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"title": "Blue Box material meaning: definition and rules | Instica",
"h1": "Blue Box material meaning: how EPR rules use the term",
"description": "Blue Box material means: In Ontario, the packaging, paper products and packaging-like products made of paper, glass, metal or plastic that the Blue Box pro",
"answer": "Blue Box material means: In Ontario, the packaging, paper products and packaging-like products made of paper, glass, metal or plastic that the Blue Box program covers. The Instica dataset lists Blue Box material in 1 jurisdiction, including Ontario. Each rule below carries its source and retrieval date.",
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"statement": "Blue Box material: In Ontario, the packaging, paper products and packaging-like products made of paper, glass, metal or plastic that the Blue Box program covers. (Source: rpra.ca, retrieved September 29, 2026).",
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"quote": "if they supply Blue Box material (packaging, paper products or packaging-like products) comprised of paper, glass, metal or plastic",
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"statement": "In Ontario, packaging producer duties rest on Full producer responsibility for Blue Box material (packaging, paper products, packaging-like products) under the Blue Box Regulation (Source: rpra.ca, retrieved November 3, 2026).",
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"statement": "In Ontario, a tonnage threshold applies: below 9 tonnes (paper supplied in Ontario per year (9,000 kg)); it exempts producers below it (Source: rpra.ca, retrieved September 29, 2026).",
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"statement": "In Ontario, a tonnage threshold applies: below 2 tonnes (rigid plastic supplied in Ontario per year (2,000 kg)); it exempts producers below it (Source: rpra.ca, retrieved September 29, 2026).",
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"statement": "In Ontario, a tonnage threshold applies: below 2 tonnes (flexible plastic supplied in Ontario per year (2,000 kg)); it exempts producers below it (Source: rpra.ca, retrieved September 29, 2026).",
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"statement": "Ontario recognises this exemption: Producers with gross annual Ontario revenue under 2,000,000 dollars are exempt from all producer requirements. It applies without a separate application (Source: rpra.ca, retrieved September 29, 2026).",
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"quote": "Any producer who meets the exemption must keep any records that demonstrate its gross annual Ontario revenue is less than $2,000,000",
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"statement": "Ontario recognises this exemption: Producers above the revenue level but below the per-category supply weights are exempt from collection, management and promotion and education, but still register and report. It applies without a separate application (Source: rpra.ca, retrieved September 29, 2026).",
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"id": "ca-on-exemptions-newspaper",
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"leafPath": "CA-ON.exemptions[newspaper]",
"statement": "Ontario recognises this exemption: Producers whose newspaper supply is more than 70 percent of their total Blue Box weight are exempt from collection, management and promotion and education. It applies without a separate application (Source: rpra.ca, retrieved September 29, 2026).",
"value": "newspaper",
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"pending": false,
"source": {
"url": "https://rpra.ca/programs/blue-box/regulation/producers/",
"quote": "newspaper must account for more than 70% of their total weight of Blue Box materials supplied to consumers in Ontario in a calendar year.",
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"retrievedAt": "2026-09-29",
"status": "verified",
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"leafPath": "CA-ON.deadlines[supply_report_2026]",
"statement": "In Ontario, a reporting deadline falls on May 31, 2026, covering 2025 (Source: rpra.ca, retrieved September 29, 2026).",
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"url": "https://rpra.ca/programs/blue-box/regulation/producers/",
"quote": "Deadline: Supply data must be submitted by May 31 of each year.",
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"statement": "In Ontario, a reporting deadline falls on May 31, 2026, covering 2025 (Source: rpra.ca, retrieved September 29, 2026).",
"value": "2026-05-31",
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"pending": false,
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"url": "https://rpra.ca/programs/blue-box/regulation/producers/",
"quote": "Deadline: Performance reporting is due May 31 of each year.",
"quoteLang": "en",
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"status": "verified",
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"statement": "In Ontario, a registration deadline falls on a date the source does not fix (Source: rpra.ca, retrieved September 29, 2026).",
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"source": {
"url": "https://rpra.ca/programs/blue-box/regulation/producers/",
"quote": "Within 30 days of supplying obligated Blue Box materials in Ontario",
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"statement": "This deadline is not yet published. Reason recorded: The page says the audit starts in 2027 but gives no day. 31 May is assumed only because performance reports are due then; confirm.",
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"id": "ca-on-penalties",
"anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/glossary/blue-box-material#ca-on-penalties",
"leafPath": "CA-ON.penalties",
"statement": "The penalty rule is not yet published. Reason recorded: Amounts sit in the Administrative Penalties Regulation, which was not read. Nothing is recorded rather than guessed.",
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"pending": true,
"source": {
"url": "https://rpra.ca/programs/blue-box/regulation/",
"quote": "false or misleading reports may be subject to compliance orders and administrative penalty orders",
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"status": "pending",
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"id": "ca-on-targets",
"anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/glossary/blue-box-material#ca-on-targets",
"leafPath": "CA-ON.targets",
"statement": "Ontario sets 6 recycling targets, the first on paper management requirement at 80 by December 31, 2027 (Source: rpra.ca, retrieved September 29, 2026).",
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"leafPath": "CA-ON.revenue_scope",
"statement": "In Ontario, revenue tests use regional over the calendar year (Source: rpra.ca, retrieved September 29, 2026).",
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"markdown": "\n\nBlue Box material means: In Ontario, the packaging, paper products and packaging-like products made of paper, glass, metal or plastic that the Blue Box program covers. The Instica dataset lists Blue Box material in 1 jurisdiction, including Ontario. Each rule below carries its source and retrieval date."
