Gov’t will require business to pay cost of Blue Bin program

The Ontario government will announce today that producers of products and packaging will be fully responsible for the provincial Blue Box program. It’s current;y run by the Ontario Stewardship Council with the cost split among the municipalities. But the Ford government will shift to a new model where producers of the waste – businesses – will provide blue box collection and pay for the entire cost. The transition is set to take effect at different times across the province with Toronto set to make the shift in 2023. The government is also set to announce that the list of materials accepted in the blue box will increase to include paper and plastic cups, wraps, foils, trays, bags and other single-use items such as stir sticks, straws, cutlery and plates. Ontario is the birthplace of the blue-box.