Revising the MHSW Program Plan Stakeholder Consultation on Program Options

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Revising the MHSW Program PlanStakeholder
Consultation on Program Options

• March 4, 2009

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Welcome
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• In person 700
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Todays Agenda (1)

• Key changes requested to MHSW program
• Update on MHSW program planning process
• Update on Phase 1 implementation
• Material definitions, inclusions exclusions
• Material-specific profiles issues
• Questions answers
• Break

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Todays Agenda (2)

• Overview of Ontario (ON) infrastructure
• Changes to MHSW program under consideration
  implications for stewards
• Questions answers
• Next steps providing feedback

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Up-to-Date Program Information...

• See www.stewardshipontario.ca/mhsw for specifics
  of existing Phase 1 program potential program
  revisions

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Consolidated MHSW Program Plan

• Minister directed WDO to develop diversion
  program for Phase 2 Phase 3 materials
• Minister agreed to receive single consolidated
  program plan July 31st 2009 at request of
  Stewardship Ontario WDO

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Key Changes Requested

• Stewards to pay full program costs
• Widen the range of materials to be included
• Improve accessibility for consumers
• Extend program into industrial, commercial
  institutional (ICI) sectors
• Improve waste diversion performance

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Key Plan Development Milestones
Stewardship Ontario delivers draft final MHSW
plan to WDO July 17
WDO delivers final MHSW plan to Minister July 31
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Minister of the Environment
Waste Diversion Ontario
Stewardship Ontario
MHSW Steering Cttee
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MHSW Plan Steering Committee

• Oversee consultation process
• Resolve technical, policy, legal broad
  stakeholder issues
• Review draft program plan to be delivered to
  Stewardship Ontario Board of Directors

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Material Working Groups

• Provide key stakeholder input to the planning
  process
• data
• industry knowledge views
• identify best practices

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Developing Accurate Planning Data

• Preferred
• input through material working groups
• lab pack analysis
• existing Steward Reports
• Where required
• purchase data from commercial sources, where
  available
• projections based on experience in other
  jurisdictions

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Update on Phase 1 Program Implementation
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Phase 1 Materials

• Paints, coatings, solvents
• Fertilizers, fungicides, herbicides,
  insecticides, or pesticides
• Oil filters oil containers
• Antifreeze
• Pressurized containers
• Single use dry cell batteries
• containers in which they are contained

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Phase 1 Steward Registration
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Registered Stewardship Ontario Collection Sites

• 103 municipalities
• 73 Rona Ontario retail stores
• paints coatings
• 81 Ontario Home Depot stores
• paints, coatings single use batteries
• 40 Jiffy Lube 12 Pro Oil Change locations
• DIY oil filters, antifreeze oil containers

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Phase 1 Materials Collected by Municipalities
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Phase 1 Automotive Materials Collected Through
Non-municipal Channel
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Registered Stewardship Ontario Processors

• For paints coatings
• Hotz Environmental?Hamilton
• Peintures Recuperees?Victoriaville, Quebec
• For pressurized containers
• Hotz Environmental
• For single use batteries
• Raw Materials Corporation (RMC)?Port Colborne

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What MHSM Will Be Included Under the Revised
Program Plan?
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Revised MHSW Program Plan Must Address

• Ontario Regulation 542/06
• Encompasses two broad categories
• municipal hazardous
• special waste
• Additional program details provided in Ministers
  Program Request Letter (PRL) Addendum

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Municipal Hazardous Waste

• Waste consisting of any of the following
  materials
• Consumer Chemicals Containers Regulation under
  the Hazardous Products Act,
• Regulation 347 under Environmental Protection Act
• specific clauses in CSA Standard Z752-3,
  Definition of Hazardous Waste

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Municipal Special Waste

• Includes
• defined list of products that could require
  special handling
• Special waste may also be covered under other
  federal or provincial regulations standards

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Regulatory Net Is Very Wide

• Specific products/wastes may be captured if they
  meet any one or more of referenced regulations or
  standard
• Overlapping criteria a deliberate effort by MOE
  to ensure that the regulation is comprehensive
• MHSW planning process provides opportunity for
  Stewardship Ontario to identify products that
  should not be managed under the program

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Program is Not Limited to Household Wastes

• Ministers PRL addresses
• ICI MHSW indistinguishable from residential MHSW
• materials not commonly diverted
• service to small quantity generators not covered
  by Reg. 347

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21 Categories of Obligated Materials
includes containers
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MHSW Groupings, Definitions Descriptions
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MHSW Groupings, Definitions Inclusions
Exclusions

• Stewardship Ontario established /or modified new
  MHSM material groupings (categories)
• Refer to todays handout at Consultation webpage

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Process to Request Exclusions
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Material-Specific Issues
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Municipal Hazardous Waste

• Current Practices
• Flammables, Corrosives, Toxics
• less than 1 reused
• virtually no recycling
• majority of containers landfilled
• Reactives Leachate Toxic
• 100 disposal
• majority of containers currently collected
  landfilleded?

