Regulation - Other
Notice of Termination of the Municipal Hazardous or Special Waste Program
Regulation Number(s):
O. Reg. 387/16
Instrument Type:
Regulation - Other
Bill or Act:
Waste Diversion Transition Act, 2016
Summary of Decision:
On September 11, 2023, the Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks issued a Notice of Termination for the MHSW program, which ceased operations on September 30, 2021.
Analysis of Regulatory Impact:
There are no regulatory impacts or cost implications of this undertaking as the Municipal Hazardous or Special Waste (MHSW) program already ended operations on September 30, 2021. The materials that were managed in the MHSW program are being collected and managed by the Batteries Regulation and the Hazardous and Special Products (HSP) Regulation under the Resource Recovery and Circular Economy Act, 2016. The Batteries Regulation came into full effect on July 1, 2020 and the HSP Regulation on October 1, 2021.
Further Information:
Link to Environmental Registry
Proposal Number:
23-MECP024
Posting Date:
Summary of Proposal:
In 2021, the government put the Hazardous and Special Products Regulation in place, making producers of hazardous wastes such as paints and solvents environmentally accountable and financially responsible for the end of life of their products sold in Ontario.
The new regulation replaced the MHSW Program, which ceased operations on September 30, 2021. The government is now taking the final administrative steps to wind up that program.
On September 11, 2023, the Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks issued a Notice of Termination for the MHSW program, which ceased operations on September 30, 2021. The program undertook administrative wind up activities between October 2021 and June 2022.
On June 8, 2023, Stewardship Ontario, the industry funding organization that operated the MHSW program, submitted its final report to the minister and the RPRA. This report demonstrates that all steps in the wind up plan that was approved by RPRA have been implemented.
The new regulation replaced the MHSW Program, which ceased operations on September 30, 2021. The government is now taking the final administrative steps to wind up that program.
On September 11, 2023, the Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks issued a Notice of Termination for the MHSW program, which ceased operations on September 30, 2021. The program undertook administrative wind up activities between October 2021 and June 2022.
On June 8, 2023, Stewardship Ontario, the industry funding organization that operated the MHSW program, submitted its final report to the minister and the RPRA. This report demonstrates that all steps in the wind up plan that was approved by RPRA have been implemented.
Contact Address:
40 St Clair Avenue West, Floor 8, Toronto ON M4V1M2
Effective Date:
September 11, 2023
Decision:
Approved