First Nation communities interested in receiving producer-run Blue Box services must register with the Authority. To register, communities must submit contact information of the person responsible for waste management in the community using the First Nation community registration form. Once completed, the registration form should be submitted by email to [email protected].
Visit our First Nation webpage for more information.
RPRA does not vet PROs before listing them on the website. Any business that registers as a PRO will be listed. Producers should do their own due diligence when determining which PRO to work with.
Blue Box materials supplied to the IC&I sector are not obligated, therefore, deductions are available for materials supplied to a consumer in an IC&I setting.
Blue Box producers may deduct materials that are collected from a business or institution where producers are not required to provide Blue Box collection services. Examples include:
Producers are responsible for material collected from eligible sources in the producer run Common Collection System, Alternative or Supplemental Collections Systems. Material from these categories is not allowed to be deducted:
Please see the Reporting Guidance Ineligible Source Deductions for the 2026 Blue Box Supply Report for more information on how to determine and use these deductions.
Also see our FAQs: ‘What deductions are available to producers under the Blue Box Regulation?’, ‘Who is a consumer under the Blue Box Regulation’
The brand holder is the obligated producer.
A marketplace facilitator only becomes obligated for products supplied through its marketplace where the producer would have been a retailer. If the producer is a brand holder or an importer, they remain the obligated producer even when products are distributed by a marketplace facilitator.
A retailer is a business that supplies products to consumers, whether online or at a physical location.
See our FAQs to understand “What are paper products?” and “What are packaging-like products?”.
For paper products and packaging-like products, a person is considered a producer:
See our FAQ to understand “What is blue box product packaging?”.
Product packaging added to a product can be added at any stage of the production, distribution and supply of the product. A person adds packaging to a product if they:
For the portion of the product packaging that a brand holder added to the product, a person is considered a producer:
For the portion of the product packaging that an importer of the product into Ontario added to the product, a person is considered a producer:
For any portion of the packaging that is not described above, the producer is the retailer who supplied the product to consumers in Ontario.
Producers are required to establish and operate a collection system for ITT/AV that meets the accessibility requirements in the regulation. Producers must ensure that all ITT/AV collected is managed regardless of what their minimum management requirements are.
Producers have the choice of establishing and operating their own collection and management systems or working with one or more producer responsibility organizations (PROs) registered with the Authority to meet their obligations.
Please contact the Compliance Team at 833-600-0530 or [email protected] to discuss other requirements under the EEE Regulation.
An ITT/AV producer qualifies for an exemption if their average weight of supply for that calendar year is less than or equal to 5,000 kg.
Average supply weight is determined using the following formula:
Average weight of ITT/AV supply = (Y3 + Y4 + Y5) / 3
Eg. 2025 average weight of supply = (2022 + 2021 + 2020) / 3
ITT/AV producers that meet the exemption criteria are exempt from:
Producers must verify that they continue to meet the exemption annually, since their average weight of supply will change from year to year.
Exempt producers must keep records related to the weight of ITT/AV supplied into Ontario each year and provide them to the RPRA upon request.
Producers are advised to confirm their exemption with the Compliance Team at 833-600-0530 or [email protected].
Yes. You are still required to register with RPRA’s Registry even if you already have an existing account.
Each year, large ITT/AV producers are required to submit a supply data verification report in accordance with the EEE Verification and Audit Procedure. Small producers are not required to submit a verification report but will be subject to inspections.
See our FAQ: For annual supply reporting verification, how do I know if I am a small or large ITT/AV producer?
You are an information technology, telecommunications, audio-visual (ITT/AV) producer if you market ITT/AV into Ontario and:
Even if you do not meet the above definition, there may be circumstances where you qualify as a producer. Read the Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulation for more detail or contact the Compliance and Registry Team for guidance at [email protected] or (647) 496-0530 or toll-free at (833) 600-0530.
Producers are required to establish and operate a collection system for batteries that meets the accessibility requirements in the regulation. Producers must ensure that all batteries collected are managed regardless of their minimum management requirements.
For producers to meet their obligations, they have the choice of establishing and operating their own collection and management system or working with one or more producer responsibility organizations (PROs) that are registered with the Authority.
Please contact the Compliance Team at 833-600-0530 or [email protected] to discuss other requirements under the Batteries Regulation.