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Key Issues to Resolve

• Baseline data inadequate
• focus on those products caught under CCCR?
• Catch all categories encompass too wide a
  range of products
• Products caught in multiple categories
• Which containers require management as MHSW vs.
  Blue Box wastes

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Municipal Special Wastes

• Key challenges
• baseline data for some materials inadequate
• especially for products in ICI sectors
• improving accessibility for small quantity ICI
  generators
• treatment of obsolete orphan products
• stewardship programs already operating in ON for
  some designated wastes
• other wastes effectively managed through
  commodity markets industry take-back schemes

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Batteries

• Included under regulation PRL
• batteries from residential all ICI generators
• all batteries excluding lead-acid batteries from
  vehicles
• Broad agreement on including portable batteries
• less than 1.0 kg
• single-use rechargeable
• consumer ICI
• Requests to exclude all
• stationary batteries
• non-lead acid batteries for motive power
• electric hybrid vehicles
• aircraft railway applications

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Current Management Practices

• Approved-processor for single-use dry cell
  batteries Raw Materials Company (RMC).
• Independent battery collection networks
• battery broker, RMC
• Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corporation (RBRC)
  
• rechargeable portable batteries recycling.
• Industrial batteries (stationary) reported to be
  managed by OEMs in closed-loop system

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Key Planning Issues

• Consumers return all types of portable batteries
• Requests for school collection programs
• conflicting information on health safety
• school administration support unknown
• Should existing portable battery management
  programs be incorporated into Stewardship Ontario
  program or operate independently?
• Lack of data (to date) to support request for
  exclusion of all stationary batteries

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Pressurized Containers

• Current Management Practices
• contents vented, reclaimed, incinerated
  containers recycled as scrap metal
• refillable containers
• evacuated refilled
• 99 recycled when no longer suitable for
  refilling
• 2 approved processors under Phase 1 for propane
  recovery

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Key Planning Issues

• When should steward fee be applied
• new containers only or also include refurbished
  containers?
• TSSA Directors order to prohibit venting by
  consumer

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Aerosol Containers

• All aerosol containers regardless of product
  contents
• exclusion from MHSW fees proposed for aerosol
  containers containing products for human
  consumption
• Current Management Practices
• limited reuse (
• majority of residuals blended for fuel
• metal containers recycled plastic caps disposed
• Key Policy Issues
• reconciling cost to manage aerosol containers
  collected under the Blue Box program

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Portable Fire Extinguishers

• Several categories of portable fire extinguisher
• ABC Extinguishers
• Halon Extingushers
• Carbon Dioxide Extinguishers
• Current Management Practices
• contents of dry chemical not current recycled
• potential use as a fertilizer
• Halon can be reclaimed (1 licenced company)
• Containers currently collected sent for metal
  reclamation

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Key Planning Issues

• Data or estimates of refillable vs.
  non-refillable extinguishers needed
• Many ICI products required to be maintained
  under inspection program - end-of-life management
  included
• Apply steward fee to refillable on original sale
  at refurbishment /or after each refillable?

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Fertilizers

• Packaged products regulated under Fertilizers Act
  (Canada) packaged in 30 kg quantities or less
• Current management
• limited reuse small portion given to sod farms,
  other agricultural operations, etc.
• majority of fertilizers containers (90)
  currently collected landfilled

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Key Planning Issue

• Quality liability issues with give-away of
  leftover product at reuse tables

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Pesticides

• Phase 1 definition modified to include all
  pesticide products captured under Reg. 542/06
• products identified for domestic use required to
  display on label Pest Control Product Regulation
  Registration Number
• Current management
• incinerated, secure landfill
• Containers collected landfilled
• several companies licensed to transport

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Key Planning Issues

• Implications of April 1 pesticide ban
• consumers may return unused products
• if included under MHSW program, no opportunity to
  collect fees on new sales

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Paints Coatings

• Phase 1 definition modified to include all paint
  coating products captured under Reg. 542/06
• Means latex, oil solvent-based coatings,
  including paints stains, whether tinted or
  un-tinted

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Current Management Practices

• 5 reused 90 recycled back into paint recycling for some stains coatings
• Non-recyclable paints coatings
• pilot projects on use of solids in concrete
  finishes
• alkyd residuals used for fuel blend
• Majority of metal containers currently collected
  recycled majority of non-metal containers
  landfilled
• 2 approved processing facilities diversion rates
  exceed 80 of container contents.

