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Progressing Extended Producer Responsibility in Ontario Moving Toward a Circular Economy A Focus on Ontario Presen&ng ¡Sponsor ¡ Developing Model EPR Legislation Role of EPR in Waste Reduction Policy
Role of EPR in Waste Reduction Policy Paul Evans Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change Session ¡Sponsor ¡ Presen&ng ¡Sponsor ¡ Producer Responsibility in Practice in Ontario Waste Diversion Act (2002) • Waste diversion programs have been developed using the concept of “producer responsibility” where the producer is responsible for paying program management costs • These programs, such as the Blue Box, MHSW and electronics programs, divert over one million tonnes annually and have surpassed their targets No new waste diversion programs have been established under Waste Diversion Act since 2009 Pharmaceuticals and Sharps Regulation established under Environmental Protection Act in 2012 Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment (CCME) Canada-wide Action Plan-Extended Producer Responsibility agreed to in 2009: • producer responsibility for the full life-cycle cost of their products • shifting the financial and environmental burden for the end-of-life management of products and packaging from taxpayers to producers • improve life-cycle performance of products, including reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
Role of EPR in Waste Reduction Policy Paul Evans Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change Session ¡Sponsor ¡ Presen&ng ¡Sponsor ¡ Waste Generated Sectoral Components Ontario’s producer responsibility programs under WDA cover 14.6% of waste generated: • 12% Blue Box - residential • 0.4 % MHSW – residential • 1.2% used tire – mainly in IC&I • 1% WEEE – mainly in IC&I
Role of EPR in Waste Reduction Policy Paul Evans Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change Session ¡Sponsor ¡ Presen&ng ¡Sponsor ¡ Producer Responsibility in Waste Reduction • Encourage producers to make products and packaging that are more durable or reusable while using less packaging and fewer hazardous materials • Reduce greenhouse gas emissions associated with manufacturing, distribution and end-of-life- management to support Ontario’s emission targets • Shift burden from taxpayers by requiring producers to be financially and environmentally responsible for the end-of-life management of their products • Ensure consumers have convenient, accessible and easy to use collection locations • Clearly defined outcomes for diversion/waste reduction and reporting on results • Clearly defined roles/responsibilities of key players including producers, municipalities, service providers with effective compliance/oversight • Promote consumer awareness/education
Role of EPR in Waste Reduction Policy Rob Cook OWMA Session ¡Sponsor ¡ Presen&ng ¡Sponsor ¡ The “Ideal Policy” for Waste Diversion • EPR is not the only policy solution • Many policy approaches that can be used singularly or in combination – bans, levies, generator regulations, EPR, etc. • Use the right ‘policy tool’ to achieve the desired outcome in the specific circumstance • Square peg in a round hole? • Focus on outcomes – reducing waste & generating greater value from the waste stream
Role of EPR in Waste Reduction Policy Rob Cook OWMA Session ¡Sponsor ¡ Presen&ng ¡Sponsor ¡ Waste Streams for EPR • Fix the issues with the EPR framework for the current materials under WDA EPR programs • Get the fundamentals (design) right and then analyse the optimum approach (policy tool) for target waste streams • Depends on additional factors – nature of the current activity and infrastructure related to a material • EPR doesn’t make sense layered over functioning diversion systems and markets • How do you impact the economics in the least intrusive way?
Role of EPR in Waste Reduction Policy Rob Cook OWMA Session ¡Sponsor ¡ Presen&ng ¡Sponsor ¡ Environmental & Economic Instruments • Other policy tools can help support EPR – if it is the right approach in the circumstance • EPR or other policy options need to manage: 1. Information/Oversight & Enforcement 2. Environmental Standards 3. Competition as the means to efficiency and innovation • Government may create a positive business environment to reap the greatest economic value for Ontario from system outputs
Role of EPR in Waste Reduction Policy Rob Cook OWMA Session ¡Sponsor ¡ Presen&ng ¡Sponsor ¡ Key Elements of Effective EPR Policy • EPR or other policy options need to manage: 1. Information/Oversight & Enforcement 2. Environmental Standards 3. Competition as the means to efficiency and innovation • Examples: • 3Rs regulations – no environmental standards, information, enforcement - competition • Excess soil management – no data, vague environmental standards – lots of competition but no level playing field. ¡
Role of EPR in Waste Reduction Policy Rob Cook OWMA Session ¡Sponsor ¡ Presen&ng ¡Sponsor ¡ Thank you For more information contact: Rob Cook, CEO Rcook@owma.org or Peter Hargreave, Director of Policy Phargreave@owma.org 905-791-9500 www.owma.org
Role of EPR in Waste Reduction Policy Monika Turner Session ¡Sponsor ¡ Presen&ng ¡Sponsor ¡ AMO When is EPR best? What waste streams is EPR best applied to? What other environmental and economic tools are needed to make EPR effective?
