WASTE ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT

Interpretation 1. In this Regulation, “waste electrical and electronic equipment” means a device that is waste, that required an electric current to operate and that is, (a) a household appliance, whether used inside or outside a home, including any device listed in Schedule 1, (b) information technology equipment, including any device listed in Schedule 2,­ (c) telecommunications equipment, including any device listed in Schedule 3, (d) audio-visual equipment, including any device listed in Schedule 4, (e) a toy, leisure equipment or sports equipment, including any device listed in Schedule 5, (f) an electrical or electronic tool, including any device listed in Schedule 6, but not including a large-scale stationary industrial tool, or (g) a navigational, measuring, monitoring, medical or control instrument, including any device listed in Schedule 7, but not including any implanted or infected medical instrument. Designation 2. Waste electrical and electronic equipment is prescribed as a designated waste for the purposes of the Act. Board composition 3. (1) The board of Ontario Electronic Stewardship shall be composed of the following members: 1. Four members appointed by the Electronics Product Stewardship Canada. 2. Three members appointed by the Retail Council of Canada. 3. One member appointed jointly by the Electronics Product Stewardship Canada and the Retail Council of Canada. 4. Any members appointed under subsection (2). (2) A majority of the members appointed under paragraphs 1 to 3 of subsection (1) may appoint up to two further members of the board. (3) A maximum of two members of the board of directors may be persons who are not Canadian citizens or permanent residents within the meaning of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (Canada) and who are not ordinarily resident in Canada. (4) The following rules apply for the purpose of determining quorum under section 19 of the Act: 1. If no members are appointed under subsection (2), quorum is determined on the basis that the fully constituted board consists of 8 members. 2. If one member is appointed under subsection (2), quorum is determined on the basis that the fully constituted board consists of 9 members. 3. If two members are appointed under subsection (2), quorum is determined on the basis that the fully constituted board consists of 10 members. (5) A member of the board appointed under subsection (1) or (2) shall hold office for a term of no more than two years beginning on the date the appointment is made. (6) Members of the board are eligible for reappointment, subject to section 4. (7) If the Electronics Product Stewardship Canada and the Retail Council of Canada do not jointly appoint a board member described in paragraph 3 of subsection (1) within 30 days after the position becomes vacant, the chair of Ontario Electronic Stewardship may, after providing 30 days notice to the two organizations, appoint an individual to fill the vacancy until the earlier of, (a) the day a member is jointly appointed by the organizations; and (b) the day that is two years after the date the chair makes the appointment. (8) The term of a member of the board of directors appointed by the chief executive officer of Ontario Electronic Stewardship under subsection 5 (2) of Ontario Regulation 393/04 (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) made under the Waste Diversion Act, 2002 expires on the earlier of, (a) the day a member is jointly appointed by the Electronics Product Stewardship Canada and the Retail Council of Canada to replace the member appointed by the chief executive officer; and (b) the day that is two years after the date the chief executive officer made the appointment. (9) Ontario Electronic Stewardship shall maintain on its website a list of members of its board of directors along with an indication of who appointed each member and when each member’s term expires. Qualifications 4. (1) An individual may be appointed as a member of the board of directors only if the individual, (a) is a director, officer or employee of, (i) a corporation that supplies a product from which waste electrical and electronic equipment is derived, or (ii) an organization or industry association representing a corporation mentioned in subclause (i); and (b) is at least 18 years of age. (2) Despite subsection (1), an individual shall not be appointed as a member of the board of directors if the individual, (a) has the status of bankrupt; or (b) has been found, under the Substitute Decisions Act, 1992 or the Mental Health Act, to be incapable of managing property. Application of Not-for-Profit Corporations Act, 2010 5. Sections 46 and 85 of the Not-for-Profit Corporations Act, 2010 apply, with necessary modifications, to Ontario Electronic Stewardship. O. Reg. 389/16, s. 6. 