Issue 133: January 29, 2010

Steward/stakeholder Consultation on Revisions to Blue Box Program Plan: Webcast Planned for Wednesday afternoon, Feb. 17

Stewards and stakeholders interested in participating in a consultation webcast on revisions to the Blue Box Program Plan (BBPP) are asked to reserve Wednesday afternoon, Feb. 17 from 1:30 p.m. to approximately 3:00 p.m. EST.

The revisions to the BBPP comply with requests from the Minister of the Environment in his
August 2009 letter to Waste Diversion Ontario. The draft Revised BBPP will include the following topics:

• Achieving an increased Blue Box recycling diversion rate of 70%
• Revising the methodology for calculating diversion by including additional quantities of residential waste collected through non-municipal systems, e.g. private sector pick-up at multi-residential buildings and charity drives
• Including packaging-like materials, sold as products, that are compatible with current collection and management systems, e.g., aluminum pie plates

This consultation is not intended to review 2010 fees nor pre-empt the usual fee setting process and consultation that takes place in early Fall.

Stewardship Ontario will post the draft preliminary plan for stakeholder review prior to the consultation date. In the coming weeks, we will provide additional information about the consultation process and the date the draft plan will be posted.

Stewards and stakeholders are asked to register to attend the webcast. Information concerning how to log on to it will be distributed by email on Feb. 16 to those who have registered.

Questions can be directed to: Customer Service at 1-888-288-3360; Email: customerservice@stewardshipontario.ca