Frequently asked questions
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The Resource Productivity and Recovery Authority (RPRA) is the regulator mandated by the Government of Ontario to enforce the province’s recycling laws. These laws operate under Ontario’s extended producer responsibility (EPR) framework, which requires the businesses that supply products and packaging into the province to collect and recycle them after consumers have finished using them.
RPRA plays a key role in Ontario’s EPR framework by ensuring businesses meet their recycling responsibilities and are properly collecting and recycling their materials across the province.
RPRA currently oversees six recycling programs in Ontario: batteries, Blue Box materials, electronics, household hazardous materials, lighting and tires.
To learn more, read our “What is the circular economy?” FAQ.
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The Resource Productivity and Recovery Authority (RPRA) is the regulator mandated by the Government of Ontario to enforce the province’s circular economy laws. RPRA is also responsible for providing information about resource recovery and waste reduction in Ontario to the public—which is why Ontario Recycles was created.
Ontario Recycles and RPRA’s corporate site are intended for two distinct audiences with different types of information and presentation. Ontario Recycles is designed for people interested in general information about what and where to recycle in Ontario, while recycling program registrants are encouraged to visit www.rpra.ca for more information about their requirements.
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People looking for information about the requirements of Ontario’s circular economy laws should visit RPRA’s corporate website, www.rpra.ca. The information on rpra.ca is more detailed and specifically tailored for the businesses that have obligations under the recycling programs that RPRA oversees.
Ontario Recycles uses plain and accessible language to inform the general public about the circular economy and the province’s recycling programs, as well as provides information from RPRA’s registry, including where to recycle materials and data related to the amount of material recovered and processed each year.
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Ontario’s recycling laws outline what materials are required to be recycled by businesses in the province. Currently, there are six material groups captured under those laws: batteries, electronics, household hazardous waste, lighting, tires, and Blue Box materials.
Ontario Recycles provides information about the materials required under the province’s recycling laws, which are enforced by RPRA. If you need to recycle other materials, like clothes or kitchen appliances, please contact the waste management department at your municipality for proper disposal instructions.
Note: The Ontario Government is responsible for writing the province’s recycling laws and selecting the materials required to be recycled.
To learn more about the types of materials that are accepted for recycling under Ontario’s recycling laws, please see our ‘What can be recycled’ webpages.