6. Omitted (provides for amendments to this Regulation). 7. Omitted (provides for coming into force of provisions of this Regulation). schedule 1 household appliances 1. Air purifier 2. Air conditioner 3. Answering machine 4. Barbeque starter 5. Blender 6. Bottle or can dispenser 7. Can opener 8. Carpet sweeper 9. Clock 10. Clothes dryer 11. Clothes washer 12. Coffee grinder 13. Coffee maker 14. Curling iron 15. Dehumidifier 16. Dishwashing machine 17. Electric hot plate 18. Fan 19. Food processor 20. Freezer 21. Fryer 22. Glue gun 23. Hair dryer 24. Heat gun 25. Heater 26. Hot drink dispenser 27. Humidifier 28. Iron 29. Kettle 30. Knitting machine 31. Microwave oven 32. Mixer 33. Radiator 34. Razor 35. Refrigerator 36. Scissors 37. Sewing machine 38. Slicing machine 39. Solid product dispenser 40. Stove 41. Toaster 42. Toaster oven 43. Toothbrush 44. Vacuum cleaner 45. Vacuum sealer 46. Watch 47. Water purifier 48. Weaving machine 49. Weigh scale schedule 2 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY EQUIPMENT 1. Analog computer 2. Automatic teller machine (ATM) 3. Bar code scanner 4. Calculator 5. CD-ROM drive 6. Computer disk drive 7. Computer keyboard 8. Computer mouse 9. Computer terminal 10. Copier 11. Joystick 12. Mainframe computer 13. Microcomputer 14. Minicomputer 15. Monitor (CRT) 16. Monitor (LCD) 17. Monitor (Plasma) 18. Personal computer (Desktop) 19. Personal computer (Handheld) 20. Personal computer (Laptop) 21. Personal computer (Notebook) 22. Personal computer (Notepad) 23. Personal digital assistant (PDA) 24. Point-of-sale (POS) terminal 25. Printer 26. Computer router 27. Computer flatbed scanner 28. Typewriter schedule 3 TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT 1. Antenna, transmitting or receiving 2. Broadcast equipment (including studio), for radio or television 3. Cable television transmitting or receiving equipment 4. Citizens’ band (CB) radio 5. Closed circuit television equipment 6. Fax machine 7. Global positioning system (GPS) 8. Infrared wireless device 9. Intercom system 10. Local area network (LAN) communication equipment 11. Modem 12. Pager 13. PBX (private branch exchange) 14. Satellite television transmitting or receiving equipment 15. Switching equipment 16. Telephone (Cellular) 17. Telephone (Cordless) 18. Telephone (Wire line) 19. Telephone answering machine 20. Telephone carrier line equipment 21. Telephone carrier switching equipment 22. Telex machine 23. Traffic signal 24. Wide area network communications equipment schedule 4 AUDIO-VISUAL EQUIPMENT 1. Amplifier 2. Audio player (tape, disk, digital) 3. Audio recorder (tape, disk, digital) 4. Camera (film, tape, disk, digital) 5. Equalizer 6. Headphone 7. Microphone 8. Mixing board 9. Musical instrument 10. Preamplifier 11. Public address system 12. Radio 13. Receiver 14. Speaker 15. Television (CRT) 16. Television (LCD) 17. Television (Plasma) 18. Television (Rear projection) 19. Tuner 20. Turntable 21. Video player or projector (tape, disk, digital) 22. Video recorder (tape, disk, digital) schedule 5 TOYS, LEISURE EQUIPMENT AND SPORTS EQUIPMENT 1. Action figure and accessories 2. Arts, crafts or hobby device 3. Building set 4. Doll 5. Game or puzzle 6. Infant or preschool toy 7. Learning or exploration toy 8. Outdoor or sports toy 9. Plush toy 10. Vehicle 11. Video game and accessories schedule 6 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TOOLS 1. Bender 2. Blower 3. Cutter 4. Disperser 5. Drill 6. Fastener 7. Folder 8. Grinder 9. Hammer 10. Joiner 11. Lathe 12. Lawn mower 13. Mill 14. Nail gun 15. Nibbler 16. Planer 17. Polisher 18. Punch 19. Riveter 20. Router 21. Sander 22. Saw 23. Screwdriver 24. Shear 25. Soldering gun 26. Sprayer 27. Spreader 28. Staple gun 29. Trimmer 30. Vacuum 31. Welder 32. Wrench schedule 7 NAVIGATIONAL, MEASURING, MONITORING, MEDICAL OR CONTROL INSTRUMENTS 1. Alarm system 2. Analyzer 3. Automatic environmental controller or regulator 4. Cardiology equipment 5. Dialysis equipment 6. Drafting instrument 7. Fertilization tester 8. Fire detection and alarm system 9. Freezer 10. Hearing aid 11. Heating regulator 12. Humidistat 13. Instrument for industrial process control 14. Irradiation equipment 15. Laboratory analytical instrument 16. Laboratory equipment for in-vitro diagnosis 17. Medical equipment, ultrasonic 18. Medical radiation therapy equipment 19. Meteorological instrument 20. Meter 21. Nuclear medicine equipment 22. Oscilloscope 23. Process controller 24. Pulmonary ventilator 25. Radiation detection or monitoring instrument 26. Radiotherapy equipment 27. Refractometer 28. Scanner (CT/CAT) 29. Scanner (MRI) 30. Scanner (PET) 31. Smoke detector 32. Soil testing or analysis instrument 33. Surgical support system 34. Surveying instrument 35. Temperature instrument 36. Thermostat