From: AMO President

Sent: Monday, October 26, 2020 4:31 PM

Subject: Proposed Transition schedule for your Blue Box program to the new Full Producer

Responsibility regulation

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Dear Mayor/Head of Council,

Re: Proposed Transition schedule for your Blue Box program to the new Full Producer Responsibility regulation

I wanted to follow up with you regarding the proposed transition schedule for your Blue Box program to the new full producer responsibility regulation.

Minister Yurek announced the posting of the draft Blue Box resolution under the RRCEA. It will be on the EBR for 45 days , and comments are due December 3, 2020. The draft regulation contains a proposed transition schedule for municipal blue box programs.

The announcement made the following clear:

• Communities that have a program today, regardless of size, will receive mandatory servicing by producers in the future,

• The program will be required to expand to all communities (with the exception of the far north) along with schools, long term care and retirement homes, parks and public spaces by 2026,

• Input from municipal governments about when they desired to transition was accommodated as much as possible, but not in all cases.

We are pleased the Minister responded to many of the concerns brought forward by municipal governments. He and this government should be commended for moving this important initiative forward. It will be helpful to continue to encourage that this regulation be approved in a manner that aligns with what municipal governments have advocated for many years – better environmental and economic outcomes.

Thanks to all of you for your work on this file and to the many of you who provided a resolution regarding your preferred date for transition. We have included an analysis of the preferred dates municipal Councils identified versus what is proposed in the draft regulation (Attached).

AMO worked diligently to ensure the Ministry had both a copy of all municipal resolutions passed related to the Blue Box transition, as well as, providing them with a full summary of resolutions.