used tires

OWMA has submitted comments to the MOECC in regards to the proposed Tire Regulation under the Resource Recovery and Circular Economy Act (RRCEA). The comments reflect OWMA membership positions specifically in the tire recycling & management sector but also more broadly in other materials and recycling programs. The Tire Regulation represents the first formal approach to implementing Individual Producer Responsibility (IPR) under the new legislation. As such there are principles and approaches that may have relevance to other materials and other WDA programs going forward.

The provincial government is making some changes to Ontario’s used-tires regulation to help facilitate the wind-up of Ontario Tire Stewardship by the end of next year.

The Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change added EBR Posting #: 013-0094 to the Environmental Registry on June 5, 2017, to inform stakeholders that it will be making three key changes to Ontario Regulation 390/16 that specifically deal with managing revenues generated from steward fees. (You can review OTS’s steward fees by clicking here.)

Removing Steward Fee Setting Provisions

• The government is removing the steward fee setting provisions from the regulation so that OTS can develop “appropriate fee rules” to apply during the wind-up period, which include an approach to deal with program surpluses and deficits before the organization ceases operations on Dec. 31, 2018.

Continuing Steward Fees at Current Amounts

• The government intends to keep OTS’s steward fees frozen at the rates that were set on May 1, 2017, until the Authority approves the organization’s wind-up plan, along with any new fee rules.

Removing Annual Reconciliation Provisions

• Currently, the used-tires regulation ensures that any differences between the amount each steward pays in fees for their tires and the actual program costs for managing these tires are reconciled each year. The government is removing these provisions from the regulation to ensure the wind-up of OTS and the program are properly financed. 

The OWMA has reviewed the proposed regulatory amendments and does not have any immediate concerns. The changes appear to be nothing more than housekeeping ahead of the submission of OTS’s wind-up plan to the Resource Productivity and Recovery Authority, which is due by Oct. 31, 2017.

The OWMA has sent its recommendations for the new used-tires regulation to the Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change. To read our briefing note, click here.

If you have any questions, please contact us at our office by calling (905) 791-9500.

The association’s briefing note on the Key Components for the Used Tire Regulation, which was put together with the help of the OWMA’s Used Tires Caucus, provides the basis for the OWMA’s advocacy work on this policy file. The document advances several key priorities of the association as the Ministry continues to work toward winding up Ontario Tire Stewardship and developing a producer-responsibility for used tires in the province.

The OWMA has released its recommendations for a new used-tires regulation under the province’s Resource Recovery and Circular Economy Act (RRCEA).

The association’s briefing note on the Key Components for the Used Tire Regulation, which was put together with the help of the OWMA’s Used Tires Caucus, will provide the basis for the OWMA’s advocacy work on this policy file.

The document advances several key priorities of the association as the Ministry continues to work toward winding up Ontario Tire Stewardship and developing a producer-responsibility for used tires in the province.

The government laid out the direction it intends to take with development of the new used-tires regulation in a power-point presentation that was delivered at a consultation meeting on May 2. 

The OWMA is pleased that the government’s approach is significantly aligned with the priorities and recommendations our association has put forward.

The new used-tires regulation is particularly important for the OWMA and its members because it will set the precedent for the development of new regulations for the printed paper and packaging program, the waste electrical and electronic equipment program and the municipal hazardous or special waste program.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the OWMA at (905) 791-9500.