Revised (Phase 1 and 2) WEEE Program Plan Development

As part of the Revised (Phase 1 and 2) WEEE Program Plan development, OES was required to establish a consultation process to ensure a beneficial exchange of information, ideas and opinions, among those who may be affected by the development and implementation of a diversion program for Phase 1 and 2 WEEE.

A number of parties were considered to be stakeholders in the Plan development process. This included EEE Stewards, defined as electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) brand owners; first importers and/or assemblers of non-branded products for sale and use in Ontario that result in WEEE; as well as the industry associations that support their work.

Additional interested stakeholders included affected industries; municipalities; environmental and community groups with a particular interest in waste management, water quality and public health issues related to the life cycle of EEE; residential, industrial, commercial and institutional generators of WEEE; professionals working in related fields (e.g. environmental consultants); and the general public.

During the Program Plan development process, consultation activities also included:

• Periodic review of information arising from the consultation process and related to WEEE Plan development by the OES Board and those WEEE Stewards directly involved with OES in Plan development;
• Periodic review of information arising from the consultation process and related to WEEE Plan development by the WDO Executive Director and WDO Board; and,
• Periodic meetings among WDO staff, OES representatives, and Ministry of the Environment staff and legal counsel.

Two consultation workshops/ webcasts were held on the development of the Revised (Phase 1 and 2) WEEE Diversion Program Plan. The first workshop took place in February, 2009, and the second workshop was held in April, 2009.