On April 10, 2018, Ontario’s Ministry of Environment and Climate Change implemented Regulation 225/18, which governs the system in which used tires will be managed.

Under the new regulation, the minimum weight of tires to be collected by a Producer each year will be based on 85% of the tires they supplied, using the formula: (Y3 + Y4 + Y5) / 3 × 0.85.  “Y3” is the weight of tires supplied, or provided on vehicles supplied, in Ontario by the Producer in the calendar year 3 years prior to the collection year; “Y4” is the weight in the calendar year 4 years prior; and “Y5” is the weight in the calendar year 5 years prior.

The Regulation further requires Producers to establish and operate collection sites numbering at least 75% of the number of retail locations they have in a municipality, with rules varying for smaller and remote municipalities.

So, how do Ontario’s new collection requirements compare to other Canadian jurisdictions?

Currently, only two other provinces regulate the minimum volume of tires to be collected annually:  British Columbia and New Brunswick.  In general, the remaining jurisdictions either propose collection targets in their Stewardship Plans (for government approval) and report the results annually; or they set no specific targets but report the collection results in their annual reports.

Following is a table of findings from a 2016 benchmarking study by the Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment (CCME).  It summarizes the approach to collection targets in each jurisdiction.  The findings were updated by CATRA to reflect recent changes in Ontario and Saskatchewan.

 Want more information?

Ontario’s new regulation is available at: https://www.ontario.ca/laws/regulation/r18225#BK6

A previous CATRA news article on the 2016 CCME benchmarking study is available at: https://www.catraonline.ca/news/9/ccme-incoherences-dans-la-reglementation-des-pneus-au-canada