AMS 2018 fee rates and reporting categories The board of Automotive Materials Stewardship (AMS) on September 29 approved 2018 fee rates and new antifreeze categories. The new Antifreeze reporting categories and fee rates apply to the sales quantities for the period January 1, 2018 – March 31, 2018 (Q1). Stewards will report these quantities by April 30, 2018 (Q2) invoices will be calculated using the new Antifreeze fee rates for Q1 sales quantities reported in Q2. Read more »
NEW: AMS Guide for Stewards AMS has put together a guide for stewards. Within it, you’ll read about the AMS Program, its materials, joining, fee schedules and reporting instructions. Click here to download the AMS Guide for Stewards. Read more »
What You Need to Know: Transition Plan for Automotive Materials Service Providers Including: Transporters, Processors and Municipalities Purpose To assist transporters, processors and municipalities with the transition from Stewardship Ontario to Automotive Materials Stewardship for the management of used antifreeze, oil containers and oil filters. Background The Automotive Materials Stewardship (AMS) industry stewardship program for the management of used antifreeze, oil containers and oil filters launches on April 1, 2017. Read more »
AMS ISP Effective Date Confirmed for April 1, 2017 Automotive Materials Stewardship (AMS) is pleased to announce that the Resource Productivity and Recovery Authority has now confirmed that April 1, 2017 is the effective date for AMS’s Industry Stewardship Plan (ISP). Over the next few months, AMS will be working closely with Stewardship Ontario to ensure that automotive stewards experience a smooth transition from the MHSW Program to the AMS ISP. Read more »
WDO Board Approves Automotive Materials Stewardship (AMS) ISP On August 10, the WDO Board approved Automotive Materials Stewardship (AMS) ISP to manage automotive materials (antifreeze/antifreeze containers, oil filters, and oil containers) with an effective date of no sooner than January 1, 2017. The ISP was approved following consultations from February 26 – April 29, 2016 that included an online survey, webinar, posting on the Environmental Bill of Rights Registry, and opportunities to speak to WDO by phone or in person. Read more »
Final Automotive Materials Stewardship ISP As we await a decision by Waste Diversion Ontario (WDO) on AMS’ ISP, we’d like to take the opportunity to thank our stakeholders for their feedback on the plan and share with you the final version of the ISP, which was submitted to WDO for their consideration. Changes to the plan include: Confirmation of the target: “AMS will seek to maintain Stewardship Ontario’s reported performance for 2015, discounted for any contamination by non-Automotive Materials commingled with Automotive Materials, where such performance exceeds the targets.” Read more »
WDO Announces AMS ISP: Webinar Resources WDO has announced that they’ve received an Industry Stewardship Plan (ISP) from the Automotive Materials Stewardship Inc. (AMS) to manage antifreeze/antifreeze containers, oil filters, and oil containers. You can view the announcement here. The ISP is available here. Webinars were held on April 5 and 7, 2016 to introduce the ISP to stewards. Read more »
Introducing Automotive Materials Stewardship (AMS) Automotive Materials Stewardship Inc. (AMS) was established to represent the interests of Canadian businesses by creating convenient, environmentally sustainable ways for consumers to recycle waste from the automotive sector. We are a national, non-profit organization, bringing together key players to achieve better recycling performance. We’re industry-led and industry-funded, working on behalf of Canadian businesses that participate in stewardship programs, as well as partnering with provincial stewardship organizations, provincial governments, local governments and waste management companies to provide recycling and waste management services. Read more »
