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RPRA Update

Holly Lafontaine Manager of Programs & Planning

May 28, 2019

Road Map

1 EPR

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2 What’s changing in Ontario 3 WDTA program updates

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Extended Producer Responsibility

• EPR is one of the policy tools that can incentivize resource recovery
• How EPR can support a shift towards Circular Economy:
• 1. Supporting infrastructure development and financing
• 2. Driving product returns to increase scale and cost effectiveness of

reverse logistics and processing

• 3. Rewarding innovative approaches to achieving product or material

recovery targets

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Maximizing value retention

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Source: https://www.circle-economy.com/wp- content/uploads/2016/09/finance-white-paper-20160923.pdf

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Maximizing value retention

Source: https://www.circle-economy.com/wp- content/uploads/2016/09/finance-white-paper-20160923.pdf

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Oils Pectin Flavonoids Fibers

9 Source: https://www.enviro-pac.com

10 Source: https://www.enviro-pac.com

Ontario: new Individual Producer Responsibility (IPR) model

Resource Recovery and Circular Economy Act, 2016 (RRCEA) Responsibility of producers

• Each producer is individually responsible for meeting mandatory and

enforceable requirements

• Flexibility in how to meet requirements to allow innovation

Compliance oversight and enforcement by the Authority

• A registry to securely obtain and store data from reporting organizations
• Enforcement capabilities

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What’s changing in Ontario Going from: To:

Stewards/producers collectively responsible for the end-of-life management of products and packaging A system centrally managed by IFOs/ISOs Stewards/producers individually responsible for the end-of-life management of products and packaging A system managed by multiple competing producer responsibility organizations (PROs), and/or producers managing their own products and packaging Mandatory and enforceable performance requirements outlined in regulations Performance targets outlined in a Program Plan or Industry Stewardship Plan

What’s changing in Ontario Going from: To:

A supply chain operated according to a Program Plan or Industry Stewardship Plan IFOs/ISOs collect system data and the Authority oversees A supply chain operated without a Program Plan, resulting from commercial negotiations within the parameters of a new regulation The Authority collects system data through a secure registry to enforce individual producer compliance The Waste Diversion Transition Act, 2016 (WTDA) The Resource Recovery and Circular Economy Act, 2016 (RRCEA)

Tires

• On December 31, 2018 the Used Tires Program operated by Ontario Tire

Stewardship came to an end

• On January 1, 2019 a new, mandatory tire recycling system came into

effect and tire producers (formerly called “stewards”) became individually responsible for managing tires at end of life

• New system is overseen by RPRA

Overview of Transition - Key Changes

Registration statistics:

• 593 producers
• 6 producer responsibility organizations
• 32 processors
• 18 retreaders
• 132 haulers
• Over 6,000 collection sites

RRCEA used tire market

• Every producer shall establish and operate a collection system for tires
• Tires Regulation provides options for the producers
• For example, based on population or retail sites
• Population requirement states, in local municipalities with a population of

1,000 or more:

• at least one tire collection site if the population is less than 3,000, or
• if the population is 3,000 or more, at least one tire collection site for

every 3,000 people or portion thereof

• in territorial districts with a population of 1,000 or more 1 site

RRCEA Tire Collection System

Requirement to publish and clearly display on their website:

• The locations of the producer’s tire collection sites for each tire type,

where consumers may return tires

• A description of any collection services provided by the producer that

are available other than at a tire collection site

• A description of the resource recovery activities engaged in by the

producer in the course of managing the producer’s collected tires

RRCEA Promotion & Education

WDTA Program Updates

• On April 2, 2019 The Minister directed OTS to amend its Wind-Up Plan to

establish a program for the return of surplus funds to tire consumers

• OTS held consultation sessions on May 7th and May 9th
• On April 30, 2019 OTS received additional information from Canada

Revenue Agency and OTS is in the process of reviewing the status of program surplus funds

• OTS will submit a report to RPRA before a program for the return of

surplus funds to tire consumers is finalized

OTS Wind Up

WEEE Program Wind Up

• OES submitted Wind Up Plan Dec 2018
• Steward fee elimination implemented Feb 1st for the remaining duration of the program
• Authority consulted on the wind up plan and surplus fund options
• Minister requested the Authority to consult on a surplus of funds of >$25M
• Consultation showed wide support for extension of the program and

prolongation of the fee elimination

• The Authority reported back to the Minister April 30th
• Authority is reviewing feedback obtained on the overall Wind Up Plan and preparing

submission to the Authority Board for consideration of approval

WEEE Wind Up Plan (WUP) Development and Approval

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Minister’s Wind Up direction letter Feb 8, 2018 Program wind up June 30, 2020

Wind up of OES

WUP drafting OES

WUP consultation OES Plan assessment RPRA

WUP consultation & approval RPRA RPRA WUP approval Expected June 2019 New regulation development Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks Operation of WEEE program under the Wind Up Plan Registration with RPRA System Participants Regular program operations

WEEE and Batteries Reg

• Material designated
• Collection and access
• Management
• Promotion & Education

Find the draft Reg and react on: https://ero.ontario.ca/ Ministry seeking feedback until June 23, 2019

MHSW Program Wind Up

• SO consulted on draft Wind Up Plan and received feedback until

May 1, 2019

• SO must submit the MHSW Wind Up Plan to the Authority by end of

June

• Battery Wind Up on a separate timeline to coincide with the WEEE

wind up

MHSW Wind Up Plan (WUP) Development and Approval

Today

Minister’s Wind Up direction letter April 12, 2018 Program wind up Dec 31, 2020 WUP drafting SO

WUP consultation SO Plan assessment RPRA

WUP consultation & approval RPRA RPRA WUP approval Expected Dec 2019 New regulation development Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks Operation of WEEE program under the Wind Up Plan Registration with RPRA System Participants Regular program operations Battery program wind up June 30, 2020

Blue Box Program

• 2017 Consolidated Datacall Report

available at rpra.ca/datacall

• All 2017 Blue Box Audit reports

have been sent to the 20 selected programs

Blue Box Program

• 2018 Datacall submission closed April 26, 2019
• RPRA now conducting verifications on data submitted
• Steward Obligation methodology and CIF Strategic Plan will be

considered at June 27 RPRA Board Meeting

• Amended Blue Box Program Plan dormant since February 15, 2018
• Currently no new direction from the Minister for the transition of the

Blue Box Program

Thank you. Questions?

Contact us for RRCEA questions: registry@rpra.ca (647) 496-0530 or (833) 600-0530