The Corporation of the…

The Corporation of the Township of Bonnechere Valley
49 Bonnechere Street East
P.O. Box 100
Eganville, Ontario K0J 1T0

RE: Blue Box Producer Responsibility ERO # 019-2579 Comments

Overall, the draft regulation has achieved what many previous governments have failed to and if finalized consistent with these core regulatory components, will establish Ontario as a leader in moving us towards a circular economy.

The Township of Bonnechere Valley strongly supports the following elements of the draft regulation:

• Establishment of a province-wide common collection system.
• An enhanced and standardized list of materials
• Removing the burden from municipal budgets at a time when it is needed more than ever.

We have concerns with the following:

• Compostable materials should not be exempt. This is still Household Waste purchased from producers that needs to be collected and processed.

• Servicing requirements should be consistent with the same number of depots, hours and days of collection as current service standards deliver.

• Annual performance audits should be maintained. The move to 3 year audits will not ensure responsibility and accountability from producers.

• Resource recovery fees. Consumer protection requirements should be maintained for accountability and transparency.

• Producers should work with municipalities to maintain the use of their assets so as not to abandon investments made by municipalities in recent years flooding the market with surplus equipment.

• Public Spaces should be included in the producer’s collection responsibilities including Municipal buildings, facilities, schools, long-term care homes and other public use spaces and facilities.

Annette Gilchrist, CAO