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OWMA Statement: Transition of Ontario's Blue Box Program to producer responsibility model

OWMA Statement: Transition of Ontario's Blue Box Program to producer responsibility model

The Ontario Waste Management Association commends the Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks on his August 15th, 2019 announcement regarding the management and transfer of Ontario’s Blue Box Program to a producer responsibility model.

This change will incentivize producers to effectively and accountably promote waste diversion, better manage the handling of products and packaging at the end-of-life stage, and reduce the burden on municipal taxpayers, which currently exceeds $120 million a year.

Read the full statement here!

Questions? Please contact us at info@owma.org


 August 16, 2019