RPRA Update Holly Lafontaine Manager of Programs & Planning May 28, 2019
Road Map 1 EPR 2 What’s changing in Ontario 3 WDTA program updates 2
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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 4
Maximizing value retention Source: https://www.circle-economy.com/wp- 5 content/uploads/2016/09/finance-white-paper-20160923.pdf
Maximizing value retention Source: https://www.circle-economy.com/wp- 6 content/uploads/2016/09/finance-white-paper-20160923.pdf
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Oils Pectin Flavonoids Fibers 8
Source: https://www.enviro-pac.com 9
Source: https://www.enviro-pac.com 10
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 11
What’s changing in Ontario Going from: To: Stewards/producers collectively Stewards/producers individually responsible for responsible for the end-of-life the end-of-life management of products and management of products and packaging packaging A system managed by multiple competing producer responsibility organizations (PROs), A system centrally managed by IFOs/ISOs and/or producers managing their own products and packaging Performance targets outlined in a Mandatory and enforceable performance Program Plan or Industry Stewardship requirements outlined in regulations Plan
What’s changing in Ontario Going from: To: A supply chain operated without a Program Plan, A supply chain operated according to a resulting from commercial negotiations within the Program Plan or Industry Stewardship parameters of a new regulation Plan The Authority collects system data through a IFOs/ISOs collect system data and the secure registry to enforce individual producer Authority oversees compliance The Waste Diversion Transition Act, 2016 The Resource Recovery and Circular Economy (WTDA) Act, 2016 (RRCEA)
Tires
Overview of Transition - Key Changes • 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
RRCEA used tire market Registration statistics: • 593 producers • 6 producer responsibility organizations • 32 processors • 18 retreaders • 132 haulers • Over 6,000 collection sites
RRCEA Tire Collection System • 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 Promotion & Education 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
WDTA Program Updates
OTS Wind Up • 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 7 th and May 9 th • 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
WEEE Program Wind Up • OES submitted Wind Up Plan Dec 2018 Steward fee elimination implemented Feb 1 st 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 30 th • 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 Today New regulation development Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks Registration WUP consultation WUP Plan WUP drafting with RPRA consultation assessment & approval OES System OES RPRA RPRA Participants Operation of WEEE program Wind up of OES Regular program operations under the Wind Up Plan Minister’s Wind Up RPRA WUP Program wind up direction letter approval June 30, 2020 Feb 8, 2018 Expected June 2019
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 New regulation development Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks Registration WUP consultation WUP Plan WUP drafting with RPRA consultation assessment & approval SO System SO RPRA RPRA Participants Operation of WEEE program Regular program operations under the Wind Up Plan Minister’s Wind Up RPRA WUP Program wind up direction letter approval Dec 31, 2020 April 12, 2018 Expected Dec 2019 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
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