ITT/AV equipment. They have the choice to set up their own collection networks or work with a producer responsibility organization (PRO) to set up a collection network on their behalf.
Producers or PROs will contract with haulers who arrange for the transport of ITT/AV from collection sites. While producers and PROs are required to report the location of the collection sites in their network to RPRA, there are no registration or reporting requirements for collection site operators.
There is no requirement for a retailer, organization, First Nation community or municipality to facilitate collection services under the EEE Regulation.
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If First Nation communities, municipalities or other collection site operators want to collect used ITT/AV equipment as a service to customers or residents, they need to ensure their sites are included in a collection network.
Most producers will be working with service providers, such as PROs, processors or haulers, to set up their collection networks. First Nation communities, municipalities, and collection site operators should contact a service provider registered with RPRA listed here.
Since producers can reduce their accessibility requirements by providing options such as curbside collection or collection events, municipalities and First Nation communities will also need to contact a service provider if they are interested in providing these services to their residents.
For ITT/AV collected from a collection site to count towards a producer’s management requirements, the site must accept ITT/AV free of charge and satisfy the following additional requirements:
If the ITT/AV collection site is not part of a retail location, it must accept all ITT/AV.
If the site is part of a retail location, it must accept (at a minimum) all ITT/AV that are of a similar size and function sold at the location.
The ITT/AV collection site must be readily accessible to the public.
If the ITT/AV collection site is not a municipality or First Nation, it must be operated and accept ITT/AV during normal business hours throughout the performance year.
Municipal and First Nation collection sites are permitted to operate seasonally or for a limited number of days per week.
The site must accept, at a minimum, up to 50 kg of ITT/AV per day from any person.
Haulers, refurbishers or processors who pick up and process used ITT/AV for a producer must be registered with RPRA for the ITT/AV they transport and process to count towards a producer’s management requirement.
First Nation communities, Ontario crown sites and municipalities with a population of less than 1,000 can contact a producer or a PRO to arrange a pick-up once they collect four tonnes of ITT/AV. The producer or PRO must collect the ITT/AV within one year from the time the request is made. Producers or PROs must make reasonable efforts to pick up ITTAV within one year from First Nation reserves in the Far North.
