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Ontario Tire Stewardship Fee
What is OTS?
OTS or Ontario Tire
Stewardship is the agency set up by Waste Diversion Ontario, and
supported by the Provincial Government to determine the best way
to cure the scrap tire problem in Ontario.
The program that has
been recommended and accepted is to add a fee to the sale of a
tire in the province of Ontario.
What is the Fee?
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Passenger ort
Light truck |
$5.84 |
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Medium truck
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$14.65 |
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Industrial
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$12.52 |
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Agriculture |
$15.30
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Off the Road (OTR)
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$22.26 -
$250.41 |
All fees are taxable.
There are 4 roles of reporting in the
program.
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Stewards
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The manufacturer
or 1st importer into the province.
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Collector
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Anyone who
collects used tires as part of the business. Will
include tire retailers, Garages, municipalities, etc... |
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Hauler
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Someone who
hauls tire scrap from a registered collector to a
registered processor |
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Processor |
Someone who can
process the tire scrap into re-usable rubber crumb or
similar. |
Some businesses could be
more than one role. i.e. A tire
retailer could import tires and be a Steward and a Collector.
A processor with trucks on the
road could be a hauler and a processor.
How is the fee
charged or collected?
The fee is levied to the
manufacturer (if made in Ontario) or to the 1st level
importer if not made in Ontario.
These parties are
referred to as the Tire Stewards. Tire Stewards must report
sales monthly to the OTS and remit fee’s monthly.
These fees are being
passed on the sale of the tire to the Tire Dealer.
Is the retailer
passing on the cost?
The retailer is being
charged the OTS fee, and depending on how they want to sell
their product in the marketplace, it may either have the OTS fee
included in the cost and sell price of the tire, or shown
separately.
What does the
Retailer (collector) get for this?
The retailer is provided
a handling fee for the handling and storage of the scrap until a
hauler attends to remove the scrap. Provided the collector is
registered with the OTS, they will receive $0.88 for each tire
handled, and free hauling of the scrap tires from their
location.
Fees paid are as follows
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Passenger ort
Light truck |
$0.88 |
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Medium truck
|
$3.05 |
| Industrial,
Agriculture, and OTR are dependent on weight and size.
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Does the retailer
still charge a tire disposal fee?
Any citizen is permitted to drop off 4 tires without any
purchase at any collector free of charge. If the tires are more
than 4 at a time, or from a business, then charges may apply.
Charges would be determined by the collector. Tires charged for
are supposed to be reported separately to the OTS and are not
subject to any handling allowances.
So, how does this impact Protractor
User?
The Protractor user will have to determine
how they want to pass on the fee for OTS. Find out how in our
Protractor Tips. |
