No, products or packaging designated as Hazardous and Special Products (HSP) are not obligated under the Blue Box Regulation. For example, primary packaging for paints and coatings are HSP and therefore not obligated as Blue Box materials.
Some packaging for HSP products may still be obligated. For example, the packaging that contains an oil filter is obligated as Blue Box materials.
Consult the HSP Regulation or the Compliance and Registry Team for further information.
Producer supply data is used to calculate their individual minimum management requirements under the EEE Regulation.
To learn how calculations are formulated, visit the FAQ How are ITT/AV producer minimum management requirements determined?
A producer’s individual management requirements are determined by formulas found in section 14 of the Regulation, summarized in the table below:
| 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% |
*For reports submitted in 2024, producers should use RPRA’s manual calculator
It is important to note that producers must ensure that all ITT/AV collected is 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 ITT/AV producer?’ to learn more.
Producer supply data is used to calculate their individual minimum management requirements under the Batteries Regulation.
To learn how calculations are formulated, visit the FAQ How are battery producer minimum management requirements determined?
A producer’s individual management requirement is determined by formulas found in section 13 of the Regulation. See the table below for details:
| Supply Report Year for Primary Batteries | Supply Report Year for Rechargeable Batteries | Formula | Performance Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2022 | [(2023+2022+2021)/3] + (2022+2021+2020)/3] × 45% | 2025* |
| 2024 | 2023 | [(2024+2023+2022)/3] + (2023+2022+2021)/3] × 50% | 2026 |
| 2025 | 2024 | [(2025+2024+2023)/3] + (2024+2023+2022)/3] × 50% | 2027 |
| 2026 | 2025 | [(2026+2025+2024)/3] + (2025+2024+2023)/3] × 50% | 2028 |
*For reports submitted in 2024, producers should use RPRA’s manual calculator.
It is important to note that producers must ensure that all collected batteries 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 battery producer?’ to learn more.
No. RPRA 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.
A producer responsibility organization (PRO) is a person retained by a producer for the purpose of carrying out one or more of the following producer regulatory responsibilities:
In addition, under the Hazardous and Special Products regulation, a PRO includes a person retained by a producer for the purpose of:
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.
Here are the lists of registered PROs:
These lists will continue to be updated as new PROs register with RPRA.
See our FAQ What is the difference between a PRO and a prospective PRO?
Under the Resource Recovery and Circular Economy Act, RPRA is required to provide an annual report to the Minister that includes information on aggregate producer performance, and a summary of compliance and enforcement activities. Under section 51 of the Act, the Registrar also is required to post every order issued on the Registry.
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.
To set up your tire collection and management network, you must establish a publicly accessible collection system based on your supply volume or sales methods and implement a downstream management system to meet your specific regulatory targets using registered service providers. Alternatively, you may sign up with a Producer Responsibility Organization (PRO) to arrange and operate these systems on your behalf.
For more compliance guidance to producers who are required to establish and operate tire collection systems, read our Compliance Bulletin -Tire Collection Systems.
If you collect used tires at your site as a result of onsite servicing of your vehicles, you are not a tire collector for the purposes of the Tires Regulation. These collection sites are considered private collection sites and may be used to achieve management requirements but cannot be used to meet the requirements of a public collection system (e.g., site is not open to the public for tire drop-offs).
Contact the Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks for any information about Environmental Compliance Approvals.
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% |
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.
