Posted on July 17, 2020 by Uju Ani -
Tire collection sites are established to facilitate the responsible recycling and management of used tires. The types of tires accepted at these sites include, but are not limited to:
Examples of Accepted Tires:
- Automobile tires (cars, SUVs, light-duty trucks)
- Motorcycle tires
- Motor assisted bicycle tires (e.g., mopeds, non-kick scooters)
- Tractor tires
- Tires on industrial and agricultural vehicles and equipment
- Transport truck tires
- Trailer tires (e.g., boat trailers, RVs)
- All-terrain vehicle (ATV) tires
- Riding lawn mower tires
- Aircraft tires (if not supplied on an aircraft)
- Snow blower tires
- Small tires (1 kg to <5 kg), such as:
- Wheelbarrow tires
- Dolly tires
Examples of Tires That Are Not Accepted:
- Bicycle tires (muscle-powered)
- Stroller and kick scooter tires (non-motorized)
- Power-assisted bicycle tires (e.g., electric bicycles)
- Personal mobility device tires (e.g., wheelchairs, medical scooters)
Tires can be dropped off on or off the rim. Collection sites must accept tires on rims.
Posted on July 17, 2020 by Monica Ahmed -
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.
Posted on July 17, 2020 by Monica Ahmed -
Collection sites are required to accept used tires that are of similar rim size and weight as the new tires (or tires on new vehicles) that they sell. Use the Authority’s Find a Collection Site map to find a drop-off location and call ahead to confirm that the collection site will accept your tires.
Posted on July 17, 2020 by Michelle Hoover -
A producer responsibility organization (PRO) is a business established to contract with producers to provide collection, management, and administrative services to help producers meet their regulatory obligations under the Regulation, including:
- Arranging the establishment or operation of collection and management systems (hauling, recycling, reuse, or refurbishment services)
- Establishing or operating a collection or management system
- Preparing and submitting reports
PROs operate in a competitive market and producers can choose the PRO (or PROs) they want to work with. The terms and conditions of each contract with a PRO may vary.
Posted on July 17, 2020 by Monica Ahmed -
A producer responsibility organization (PRO) is not necessarily required to include each and every collection site in Ontario in their collection system. However, producers and PROs acting on their behalf are required to establish and operate a collection system that meets the requirements of the Tires Regulation.
If a collection site operator is unable to be included in a collection system, the operator should contact RPRA’s Compliance Team at registry@rpra.ca, 647-496-0530 or toll free at 1-833-600-0530 for assistance.
Read Compliance Bulletin – Tire Collection Systems for more information. The contact information for all registered PROs is available on the producer responsibility organization webpage.
Posted on July 17, 2020 by Uju Ani -
No. Producers and PROs working on their behalf must operate the collection and management systems they have established as required by the Regulation even after their minimum management requirements are met.
Posted on July 17, 2020 by Monica Ahmed -
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.
Posted on July 17, 2020 by Michelle Hoover -
The Tires Regulation requires producers to submit to the Registry the identity of each tire collector and tire collection site that is a part of that producer’s tire collection system. It is up to each producer, or a producer responsibility organization (PRO) on the producer’s behalf, to identify the tire collection sites that will be used in their tire collection systems.
Tire collectors are required to register and identify their collection sites (i.e., the address for every individual site where tires are collected). The collection site data will be used to populate a list of collection sites that will be available to producers and PROs. Producers, or their PROs, will be required to identify their tire collection systems.
Please read Compliance Bulletin -Tire Collection Systems for compliance guidance to producers who are required to establish and operate tire collection systems under the Tires Regulation.
Posted on July 17, 2020 by Uju Ani -
Operators of tire collection sites will have to independently enter into commercial agreements with producers or producer responsibility organizations (PROs) to secure tire collection services. As long as a collection site is part of a producer’s tire collection system, the producer, or their PRO, is obligated to ensure tires are picked up from that site.
Since producers have legal obligations under the Tires Regulation, producers, or their PROs, will need tires to meet their management requirements. While tire collectors (i.e., operator of collection sits) are no longer required to register with RPRA, the collection site must be part of a producer’s collection system for the tires to count toward a producer’s management requirements
A list of registered PROs and producers is available on RPRA’s website on the Find a registrant page.
Posted on July 16, 2020 by Michelle Hoover -
Posted on July 16, 2020 by Monica Ahmed -
Yes. However, the collection site may only allow up to 10 tires from a person in a single day to be dropped off. If the site is willing to accept more than 10 tires at a time, the site operator is required to record the municipality’s name, contact information, and the number of tires being dropped off. If a municipality chooses not to operate any tire collection sites, residents can be directed to a registered collector.
Contact RPRA’s Compliance Team at registry@rpra.ca, 647-496-0530 or toll free at 1-833-600-0530 if you or your residents have any issues dropping off less than 10 tires to a registered collector’s site.
Posted on July 16, 2020 by Monica Ahmed -
The Tires Regulation states that at least one collection site or event per year is required in a territorial district with a population of 1,000 or more. Read Compliance Bulletin – Tire Collection Systems for more information.
Posted on July 16, 2020 by Uju Ani -
Effective for the 2025 calendar year, and every year thereafter, producers no longer have collection targets and do not have to collect a minimum weight of used tires.
A producer’s individual management requirement is determined by formulas found in section 12 of the Regulation. See the tables below for details:
Management requirements for all tires
| Performance Year | Supply Report Year | Formula |
| *2025 | 2024 | [(2020 supply + 2021 supply + 2022 supply) / 3)]×65% |
| 2026 | 2025 | [(2021 supply + 2022 supply + 2023 supply) / 3)]×65% |
| 2027 | 2026 | [(2022 supply + 2023 supply + 2024 supply) / 3)]×65% |
| 2028 | 2027 | [(2023 supply + 2024 supply + 2025 supply) / 3)]×65% |
| 2029 | 2028 | [(2024 supply + 2025 supply + 2026 supply) / 3)]×65% |
| 2030 | 2029 | [(2025 supply + 2026 supply + 2027 supply) / 3)]×70% |
Management requirements for large tires
| Performance Year | Supply Report Year | Formula |
| *2025 | 2024 | [(2020 supply + 2021 supply + 2022 supply) / 3)]×60% |
| 2026 | 2025 | [(2021 supply + 2022 supply + 2023 supply) / 3)]×60% |
| 2027 | 2026 | [(2022 supply + 2023 supply + 2024 supply) / 3)]×60% |
| 2028 | 2027 | [(2023 supply + 2024 supply + 2025 supply) / 3)]×60% |
| 2029 | 2028 | [(2024 supply + 2025 supply + 2026 supply) / 3)]×60% |
| 2030 | 2029 | [(2025 supply + 2026 supply + 2027 supply) / 3)]×60% |
*For reports submitted in 2024, producers should use RPRA’s manual calculator.
It is important to note that producers must ensure that all collected tires are managed, regardless of what their minimum management requirement is.
Note: Producers with a management requirement below a certain threshold may be exempt from registering with and reporting to RPRA.
See our FAQ ‘How do I determine if I am an exempt tire producer?’ to learn more.
