Guidebook for Stewards
The Guidebook for Stewards is available to assist stewards of Packaging and Paper Product in preparing their annual steward reports.
- Part One: Are you a steward?
- 1.0 Introduction
- 1.1 What is product stewardship?
- 1.2 Why is product stewardship important?
- 1.3 What is the legislative framework?
- 1.4 What are the provincial stewardship organizations?
- 1.5 What are the provincial stewardship plans?
- 1.6 Determining if your organization or company is a steward
- 1.7 How do I determine if my organization or company is resident in a province?
- 1.8 What is a voluntary steward?
- 1.9 What is packaging and paper product?
- 1.10 How do I determine if my business or organization is responsible as the brand owner, franchisor or first importer?
- 1.11 What is a small business policy?
- 1.12 How do I register with one or more stewardship programs?
- Part Two: How to prepare your steward report
- 2.0 Introduction
- 2.1 Step one: Identify scope
- 2.2 Step two: Select a methodology
- 2.3 Step three: Obtain your sales data and/or information on services provided
- 2.4 Step four: Determine the weight of designated materials for each product/service/activity
- 2.5 Step five: Calculate the total kilograms of PPP for each material category
- 2.6 Step six: Identify any additional materials to report
- 2.7 Step seven: Maintain the integrity of your reporting processes and data