At a press conference held this past Tuesday, Ontario Minister of the Environment, John Gerretsen, announced that government is ending eco fees on the consumer products designated under phase two of Orange Drop or the Municipal Hazardous or Special Waste (MHSW) Program.The eco fees on consumer products came into effect in Ontario on July 1st. (Consumer eco fees can continue to be levied on the nine phase one materials introduced in July 2008).
To make this happen, government has told Stewardship Ontario that the steward obligation to pay Stewardship Ontario fees for phase two materials – the 13 additional classes introduced July 1, 2010 – will be suspended for 90 days.
There are no changes to the steward obligation for the last quarter of phase one (April 1, 2010 - June 30, 2010). Stewards should report their sales of phase one materials for this period as required by July 31, 2010.
Changes to reporting processes will be required to accommodate this decision for the third quarter of 2010 (July 1 to September 30). Please do not report data for this period at this time. Further instructions on Q3 reporting will be provided by Stewardship Ontario in the near future.
There are no changes to the steward obligation for the last quarter of phase one (April 1, 2010 - June 30, 2010). Stewards should report their sales of phase one materials for this period as required by July 31, 2010.
Changes to reporting processes will be required to accommodate this decision for the third quarter of 2010 (July 1 to September 30). Please do not report data for this period at this time. Further instructions on Q3 reporting will be provided by Stewardship Ontario in the near future.
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