},
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"id": "definition",
"heading": "What does Blue Box material mean?",
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"markdown": "\n\n## What does Blue Box material mean?\n\nThis is the definition Instica uses for Blue Box material in its EPR dataset. The wording below is checked against the source named beside it.\n\nBlue Box material: In Ontario, the packaging, paper products and packaging-like products made of paper, glass, metal or plastic that the Blue Box program covers. (Source: rpra.ca, retrieved September 29, 2026).\n\n> if they supply Blue Box material (packaging, paper products or packaging-like products) comprised of paper, glass, metal or plastic\n>\n> Source: rpra.ca (https://rpra.ca/programs/blue-box/regulation/producers/), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Language: en"
},
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"id": "applies",
"heading": "Where does Blue Box material apply?",
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"markdown": "\n\n## Where does Blue Box material apply?\n\nBlue Box material appears in the rules of 1 jurisdiction in the dataset. The table gives the duty and the regulator for each; the sections after it list every sourced rule.\n\n**Jurisdictions where Blue Box material applies**\n\n| Jurisdiction | Producer duty | Regulator | Verified |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Ontario | Yes | Resource Productivity and Recovery Authority (RPRA) | verified Sep 29, 2026 |"
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"heading": "Ontario: the rules behind the term",
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"markdown": "\n\n## Ontario: the rules behind the term\n\n13 sourced rules for Ontario. Each statement names its source and the date Instica retrieved it, and a rule without a primary source shows as not yet published.\n\nIn Ontario, packaging producer duties rest on Full producer responsibility for Blue Box material (packaging, paper products, packaging-like products) under the Blue Box Regulation (Source: rpra.ca, retrieved November 3, 2026).\n\nThe regulator named for Ontario is Resource Productivity and Recovery Authority (RPRA) (Source: rpra.ca, retrieved September 29, 2026).\n\nProducers that place packaging on the market in Ontario carry a producer responsibility duty (Source: rpra.ca, retrieved September 29, 2026).\n\nOntario organises producer duties through more than one producer responsibility organisation (Source: rpra.ca, retrieved September 29, 2026).\n\nProducers must register in Ontario; the registry is RPRA Registry (Source: rpra.ca, retrieved September 29, 2026).\n\nIn Ontario, a revenue threshold applies: below CA$2,000,000 (gross annual Ontario revenue from products and services); it exempts producers below it (Source: rpra.ca, retrieved September 29, 2026).\n\nIn Ontario, a tonnage threshold applies: below 9 tonnes (paper supplied in Ontario per year (9,000 kg)); it exempts producers below it (Source: rpra.ca, retrieved September 29, 2026).\n\nIn Ontario, a tonnage threshold applies: below 2 tonnes (rigid plastic supplied in Ontario per year (2,000 kg)); it exempts producers below it (Source: rpra.ca, retrieved September 29, 2026).\n\nIn Ontario, a tonnage threshold applies: below 2 tonnes (flexible plastic supplied in Ontario per year (2,000 kg)); it exempts producers below it (Source: rpra.ca, retrieved September 29, 2026).\n\nOntario recognises this exemption: Producers with gross annual Ontario revenue under 2,000,000 dollars are exempt from all producer requirements. It applies without a separate application (Source: rpra.ca, retrieved September 29, 2026).\n\nOntario recognises this exemption: Producers above the revenue level but below the per-category supply weights are exempt from collection, management and promotion and education, but still register and report. It applies without a separate application (Source: rpra.ca, retrieved September 29, 2026).\n\nOntario recognises this exemption: Producers whose newspaper supply is more than 70 percent of their total Blue Box weight are exempt from collection, management and promotion and education. It applies without a separate application (Source: rpra.ca, retrieved September 29, 2026).\n\nIn Ontario, a reporting deadline falls on May 31, 2026, covering 2025 (Source: rpra.ca, retrieved September 29, 2026).\n\n> Blue Box producers became fully accountable and financially responsible for collecting and recycling their materials when consumers discard them.\n>\n> Source: rpra.ca (https://rpra.ca/programs/blue-box/regulation/), Retrieved: November 3, 2026, Language: en"