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Oil Containers

• Oil containers with volume of 30 litres or less,
  which are used for the containment of lubricating
  oil products
• Current management
• transitioning from disposal to diversion with
  Phase 1 program implementation
• 8 approved processors for Phase 1 oil containers

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Key Planning Issues

• Review transport incentive fees
• Stimulate investment in cost effective,
  sustainable end markets

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Oil Filters

• Means filters supplied for use in Ontario
• includes OEM installed
• Current Management
• oil filters from municipal automotive
  operations drained to recover oil sent for
  metal recycling
• 35 approved transporters 11 approved
  processors under Phase 1
• Early evidence suggests transport incentive
  effective at increasing collection diversion

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Antifreeze

• Means antifreeze used or intended for use as a
  vehicle engine coolant.
• Current management
• bulked prior to recycling subject to quality
  control
• 4 approved antifreeze recycling processors under
  Phase 1

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Key Planning Issues

• Incorporating bulk sales of antifreeze
• Quantities reported collected recycled to date
  well below program targets
• seasonality inventory likely at play
• Minimal transporter uptake at current incentive
  rates
• Review of incentive payments for antifreeze
  containers

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Fluorescent Lights Tubes

• Includes fluorescent tubes compact fluorescent
  bulbs (CFL)
• Current management
• Mercury can be recovered, glass metal recycled
• technology exists for on-site tube crusher to
  contain mercury glass
• 1 ON recycling facility 1 additional facility
  consolidates ships to Pennsylvania to recycle

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Key Planning Issues

• Planning assumptions to use for
• product lifespan
• current future market penetration of CFL
• What fraction of CFL sockets affected by 2012
  federal Energy Efficiency regulations?

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Pharmaceuticals

• Regulation encompasses
• creams, lotions, pill, liquids
• prescription non-prescription drugs in dosage
  form
• prescription medication for companion animals
  (pets)
• licensed Natural Health Products (NHP) in dosage
  form including
• vitamins minerals
• herbal remedies
• homeopathic medicines
• traditional medicines

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Current Management Practices

• Incinerated/landfilled
• Several pharmacies in ON accept return of
  unwanted medications (95 of CACDS members)
• Key Planning Issues
• managing residential waste only
• determining composition of pharmaceutical waste
  at municipal collection locations

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Sharps Including Syringes

• Materials consisting of needles, syringes
  lancets in the administration of healthcare for
  humans companion animals (i.e. pets)
• Current management practices
• autoclave landfill
• At least one transporter processor licensed to
  manage sharps for disposal
• Key issues
• managing residential waste only
• assessing ability to detach a sharp (needle) from
  vessel (plastic syringe)

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Switches that Contain Mercury

• Products or devices that open or close an
  electrical circuit or a liquid or gas valve.
• Current Management Practices
• mercury can be reclaimed 1 ON-based recycling
  facility
• Switch Out program under Clean Air Foundation
  Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers Association

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Key Planning Issues

• Products no longer manufactured with mercury
  switches
• i.e. discontinued in chest freezers after 2003
• will require management for extended period of
  time
• how to attribute cost to manage such obsolete
  products to stewards?
• Need to define assumptions about use pattern
  lifespan to determine how many products entering
  EOL yearly
• Data missing for several products containing
  mercury switches (commercial griddle ovens, RV
  equipment, bilge pumps on pleasure boats)

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Measuring Devices Containing Mercury

• Includes thermostats, thermometers, barometers or
  other measuring devices containing mercury
• Current Management Practices
• mercury can be reclaimed 1 ON- based recycling
  facility
• Clean Air Foundation Switch the Stat program
  to recover mercury thermostat

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Key Planning Issues

• Most major brands have or will eliminate mercury
  from measuring instruments
• need to define assumptions about use pattern
  lifespan to determine how many enter EOL yearly
• Missing baseline data on thermometers,
  barometers, other measuring devices

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Solvents

• Current Management
• limited reuse for some solvent product types
• limited recycling (
• most sent for fuel blending
• metal containers recycled non-metal containers
  landfilled
• Key planning issues
• Material group overlap (e.g. flammables)

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Questions Answers

• Please use question/comment box
• Remember to add name affiliation

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Break
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Welcome Back!
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Upcoming Topics

• Overview of Ontario (ON) infrastructure
• Changes to MHSW program under consideration
  implications for stewards
• Questions answers
• Next steps providing feedback

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Overview of Ontario MHSW Infrastructure
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2 Primary Collection Channels

• Municipally-sponsored
• depots, toxic taxi collection event days
• 1-stop MHSW collection service
• Commercial
• return-to-retail for specific MHSW such as paint,
  primary batteries, fluorescents
• oil filters, oil bottles, antifreeze containers
  collected from automotive centres

