OTS Plan September
1st, 2009
Starting with a Letter of Direction from the Minister of the Environment to Waste Diversion Ontario
in August 2008, the development of the “Ontario Tire Stewardship Plan” began. The plan is now
approved and is scheduled for
implementation in
This plan is the first of its kind in Canada to have a “cradle to grave” approach with the brand owners
and/or first importers as the stewards of this program. The program has been developed to address
the diversion of all motor vehicle tires including “off the road” tires, industry and farm vehicle tires that
are supplied into the
The program is to place priority on the diversion of used tires into higher end uses whenever possible,
based on the principal of the 3R’s (reduce, reuse and recycling).
The plan addresses the collection, handling, storage (temporary or otherwise), transportation, reuse,
processing, recycling and disposal of used tires. The consumer will not be charged a disposal fee following
the removal of the tire from a vehicle.
The plan in its entirety can be viewed at www.ontariotirestewardship.org .
The Stewards, Haulers, Collectors, Generators and Processors all must register with OTS to be eligible to
fulfill their roles as of
A comprehensive plan that meets
Ontario’s ambitious environmental requirements for used tires.
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