Analysis: Blue Box Transition Schedule Comparison with Preferred Municipal Transition Dates
The Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks has proposed a producer responsibility regulation for the Blue Box Program.
The draft regulation is currently posted for a 45-day consultation period on the province’s Environmental and Regulatory Registries ( https://ero.ontario.ca/notice/019- 2579).
The Association of Municipalities of Ontario sent the preferred transition dates as chosen by Council to the Ministry, between January and October 2020.
The Ministry is consulting on the proposed transition groupings and with First Nations as it works to finalize the regulation and identify calendar dates for each transitioning program within a given year.
If the date provided by the Ministry in the draft Regulation is problematic for your community, we encourage you to provide this information to the Ministry at ministry.mecp@ontario.ca .
| Eligible Community | Ministry’s Proposed Transition Year in the Regulation | Year that Council Preferred to Transition |
|---|---|---|
| Addington Highlands, Township of | 2025 | 2023 |
| Admaston/Bromley, Township of | 2025 | N/A |
| Alfred and Plantagenet, Township of | 2023 | N/A |
| Algonquin Highlands, Township of | 2024 | 2023 |
| Armour, Township of | 2025 | 2023 |
| Armstrong, Township of | 2025 | N/A |
| Arnprior, Town of | 2023 | 2023 |
| Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh, Township of | 2025 | N/A |
| Assiginack, Township of | 2025 | N/A |
| Athens, Township of | 2025 | N/A |
| Atikokan, Township of | 2025 | N/A |
| Augusta, Township of | 2025 | 2024 |
| Aylmer, Town of | 2023 | 2023 |
| Baldwin, Township of | 2025 | N/A |
| Bancroft, Town of | 2025 | N/A |
| Barrie, City of | 2024 | 2024 |
| Bayham, Municipality of | 2023 | 2023 |
| Beckwith, Township of | 2023 | 2023 |
| Billings, Township of | 2025 | 2023 |
| Blind River, Town of | 2025 | 2024 |
| Bluewater Recycling Association | 2024 | 2024 |
| Bonfield, Township of | 2025 | N/A |