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Municipal Programs

• Only municipalities operate permanent depots that
  typically accept all MHSW
• 55 year-round
• 22 seasonal
• Special Event Days accept a wide variety of MHSW
• usually on weekends for half or full days
• 252 events in 2008
• Toxic Taxi
• 2 programs accepts a variety with minimum
  maximum quantities
• scheduled pick-up

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Return-to-Retail

• Stewardship Ontario registered return-to-retail
  locations
• 184 accept paint
• 89 accept batteries
• 40 accept DIY auto MHSW

Other retail stores not yet registered with
Stewardship Ontario also collect designated MHSW
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Existing MHSW Stewardship Programs

• Independent battery collection programs
• Steward/installer take-back of industrial,
  stationary hybrid automotive batteries
• 100 scrap metal operations
• CVMA program for mercury switches from
  automobiles
• 1,300 contractors wholesalers with Clean Air
  Foundations Switch the Stat program
• RCO Take Back the Light program
• Numerous pressurized container refill
  refurbishing operators

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What Changes are Being Considered Under the
Revised Program Plan What are the Implications
for Stewards?
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Key Program Changes

• Improve consumer accessibility
• Contracting for program services
• identify most cost-effective solutions
• Revise
• program targets
• Materials Tracking System (MTS)
• promotion education (PE) strategies
• fee setting

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How To Improve Consumer Accessibility

• Contract with municipalities to expand existing
  programs or launch new ones
• Support return-to-retail programs
• including enhanced returns for DIY auto products
• Contract directly with service providers to
  operate
• special event collections in under-serviced
  regions
• mobile collection services
• mobile depot services

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Test New Approaches
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Review Contracting Strategies

• Evaluate opportunities to tender for regional
  collection transport services
• Explore use of standardized shipping containers
• Consider Stewardship Ontario branded collection
  events mobile collection programs
• linked to enhanced PE campaigns
• Coordinate these with WEEE collection events
• Promote additional private sector investment to
  expand reprocessing capacity

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Assess Opportunities to Revise Incentive Payment
Program

• Significant improvements projected for diversion
  of oil filters antifreeze
• limited impact on oil anti-freeze container
  recovery
• Options to consider
• revised incentive payment rates payment zones
• test alternative container collection strategies
• explore opportunities to add additional material

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Revised Program Targets

• Consumer accessibility standards
• Material-specific
• reduction reuse
• collection rates
• recycling rates

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Accessibility Standards

• Criteria under consideration include
• average distance travelled to access collection
  services
• number of access points provided in relation to
  population density
• hours that collection sites are open to consumers
  generators
• range of MHSW collected at site

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Reduction Reuse

• Quantitative targets are difficult
• Program services will include PE campaigns to
  promote where appropriate
• buy what is needed use what is bought store for
  future use
• donation to community projects
• material swaps or reuse centres in controlled
  environments

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Collection Targets

• Material-specific target considerations
• life span of products discarded in original form
  (e.g., oil filters, portable batteries)
• obsolete products no longer supplied (e.g.,
  Hg-containing products switches)
• quantity of residual remaining from MMSM meant to
  be consumed in use (e.g., pharmaceuticals,
  cleaners, aerosols)
• quantity appropriate options for managing empty
  containers
• expectation of WDO that collection targets will
  be significantly higher than Phase 1 plan

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Recycling Targets

• Material-specific where technically possible
• no known solutions for pharmaceuticals,
  pesticides
• Will not include materials lost through thermal
  treatment in calculation
• Vendor standards will specify material recycling
  reporting requirements
• RFP evaluation criteria will give preference to
  processes with highest material recycling rates
• Will require confirmation of downstream use
  markets
• supported by field audits

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Materials Tracking System

• Current system
• paper-based sign-off system
• transporters processor file online
• verification of paper to on-line entries
• Revised MTS
• hand-held bar code readers
• electronic reporting linked to financial services
• track material collection to end-use or disposal

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Promotion Education

• Greater emphasis on province-wide generic
  messages
• drive residents generators to Do What You Can
  website
• Enhanced level of effort to meet revised targets
• Material-specific PE problematic
• Visible fees increase consumer expectations for
  greater accessibility

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Fee Setting

• Program cost increase related to
• adding new materials
• 100 of program elements
• increase level of effort to meet targets
• Key changes under consideration
• differential rates for different level of program
  services
• allocating costs for obsolete products on basis
  of return share
• increasing allowance for contingency or reserve
  funds
• appropriate allocation of Phase 1 development
  costs to Phase 2 3 materials

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Questions Answers
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Next Steps
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Participation Providing Feedback

• Submit comments feedback on Consultation
  Document via online comments form available at
  Stewardship Ontario website

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Thank You!