Issue
134: February 11, 2010
In this Issue:
- Filing Your March Steward's Report
- Easy Reference Table: Preparing to File Your March Report
- The New Online Steward Reporting System
IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR PHASE 1 STEWARDS
Filing Your March Steward’s Report
As a Phase 1 steward, you will be getting ready to file your ‘Annual 2009 MHSM Steward’s Report’ due by the end of March. Stewardship Ontario developed this Need-to-Know to provide easy-to-follow steps to assist you in your preparations and to show you how we’ve minimized many reporting requirements.
You will know that the nine materials designated under Phase 1 of the MHSW program are included in the broader consolidated program consisting of 22 materials. If you submitted all four quarters of your 2009 report, in many cases, we’ve been able to transfer your data into the March report which will simplify the filing process for you.
In other cases, where material definitions have been expanded under the consolidated program, we have to ask a few additional questions when you file. We’ll use your answers to estimate your sales for 2009 under the expanded definitions.
If you are responsible for any of these materials, data will be transferred into your March report:
- Aerosols containing Solvents (other solvents are a sub-category of Flammables)
- Aerosols containing Paints and Coatings
- Antifreeze (Packaged)
- Oil Containers
- Oil Filters
- Paints & Coatings (those not contained in aerosols)
- Pressurized Containers
The table below, Preparing to File Your March Report, describes what information you need to gather and what to do when you file.
If you are a steward for any of these materials, unfortunately the data can not be transferred.
- Batteries (single use dry cell)
- Fertilizers
- Pesticides
For these materials, stewards will need to manually input the 2009 sales data. For stewards who report on batteries, please refer to the battery worksheet, which can be used to convert all battery sizes to weight in kilograms.
New Consolidated Materials
Data for any of the broader list of consolidated materials, e.g., mercury devices, portable fire extinguishers, fluorescent bulbs and tubes, etc. will be entered manually into the system.
Preparing to File your March Report
Material Category |
What should I do before
I log in to file in March? |
What will I need to
do when I file? |
Aerosols: Solvents in Aerosols
e.g., lubricating solvents, DIY products, etc. |
Of the total amount of solvents you sold in 2009:
• estimate what percentage was contained in aerosols |
• Enter that percentage in the appropriate location on the online system.
Click here for more detailed information |
Aerosols: Paints in Aerosols
e.g., spray paints and lacquers, etc. |
Of all the Phase 1 paints (only architectural) you sold in aerosols in 2009:
• estimate what percentage it represents of your total sales of paint in aerosols (i.e., architectural, consumer marine and consumer automotive paint and coatings) |
• Enter that percentage into the appropriate location on the online system.
Click here for more detailed information |
Antifreeze
e.g., ethylene and propylene glycol used as vehicle engine coolant, etc.
Includes:
• Packaged Antifreeze &
• Bulk Antifreeze |
• Have at hand your 2009 sales data for packaged antifreeze and for bulk antifreeze. |
• Verify data for packaged antifreeze sold in 2009.
Manually enter your 2009 sales data for bulk antifreeze.
Click here for more detailed information |
Oil Containers
e.g., hydraulic and transmission fluids, gear oil, etc. |
• Have at hand your 2009 sales data of oil containers. |
• Verify your data for oil containers sold in 2009.
Click here for more detailed information |
Oil Filters
e.g., household furnace fuel filters, coolant filters, etc.
Includes:
• Filters measuring less than or equal to 8"; and
• Filters measuring more than 8". |
• Have at hand your 2009 sales of oil filters. |
• Verify your data for oil filters sold in 2009.
Click here for more detailed information |
Paint and Coatings
e.g., oil paints, latex paints, primers, etc.
Includes containers with volume:
• less than or equal to 250 ml
• greater than 250 ml but less than or equal to 1 L
• greater than 1L but less than or equal to 5
• greater than 5 L |
Of the total amount of the Phase 1 paints (only architectural) you sold in 2009:
• estimate what percentage it represents of your total sales of paint (i.e., architectural, consumer automotive and consumer marine paint and coatings).
|
• Enter that percentage in the appropriate location on the online system.
Click here for more detailed information |
Pressurized Containers
e.g., propane cylinders, oxygen cylinders, etc.
Includes:
• Non-Refillable; and
• inRefillable |
• Have at hand your 2009 sales data for pressurized containers. |
• Verify your data for pressurized containers sold in 2009.
Click here for more detailed information |
Note to table: Stewardship Ontario appreciates you may not have tracked this information in 2009. Please provide your best estimate for the Ontario market based on the information that is reasonably accessible to you. Ideally this would be drawn from Ontario sales data but if this information is not available, feel free to draw on other sources of information (such as national sales data) to generate an estimate.
The New Online Steward Reporting System
Supporting documents to introduce you to the new steward reporting system and guide you through the filing process will be provided later this month. As mentioned in a previous Need-to-Know, before March 1 we will send steward primary contacts an email that will contain your user ID and a temporary password. Once you enter the new reporting system, it will ask you to update your password to one of your choice.
If you have any questions please contact customer service at:
MHSM Steward Enquiries
Phone: 1-888-288-3360 (option 3) or 416-594-1289
Email: mhsmsteward@stewardshipontario.ca
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