The Electrical and Electronic Equipment (EEE) Regulation under the Resource Recovery and Circular Economy Act, 2016 designates lighting equipment under Ontario’s individual producer responsibility regulatory framework.
Individual producer responsibility makes producers accountable for their products and packaging once consumers are finished with them; sets mandatory and enforceable requirements for resource recovery; and gives producers choices for resource recovery services in a competitive market.
As of January 1, 2023, lighting producers are individually accountable and financially responsible for collecting and reusing, refurbishing or recycling their products when consumers discard them.
Lighting is equipment that has the primary purpose of producing light, such as light bulbs, tubes and lamps, including incandescent, fluorescent, halogen, light emitting diode (LED) and high intensity discharge (HID) lamps. The definition does not include lighting that is provided with another product or a fixture, or that falls into the category of ITT/AV as defined by the regulation.
Producers and service providers of lighting were required to register with RPRA through its online Registry by November 30, 2022. For more information on registration, visit the lighting producer and service provider webpages.
If you have questions about your lighting obligations under the EEE Regulation, or if you would like to receive email communications relating to lighting, contact RPRA’s Compliance and Registry Team at registry@rpra.ca or toll free at 1-833-600-0530.
How does the EEE Regulation affect you?
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