Are fees for paint/antifreeze/oil containers collected through both the BB and the MHSW programs?
With the exception of oil containers, fees on containers designated in Phase 1 (e.g., the containers in which paints and coatings, antifreeze and solvents are contained) continue to be paid through the Blue Box Program, if they are included in the Blue Box Program (which applies to residential sales in Ontario of most common packaging materials). Fees on the actual product, i.e., the paints and coatings, solvents, antifreeze are paid through the MHSW Program (which applies to residential sales and sales to IC&I small quantity generators). Fees on oil containers that have the capacity to hold 30 litres or less of lubricating oil are paid through the MHSW Program from July 1, 2008. MHSM stewards that reported oil containers within the Blue Box Program may be eligible for an adjustment to their Blue Box reports for the last 6 months of 2008, should contact Paul Gill at 647-777-3365 or pgill@stewardshipontario.ca for more information. Blue Box fees for 2009 will exclude oil containers.