Role of EPR in Waste Reduction Policy Monika Turner Session ¡Sponsor ¡ Presen&ng ¡Sponsor ¡ AMO Key EPR policy elements from municipal perspective Expectations: • Waste hierarchy; move decisions up • True environmental and end-of-life costs for producer and consumers • Increase diversion Elements: ( Not exhaustive list) • Reliable, accessible + convenient services for residents • Cost of doing business • Clear definitions of roles + responsibilities • Reasonable costs for municipal collection and processing activities • Mechanisms for designated materials that go astray • Recognition of integrated waste management system + municipal investments • Enhanced services if municipal choses • Assessment of recyclability or composability before they enter system • Effective, neutral dispute resolution
Progressing Extended Producer Responsibility in Ontario Moving Toward a Circular Economy A Focus on Ontario Presen&ng ¡Sponsor ¡ Developing Model EPR Legislation Oversight and Compliance
Oversight and Compliance Glenda Gies Presen&ng ¡Sponsor ¡ Glenda Gies and Associates Effective Monitoring and Oversight of EPR Performance
Oversight and Compliance Glenda Gies Presen&ng ¡Sponsor ¡ Glenda Gies and Associates Overview • Why is oversight critical • Oversight objectives • Getting the roles right • Effective oversight
Oversight and Compliance Glenda Gies Presen&ng ¡Sponsor ¡ Glenda Gies and Associates Why Is Oversight Critical? Producers act in their own self-interest • Corporate objective to control costs – various strategies e.g. • Remain non-compliant, hoping to avoid cost of compliance • Under-report material supplied through creative interpretation of material definitions, blurred differentiation between ICI and residential sales to reduce cost of compliance • Report back-of-store IC&I as customer-returned material which reduces net material supplied to reduce cost of compliance • Switch between competing compliance schemes in an effort to obscure data gaps to reduce cost of compliance Oversight is key to • Ensure competing producers are not gaining an unfair advantage by non- compliance or fraudulent means • Ensure producer organizations have sufficient members and fee revenue to deliver legislated objectives
Oversight and Compliance Glenda Gies Presen&ng ¡Sponsor ¡ Glenda Gies and Associates Why Is Oversight Critical? Producer organizations act in their own self-interest • Includes serving the interests of their producer members • Will deliver compliance as service to their members • If held accountable to do so • Always motivated to control costs • Critical issue for members, differentiator under competition • Seek lower cost residential sources or count ICI as residential • Under-report market share to reduce performance obligation and costs Oversight is key to • Ensure legislated outcomes i.e. services are delivered and environmental performance is achieved • Ensure producer organizations are not gaining an unfair advantage by non- compliance or fraudulent means
Oversight and Compliance Glenda Gies Presen&ng ¡Sponsor ¡ Glenda Gies and Associates Why Is Oversight Critical? Service providers act in their own self-interest • Includes serving the interests of their customers • Producers and producer organizations • By managing material to achieve customer’s performance obligation at lowest cost • Critical issue for customers, differentiator between competing service providers • Seek lower cost residential sources or count ICI as residential • Over-report material collected and recycled Oversight is key to • Ensure producer organizations are not gaining an unfair advantage through non- compliance or fraudulent behaviour on the part of their service provider • Ensure legislated outcomes i.e. services are delivered and environmental performance is achieved
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