Non-Refillable Gas Cylinders Recycling Forum Product Stewardship Institute Oct 8, 2009

2 Ontario: MHSW Program Plan Presentation Overview Ontario Programs Container Management Infrastructure –Collection –Transportation – Processing

3 Collection and Diversion Targets Year 1: 14% Year 2: 16% Year 3: 26% Year 4: 36% Year 5: 46% Performance measured as stewards are reporting sales and SO is tracking end of life processing and recycling

4 Container Management Infrastructure Municipal permanent depots and events ~110 programs 300+ events 100+ permanent depots Growing participation Collection vendor standard

5 Infrastructure Commercial depots and events –Not in place at this time but coming 2010 Public and Government Parks collection system – primary user generation points –112 Ontario parks in place –Set up on scheduled collection routes –Collection sites use collection vendor standard

6 Ontario Infrastructure Management Coordinate collection and transport with other MHSW to reduce costs Ontario Parks also collecting batteries Municipal sites – one stop drop not just NR containers Annual tender for transport services Transport vendor standard

7 Processing Propane recovered Container sheered Propane used Metal recycled Annual tender for services Processing vendor stanard

8 Non Refillable Pressurized Containers Stewardship Ontario is the first program for NR Pressurized Containers Stewardship Ontario is the only province wide program for NR Pressurized Containers

9 Questions and Answers SO Program Implementation to be done using multi-disciplinary team of professionals including StewardEdge Inc. Joseph Hall Director Implementation Services