On April 8, 2009, Minister Gerretsen approved the Used Tires program as submitted by Waste Diversion Ontario on February 27, 2009.

Ontario Regulation 84/03 under the Waste Diversion Act, 2002 that designated used tires for the purpose of a diversion program has been amended to name Ontario Tire Stewardship as the Industry Funding Organization for the program.

The amendment also provides the structure for the Board of Directors of Ontario Tire Stewardship.

Since the program was submitted to the Minister on February 27, 2009, Ontario Tire Stewardship has discovered an error in the calculation of the fees assessed to stewards. As a result the fees identified in the program plan have changed slightly. Please refer to the attached Errata for more information.

Public Consultation on the proposal for this decision was provided for 30 Days, from February 27, 2009 to March 29, 2009.

As a result of public consultation on the proposal, the Ministry received a total of 90 comments: 9 comments were received in writing and 81 were received online.

Additionally, a copy of all comments are available for public viewing by contacting the Contact person listed in this notice.

Public Consultation on the regulation for this decision was provided for 30 days, from February 27, 2009 to March 29, 2009. As a result of public consultation on the regulation, the Ministry received a total of 90 comments: 9 comments were received in writing and 81 were received online.

Additionally, a copy of all comments are available for public viewing by contacting the Contact person listed in this notice.
A selection of these comments are available:

Of the 90 comments received; 55 from the public, 29 from industry, 3 from municipalities and 3 from Environmental Non-Governmental Organizations (ENGOs). The majority of the comments received were supportive of the program.

In general, the public & ENGOs support the program and think it is overdue. They also do not want to see tires burned or used in landfills.

Municipalities support the principle of extended producer responsibility that makes industry responsible for the waste they produce.
Industry comments came from tire haulers, retailers, dealers and processors.

In general, haulers were concerned that the program may adversely impact their existing business. Tire Retailers & Dealers were concerned the program will affect their competitiveness with out of province retailers.

Processors were generally supportive of the program and want to see it implemented as quickly as possible. Some processors wanted the program to also pay incentives for the burning of tires as an alternative fuel.

The Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers' Association were generally opposed to being held responsible as a program steward and prefer tire retailers to be responsible instead. They prefer that the program be consistent with other provinces where the retailer is responsible. They also believe that the program will impose a greater financial and administrative burden on their industry.

Celia Jackson
Policy Advisor
Ministry of the Environment
Integrated Environmental Policy Division
Waste Management Policy Branch
135 St Clair Avenue West
Floor 7
Toronto Ontario
M4V 1P5
Phone: (416) 314-8335
Fax: (416) 325-4437