Annual report, processors
 53. (1) A processor shall submit an annual report to the Authority, through the Registry, that contains the following information: 1. Weights of the following, with weights in respect of blue box material collected under Part IV, Part V and supplemental collection systems reported separately: i. Blue box material supplied to consumers in Ontario received by the processor for processing. ii. Blue box material supplied to consumers in Ontario processed by the processor. iii. Recovered resources recovered from blue box material referred to in subparagraph ii. iv. Recovered resources referred to in subparagraph iii that were recovered from blue box material in each material category. 2. The following amounts related to recovered resources reported by the processor in its own name under clause 43 (a), for a producer under subclause 43 (b) (i) and for a producer responsibility organization under subclause 43 (b) (ii), with amounts related to recovered resources reported under each provision and for each producer or producer responsibility organization reported separately: i. The weight of recovered resources a producer could account for, and report on, for its management requirement in each material category. ii. The weight of recovered resources reported under subparagraph i that was, A. marketed for re-use for their original purpose or function in accordance with subparagraph 1 i of subsection 41 (2), and B. marketed for use in new products or packaging in accordance with subparagraph 1 ii of subsection 41 (2). iii. The weight of materials that would be recovered resources that could be reported under subparagraph i except that they were, A. used in a product that is land cover, unless the land cover is, 1. aggregate and the recovered resources in the aggregate do not account for more than 15 per cent of the producer’s management requirement for any material category, or 2. a
product that supports soil health or crop growth that is created through the combination of the recovered resources with organic matter, and the recovered resources used for the product are recovered from paper, B. used in a product that is fuel or a fuel supplement, C. supplied to an incinerator for use in incineration, or D. landfilled or land disposed by a processor. iv. The weight of each amount reported under subparagraphs i, ii and iii that was recovered from blue box material collected under Part IV and Part V. v. The weight of each amount reported under subparagraphs i and ii that was recovered from blue box material collected pursuant to a supplemental collection system. O. Reg. 391/21, s. 53 (1). (2) The annual report required by subsection (1) shall be submitted on or before May 31 of each year, beginning in 2024. O. Reg. 391/21, s. 53 (2); O. Reg. 174/23, s. 10. (3) The information required to be submitted in subsection (1) is in respect of the calendar year prior to the year the report is required to be submitted. O. Reg. 391/21, s. 53 (3). (4) For greater certainty, a processor is not required to submit an annual report under subsection (1) in the first calendar year in which it is a processor. O. Reg. 391/21, s. 53 (4). (5) Despite subsection (1), a processor is not required to provide any information in respect of the certified compostable products and packaging material category. O. Reg. 391/21, s. 53 (5).