In 2021, Ontario passed a new regulation that shifts the financial and operational responsibility of blue and black box recycling programs to producers – i.e. those that produce and supply blue and black box materials to residents. In this new framework, producers will become fully responsible for collecting and recycling their materials when residents discard them. Transition to this new framework will take place between 2023 – 2025, with the new framework fully in place by January 1, 2026. As a result, Circular Materials will be managing municipal recycling programs on behalf of producers to support them in meeting their regulatory obligations.