ERO # 019-1760 - Discussion…

ERO # 019-1760 - Discussion paper on modernizing hazardous waste reporting in Ontario

The Ontario Automotive Recyclers Association (OARA) is a voluntary industry association representing 110 professional automotive recyclers across the province. Formed in 1992, OARA Members have been at the forefront of the industry, working with governments, manufacturers, repairers, vendors and allied industries to bring responsible progress to the industry. Our Members are all audited to the Canadian Auto Recyclers Environmental Code (CAREC), developed for Environment Canada for the National Vehicle Scrappage Program. They are also all registered as End-of-Life Vehicle Waste Disposal Sites on the Ministry’s Environmental Activity and Sector Registry (EASR).

OARA Members process end-of-life vehicles (ELVs) for parts reuse and materials recycling, managing the waste byproducts from the collection of these resources in an environmentally responsible manner. Items from ELVs that are managed and included in current stewardship programs are tires, oil, washer fluid, and antifreeze.

In addition to the general industry comments requesting an efficient, low-cost solution that minimizes data entry and access, our comments are restricted to the use of the data that the HWIN website is capable of generating.

Whether a business is registered with HWIN is a compliance tool we use to evaluate whether a business is in overall compliance with their regulatory requirements and we would need to have simple, free access to the HWIN registration data. How much a business is manifesting would be very important information for us to review as it is an indicator or whether they are properly depolluting vehicles. Having access to this information would be useful to ensure businesses are in compliance – useful for industry and useful for government.

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Steve Fletcher
OARA Executive Director