Issue 4: February 18, 2009

Meeting Notice: 2nd Consultation on Developing a Revised & Consolidated Waste Diversion Program Plan for Municipal Hazardous or Special Waste in Ontario

Stewardship Ontario will host the second of three workshop/webcasts on the development of a revised and consolidated Municipal Hazardous or Special Waste (MHSW) Program Plan. All stakeholders who have an interest in the continuing development of this waste diversion program plan are invited to attend.

Who Should Attend this Consultation?
The MHSW program plan targets all Municipal Hazardous and Special Waste materials identified in Ontario Regulation 542/06 and in the Minister of the Environment’s Program Request Letter. All brand owners and first importers of these products that result in MHSW in Ontario are designated as stewards. They are, or will be required to report and potentially remit fees on the type and quantity of materials designated under the program (if approved) and are encouraged to attend.

To view the full list of materials covered by MHSW program: http://www.stewardshipontario.ca/mhsw/pdf/consultation/2009/meeting_jan14/material_groupings.pdf

In addition to stewards, this meeting will also be of importance to municipalities, service providers and members of the public who are interested in MHSW management issues.

Topics to be Covered
This meeting will address several key topics, among them:

• MHSW descriptions, material definitions and groupings
• Baseline MHSW program data
• materials supplied; available for collection; current diversion
• Collection and diversion options under consideration
• Program management options
• Fee-setting methodology
• Program governance
• Options for further stakeholder participation and next steps

A background consultation document for this session will be posted on the Stewardship Ontario website on Wednesday, February 25. Stewardship Ontario will notify you when it is available.

Please Register Online to Attend
Please register to attend this consultation whether participating in person or on-line by webcast. If you choose to participate by webcast, Stewardship Ontario will email all the information you will need to log into the webcast by no later than Tuesday, March 3.

Background
The program for Phase 1 MHSW was launched on July 1, 2008. The Minister’s letter to Waste Diversion Ontario dated July 22, 2008, requested amendments to the Phase 1 program and development of a Phase 2 and Phase 3 program. This revised and consolidated program plan is due to the Minister on July 31st, 2009. Stewardship Ontario hosted a first workshop/webcast in this series on Tuesday, October 28. To complete this consultation in fulfillment of requirements laid out by Waste Diversion Ontario, Stewardship Ontario will host a third and final workshop in mid-May.

For more information about this program: www.stewardshipontario.ca/mhsw.

For additional information about this event contact: Isabelle Faucher ifaucher@stewardshipontario.ca;
416-646-3064.