FAQ
- What information do producers need to register with Product Care?
The registration for producers will include submitting or confirming the following information to Product Care:
- Name, contact information, and address of the producer
- Name and contact information of the person responsible for registering the producer (primary contact)
- The brand name(s), if applicable, of each designated material (see key terms) that producers supplied to consumers in Alberta in the previous calendar year (see below)
- Whether the producer is a brand holder, an importer, or a retailer (see below)
- Whether the producer is a franchisor with franchisees in Alberta
- The weight (Kg or L) of designated material supplied to consumers in Alberta in the previous calendar years (2021-2023). Note 2022 and 2023 supply data needs to be verified.
- A verification report prepared by an accredited third party in the form and manner specified by the Authority (ARMA) confirming the accuracy of the information submitted under Section 2.7g of the by-laws (weight of designated materials supplied to consumers)
- An ARMA Producer Registration Number, which can be obtained after registering with ARMA as a producer.
- How will producers provide this information to Product Care?
Product Care intends to have producers register through Product Care’s reporting portal, ehfreporting.com, and submit the required data in line with how they currently submit their EHF data for other Product Care programs.
- What are the regulations?
The Government of Alberta has introduced Extended Producer Responsibility Regulation. .
The Alberta Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) Regulation for Hazardous and Special Products (HSP) and Single-use Products Packaging and Paper Products came into effect on November 30, 2022.
As in other provinces, the regulation makes Producers fully responsible for the collection and management of designated products.
- Who is obligated as a “HSP Producer”? (Brand Holder/ Importer / Retailer)
The regulations (s. 14) define a Producer, for HSP, in a hierarchy, as:
- The brand holder of the product if the brand holder is a resident of Canada.
- If there is no brand holder resident in Canada, the importer of the product is resident in Alberta.
- If there is no person described in (a) or (b), the retailer who supplied the product to the consumer.
- Is paint included in the new AB HSP program?
No. Per the Regulation, paint is not included under the HSP program and will remain as a separate program under ARMA.
- When does the program begin?
- ARMA and Product Care registration is now open. Deadline to register is March 1, 2024.
- Producers, and therefore PROs, will be required to provide verification of collection and management plans to ARMA by October 1, 2024.
- Deadline for submission of 2022 and 2023 supply data to ARMA is June 30, 2024. Note that the supply data must be verified.
- The EPR System for HSP must be operational by April 1, 2025.
- Will Product Care manage batteries under the AB HSP program?
No, Product Care Recycling does not intend to be a PRO for batteries.