Stewards - Vehicle Manufacturers, Tire Brand Owners and First Importers of used tires - are the foundation of the Used Tires Program. By remitting Tire Stewardship Fees (TSFs), Stewards are essential to the creation of an innovative, province-wide solution for all used On-road and Off-road tires. This will result in a diversion program that successfully directs used tires to be recycled in Ontario into a variety of tire-derived products that are used in applications from sports fields to roads to under the hood of your car.
Steward Responsibilities and Obligations
Stewards have a legislated responsibility to report the types and number of tires supplied into the Ontario market starting September 1, 2009 and to remit corresponding Tire Stewardship Fees (TSF). These fees are collected by OTS and will allow the Program to manage the collection, storage, transportation, reuse and recycling, and processing of used tires.
Tire Stewardship Fee (TSF) Chart
The chart below shows the different classifications of tires and their corresponding TSF under the Used Tires Program. These fees are valid from September 1, 2009 to December 31, 2010.
TIRE CATEGORY
PTEs per Tire
TSF per Tire
Passenger & Light Truck
1
$5.84
Medium Truck Tires
5
$14.65
Small & Large Industrial Tires
9
$12.51
Ag Drive and Logger Skidder
11
$15.29
Small OTR - from 1300R24 to 23.5R25
16
$22.24
Medium OTR - over 23.5R25 to 33” rim diameter
70
$97.30
Large OTR - over 33” to and including 39” rim diameter
75
$104.25
Giant OTR - over 39” rim diameter
180
$250.20
A list of registered Stewards is available on the OTS website.
