Canadian Paint and Coatings Industry Applies for New Program Operator in Ontario
OTTAWA, Ontario - After several months of extensive consultation with Waste Diversion Ontario (WDO) and Stewardship Ontario (SO), the Canadian paint and coatings industry has formally submitted an Industry Stewardship Plan (ISP) to run its own producer-managed waste reduction program in Ontario. WDO is a not-for-profit organization charged with the task of approving the ISP, as outlined under Ontario’s Waste Diversion Act. Canadian Paint and Coatings Association (CPCA) members, the paint and coatings stewards in Ontario, selected Product Care as the new program operator for Ontario.
“We were pleased to be asked by CPCA members to make a formal application as the program operator for post-consumer paint recycling in Ontario, and we are looking forward to providing services to the industry as we currently do in seven other provinces,” said Mark Kurschner, President of the Product Care Association.