Waste Diversion

A new Blue Box regulation was passed in June 2021 and amended this April

The Blue Box program is the largest and most well-known diversion program in Ontario. In August 2019, the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks announced that the Blue Box program would transition to full producer financial & operational responsibility.

Municipal governments operate an integrated waste management system for their residents, and the Hazardous & Special Products program is one part of that system.

Organic programs are not cost-shared with producers of this type of waste, and fall outside of the scope of programs that are transitioning to full producer responsibility.

The Waste Electrical & Electronic program transitioned to full producer responsibility as of January 1, 2021.

In February 2020, the Ministry approved the regulation for the end-of-life management of batteries.