},
{
"id": "related",
"heading": "Which terms are related to Blue Box material?",
"kind": "body",
"markdown": "\n\n## Which terms are related to Blue Box material?\n\n2 related terms help explain Blue Box material. Each links to its own entry.\n\n- printed paper\n- [certified compostable](https://instica.com/epr/glossary/certified-compostable)"
},
{
"id": "used-on",
"heading": "Which Instica pages use Blue Box material?",
"kind": "body",
"markdown": "\n\n## Which Instica pages use Blue Box material?\n\nThis jurisdiction page puts Blue Box material into practice, with thresholds, deadlines and fees.\n\n- Ontario EPR rules\n- [Check whether you owe](https://instica.com/epr/do-i-owe)"
},
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"heading": "More questions",
"kind": "faq",
"markdown": "\n\n## More questions\n\n### What does Blue Box material mean?\n\nBlue Box material means: In Ontario, the packaging, paper products and packaging-like products made of paper, glass, metal or plastic that the Blue Box program covers. It applies in Ontario."
},
{
"id": "estimate",
"heading": "How to read these figures",
"kind": "boilerplate",
"markdown": "\n\n## How to read these figures\n\n> **Estimate**: Instica measures, estimates and prepares. These pages describe published rules and rates with their sources and retrieval dates, and an estimate is never a filing. You review, sign and submit your own reports. Read the methodology page for how figures are sourced and checked, and confirm any value with the regulator or your producer responsibility organisation before you rely on it."
}
],
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"retrievedAt": "2026-11-03",
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"quote": "Blue Box producers became fully accountable and financially responsible for collecting and recycling their materials when consumers discard them.",
"quoteLang": "en"
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"url": "https://rpra.ca/programs/blue-box/regulation/producers/",
"label": "rpra.ca",
"retrievedAt": "2026-09-29",
"status": "verified",
"quote": "if they supply Blue Box material (packaging, paper products or packaging-like products) comprised of paper, glass, metal or plastic",
"quoteLang": "en"
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"url": "https://rpra.ca/programs/blue-box/regulation/producers/",
"label": "rpra.ca",
"retrievedAt": "2026-09-29",
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"quote": "Unless otherwise stated, all information must be submitted through RPRA’s registry.",
"quoteLang": "en"
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"url": "https://rpra.ca/programs/blue-box/regulation/producers/",
"label": "rpra.ca",
"retrievedAt": "2026-09-29",
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"quote": "PROs operate in a competitive market, and producers can choose the PRO (or PROs) they want to work with.",
"quoteLang": "en"
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"label": "rpra.ca",
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"quote": "Within 30 days of supplying obligated Blue Box materials in Ontario",
"quoteLang": "en"
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"url": "https://rpra.ca/programs/blue-box/regulation/producers/",
"label": "rpra.ca",
"retrievedAt": "2026-09-29",
"status": "verified",
"quote": "is exempt from all producer requirements under the regulation.",
"quoteLang": "en"
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"quoteLang": "en"
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"label": "rpra.ca",
"retrievedAt": "2026-09-29",
"status": "verified",
"quote": "Rigid plastic 2,000",
"quoteLang": "en"
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"label": "rpra.ca",
"retrievedAt": "2026-09-29",
"status": "verified",
"quote": "Flexible plastic 2,000",
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