Alberta and BC are leading a UOMA initiative to expand the types of containers managed through their respective provincial programs to include additional automotive containers such as DEF, windshield washer, automotive additives, aerosols, and drums. Between September and March 2022, Alberta undertook a series of steps to engage key stakeholder groups to understand their perspectives…
DetailsTo continue to serve our members and the public efficiently we are in the process of refreshing our UOMA website. Some of the updates and upgrades are technical in the backend of the site and you may not notice them. However, others will be evident. We will streamline the overall layout of the site to…
DetailsThe Environmental Handling Charge (EHC) OneWindow service was developed and launched in January 2020. Its purpose is to facilitate the remittance, reporting and management of EHCs. It responds to the #1 priority that was identified in the member survey conducted in 2016, which recommended the creation of this type of platform. It was made possible…
DetailsThank you to everyone who completed the Member Survey sent out in February. The results of this survey provide important member insights for the UOMAs as a collaborative entity as well as for each individual province. Our last member survey resulted in the development and launch of the EHC OneWindow online reporting system, and we…
DetailsThe BC Used Oil Management Association, Saskatchewan Association for Resource Recovery Corp., Manitoba Association for Resource Recovery Corp., La Société de Gestion des Huiles Usageés in QC and the Atlantic Used Oil Management Association (NB, PEI, NFLD and Labrador, NS) wish to inform all Members that additions to the OEM Categories that were effective for…
DetailsThe UOMAs would like to provide an update on the national project to identify and register original equipment manufacturers (OEM) in the appropriate used oil materials recycling program/s. To review the background on this project, on April 1, 2014 limited OEM categories were added to the eligible list for the initial fill of lubricating oil,…
DetailsCompliance Reviews or audits are conducted on a 3 to 4 year rotation with all Members of the Used Oil Associations across Canada. The contractual document under primary review is the Membership Agreement signed by all Members. Although Alberta’s used oil materials recycling program does not utilize the Membership Agreement concept, they adhere to the…
DetailsIn its continuous effort to understand the possibilities and limitations of product recovery, UOMA has launched a series of studies across Canada in order to obtain sufficient data to update recoverable antifreeze rates nationwide. Two studies were conducted across several Canadian provinces. The first, in 2011, was commissioned to Dessau and NI Corporation by SOGHU…
DetailsThe EHC OneWindow program was developed through a massive collaborative effort by the UOMAs in response to our members request for a single, Canada-wide EHC reporting system. A key focus throughout the development process has been cost efficiency which has been achieved by cost sharing and controlled licensing. After launching in January 2020 to monthly…
DetailsWith the knowledge that the current recycling rate of containers sold in Canada sits at around 85%, the BC Used Oil Management Association recently commissioned a national survey and study of the Lubricating Oil and Antifreeze Packaging Circular Economy on behalf of all the UOMAs. The study contains a significant amount of research collected by…
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