2. Context: Ontario
• 1,076,395 km2
• 13.6 million people
• 38.5% of Canada’s pop
• Of these:
• 6 million (almost half) in Toronto
area (GTA)
• 8.8 million in Golden Horseshoe
Sources;
http://www.fin.gov.on.ca/en/economy/ecupdates/factsheet.html
http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/16-201-x/2013000/t003-eng.htm
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4. Who is WDO?
• Created in 2002 as a non-Crown corporation by the Ontario
government under the Waste Diversion Act
• Not-for-profit organization that oversees Ontario’s recycling programs
for “designated waste”, which is waste material defined in law through
regulations by the Minister of the Environment & Climate Change
• 100% industry-funded by “Industry Funding Organizations” (IFOs) and
an “Industry Stewardship Organization” (ISO) through steward fees,
which are paid by “stewards” to the IFOs and ISO to manage the
recycling of their designated waste
o A “steward” is a company that is, for example, the first importer, brand owner or
manufacturer of a product or packaging that becomes designated waste
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5. Which programs/plan do we oversee?
Programs/Industry Stewardship Plan IFOs/ISO
(Fund & Operate)
Municipal Hazardous or Special Waste* Stewardship Ontario
Blue Box Stewardship Ontario
Used Tires Ontario Tire Stewardship
Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Ontario Electronic Stewardship
Paint Industry Stewardship Plan (June 30) Product Care Association
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6. Municipal Hazardous or Special Waste
(MHSW) Program
Includes the following materials:
Single-use batteries (e.g., AAs & watch batteries)
Paint & coatings (program operator changing June 30, 2015 )
Solvents (paint thinners, strippers, degreasers & others)
Vehicle engine antifreeze/coolant
Fertilizers
Pesticides
Empty oil containers
Oil filters
Pressurized cylinders that held propane, oxygen, helium, or other
gases
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7. MHSW Program Governance
• Waste Diversion Act (2002)
• Provides WDO mandate and obligations to Minister and public
• Provides IFO obligations to WDO, the Minister and public
• Ontario Regulation 542/06 (MHSW)
• Designates materials (Minister requests program from master list)
• Defines SO as the IFO responsible for MHSW
• Outlines cost recovery methodology (calculation for steward fees)
• Ontario Regulation 33/08 (Stewardship Ontario)
• Includes requirements for SO’s Board of Directors
• Outlines sections of the Corporations Act that apply to SO
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8. MHSW Program Governance
• Program Plan
• Approved by WDO and then by the Minister
• “Material” components of the Program Plan require Minister’s approval
• e.g., targets, definition of steward, definition of the material
• Single-use battery 2015 targets in Program Plan
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Target type 2015 Targets
Collection 40%
Recycling efficiency 80% alkaline, zinc air, zinc
carbon
37% lithium, silver oxide
76% weighted average
Recycled 30%
10. Orange Drop for Single-use Batteries
• Municipal collection
• Depots (permanent or seasonal)
• Events (one-day & seasonal)
• Curbside collection (agreement with a
transporter or become a transporter)
• Return-to-retail (agreement between
transporter and SO)
• Battery Incentive Program
• Focus is on public-facing sites
• Not meant to interfere with R2R contacts
• Approved transporters and processors are
paid an incentive to source eligible batteries
• TI – varies by zone ($1.36-$3.44/kg)
• PI – $1.24/kg (including 30 cents for sorting)
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For more information:
http://stewardshipontario.ca/service-providers-
municipalities-orange-drop/battery-incentive-
program/
Curbside collection:
http://stewardshipontario.ca/wp-
content/uploads/2013/04/Curbside-Battery-
Collection-Program-Guidebook.pdf
11. 2014 Performance Single-Use Batteries
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Target Type Target Results
Collection 2,588 tonnes
35%
1,754 tonnes
24%
Recycled 1,976 tonnes
27%
1,508 tonnes
20%
RE 80%
37%
76% weighted
average
1 approved
processor for all
types
3 approved
processors for
lithium only
12. Orange Drop – Single-use Batteries
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Other 2014 stats:
Collection Sites 4,354
Municipal Depots 89
Municipal Events 331
Program costs $6,326,783
Cost per tonne for
batteries collected
$2,444
13. Stewardship Ontario Contact Information
If you have questions about the operations of the Orange Drop
program, please contact:
Alastair Harris-Cartwright
Communications and Stakeholder Relations
416-323-0101, ext. 184
aharris-cartwright@stewardshipontario.ca
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