Posted on October 19, 2021 by Michelle Hoover -
From October 1, 2021, to December 31, 2022, producers are required to establish the following:
- Collection sites – maintain at least the same number of sites that producers had at the end of the MHSW Program
- Collection events – make best efforts to hold the same number of events in each community as in 2020
- Call-in Service (only applicable to large producers) – provide a phone number for communities to call to request a pickup (of 100 kg or more) if requested by a council of the band, a municipality or a territorial district not located in the Far North, a depot owned or operated by the Crown not in the Far North.
Large producers shall make reasonable efforts to collect the HSP within one year of being notified by a representative of a council of the band located on a reserve in the Far North.
See our FAQ to understand “Am I a small, large or exempt HSP producer?“
Posted on October 12, 2021 by Michelle Hoover -
In determining whether an obligated producer used best efforts to meet their management requirements, the Compliance Team will consider whether the producer, acting in good faith, took all reasonable steps to meet the requirements outlined in the applicable regulation.
For example, best efforts in the context of management requirements may involve a producer regularly monitoring the volume of material being collected and managed, and implementing plans for increasing those volumes if the requirements are unlikely to be met.
Producers can contact the Compliance Team to ask specific questions about fulfilling their obligations.
Posted on September 21, 2021 by Michelle Hoover -
Producers can reference the following chart to determine if they are a small, large or exempt HSP producer. To calculate your average weight of supply to confirm that you are an exempt producer, reference the Registration Form.
Producer categories use the average weight of material (in tonnes) supplied in Ontario in the previous calendar year.
Posted on September 21, 2021 by Michelle Hoover -
No. RPRA is a Regulator that enforces the HSP Regulation and does not provide or play a role in the reimbursement or compensation of the obligated products. Contact your PRO for further details.
Posted on September 16, 2021 by Michelle Hoover -
Account Admins must add any new, or manage existing, Primary Contacts under the program they wish to give them access to in order for the Primary Contact to be able to submit a report (e.g., permissions to view and complete reports).
To Manage contacts on your Registry account, please see the following steps:
- Log into your account
- Once you are logged in, click on the drop-down arrow in the top right corner and select Manage Users
- Under Actions, click Manage to update preferences of existing users
- Click Add New User to add an additional contact to your account
- To give reporting access to a Primary Contact, select the program from the drop-down that you would like to grant them access to
Posted on September 15, 2021 by Davina Gounden -
Yes, a producer can change PROs at any time. Producers must notify RPRA of any change in PROs within 30 days of the change.
Posted on September 15, 2021 by Davina Gounden -
The rule and allocation table creation process has been removed from the Blue Box Regulation and is therefore no longer required to create and maintain the system for collecting Blue Box materials across the province, as per regulatory amendments made by the government on April 14, 2022. As such, rule creators are no longer applicable under the regulation. Learn more about the amendments.
To replace these tools, the amended regulation now requires PROs to submit a report that outlines how they will operate the Blue Box collection system on behalf of producers, ensuring that materials are collected from all eligible communities (i.e., communities outside of the Far North) across the province. Learn more about what PROs need to include in the report.
Posted on September 15, 2021 by Davina Gounden -
Posted on September 15, 2021 by Davina Gounden -
RPRA’s Registry fees cover the costs related to compliance and enforcement and other activities required to administer the regulations under the RRCEA, and building and operating the Registry.
The Registry fees cover expenses in a given year (e.g., 2021 fees cover 2021 expenses). 2021 fees for Blue Box cover the Authority’s costs to undertake activities to implement the regulation in 2021, which include:
- helping obligated parties understand their requirements
- ensuring producers register and report their supply data by the deadline in the regulation
- compliance, enforcement, and communication activities
Posted on September 15, 2021 by Michelle Hoover -
If a producer is exempt in accordance with the chart below, the producer is exempt from the following requirements:
- Registration with RPRA
- Requirements related to setting up or operating a collection system
- Management requirements
- Promotion and education requirements
Producer categories use the average weight of material (in tonnes) supplied in Ontario in the three previous calendar years. If you have questions on how to calculate your average weight of supply, contact the Registry Support Team at registry@rpra.ca.
Posted on September 15, 2021 by Monica Ahmed -
Allowable deductions are those Blue Box materials that are:
- deposited into a receptacle at a location that is:
- not an eligible source, and
- where the product related to the Blue Box material was supplied and used or consumed (e.g., a fast-food restaurant)
- collected from an eligible source at the time a related product was installed or delivered (e.g., packaging that is removed from the house by a technician installing a new appliance).
The weight of Blue Box material in each material category to be deducted must be reported separately.
There are no deductions available for the beverage container material category. See this FAQ for more information.
There are no other deductions available to producers under the Blue Box Regulation.
Posted on September 15, 2021 by Michelle Hoover -
A person is considered a producer under the HSP Regulation if they supply oil filters, oil containers, antifreeze, solvents, paints and coatings, pesticides, fertilizers, pressurized containers or refillable propane containers and:
- are the brand holder and has residency in Canada
- import from outside Ontario and has residency in Ontario
- markets directly to consumers in Ontario (e.g., online sales) and has residency in Ontario
- markets directly to consumers and does not have residency in Ontario
A person is considered a producer under the HSP Regulation if they supply mercury-containing barometers, thermometers or thermostats and:
- are the brand holder and has residency in Canada
- are the Brand holder of barometers, thermometers or thermostats marketed to consumers in Ontario that do not contain mercury
A person is considered a producer under the HSP Regulation if they supply fertilizers and:
- are the brand holder and has residency in Canada
Even if you do not meet the above definitions, there may be circumstances where you qualify as a producer. Read the HSP Regulation for more detail or contact the Compliance and Registry Team at registry@rpra.ca or (647) 496-0530 or toll-free at (833) 600-0530.
Posted on September 15, 2021 by Davina Gounden -
Starting in 2022, producers are required to report their supply data annually to RPRA.
Each year, producers will need to provide the previous years’ supply data in each of the seven material categories – beverage container, glass material, flexible plastic, rigid plastic, metal material, paper material, and certified compostable products and packaging material – as well as any deductions.
See our FAQ to understand “What deductions are available to producers under the Blue Box Regulation?”