Environmental Stewardship in Manitoba and Saskatchewan:

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• Environmental Stewardship in Manitoba and
  Saskatchewan
• A Work . . .
• Still in Progress
• Ken E. Friesen, President
• earthbound environmental
• CSR - Western Canada

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Current Status - SK

• Stewardship Programs in place for
• Oil - SARRC
• Tires - SSTC
• Electronics - SWEEP
• Beverage containers - SARCAN
• The report of the Multi-Material Recycling
  Program Advisory Committee was accepted by the SK
  Govt
• Municipal associations on record supporting 5050
  cost share
• Wherever the Committee could not reach a
  unanimous decision the Govt has reserved the
  right to make its own decision
• The newspaper industry chose not to participate
  in the Advisory Committee

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Current Status - SK

• The Government continues to signal an intent to
  proceed with a PPP Regulation possibly late
  2009
• Government issued in Aug. 2008 a tender for a
  Datacall and the Creation of Scenarios for
  Newspaper Recycling in SK
• Study will provide by March 2009 the baseline
  info and design options for a PPP stewardship
  program

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Current Status - MB

• MARRC Used Oil and Filter program 1998
• Tire Stewardship Regulation implemented - 2007
• PPP Manitoba Product Stewardship Corp has
  managed to remain solvent longer than anticipated
  
• In the absence of a WEEE Regulation the Province
  has operated an Electronics Round-up for the
  second year
• Periodic HHW depot events (monthly Winnipeg
  annual other urban centres)

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Policy Framework

• Green Manitoba created in 2006 to integrate of
  waste minimization, energy efficiency, and water
  conservation
• Stated Intent
• build on the success of Manitobas current
  programs
• stewards to manage program fees
• reduce governments direct involvement in program
  design and management
• reinforce the link between product design and the
  environment.
• Regulatory authority continues to reside with MB
  Conservation
• Mixed success re product stewardship

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Industry Response

• Industry has been working with Government for 3
  years on PPP, HSW, Electronics Regulation process
  . .
• Negotiations and discussions re empty plastic
  bag recovery programs, deposit return systems,
  target setting, visible fees
• Stewards have demonstrated significant patience
  and good will
• Industry imperatives
• Clear timeframes
• Shared Responsibility
• Industry only governance model
• Welcomes and seeks stakeholder input
• Designated IFO responsible for managing
  stewardship fees at steward and retail levels

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MB Govt Progress to Date

• Tire Regulation approved and implemented
• Regulations and Guidelines for PPP, HHW, and
  Electronics have been drafted, public
  consultations completed 18 months ago, but
  Regulations not enacted
• Signed PPP MOU provides 6 months for Program Plan
  Development and 6 months for Implementation
• Minister has recently appointed a joint
  Govt/Municipal Advisory Committee to provide him
  with advice on stewardship programs

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Key Issues for PPP

• MB Govt continues to be firm on an 8020 shared
  financial responsibility model for PPP
• Steward management of fees as per CCME
  Performance Measurement and Reporting report
• oil and tire program have visible fees
• Timeline issues
• Government has not met any timelines difficult
  for industry to plan
• Transition of existing programs to new IFO-based
  regulatory structure

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Key Issues for PPP

• Decision-making process
• Green MB has coordinating role but MB CON has
  regulatory authority
• Program Plan considerations
• Evidence based decisions
• Targets rational, realistic, progressive
• Plan effective consultations

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Baseline data

• Waste audit programme has commenced to update
  MPSC commissioned studies from 2000 key by
  material generation data
• MPSC has a historical database of recycling
  programs performance, cost, and recovery.
• Baseline Data on HSW and Electronic Waste still
  requires further work

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Municipal involvement

• Municipal involvement anticipated in PPP, HHW,
  and Electronics
• anticipate a municipal/industry advisory body as
  part of Program Plan
• Program Plans (that require Ministerial approval)
  will determine level and type of municipal
  involvement in program delivery
• Minister of Conservation has created a joint MB
  Govt/ Municipal Advisory Committee

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Timetable

• ???
• Within 4 8 weeks or . . . 2010?

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The Future of Stewardship in MB

• Stewardship programs will include PPP, HHW, WEEE
  a question of timing.
• Coordinated service delivery it is not
  effective or efficient to recreate administrative
  and implementation infrastructure in each sector
  and each province