Lighting

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The Electrical and Electronic Equipment (EEE) Regulation under the Resource Recovery and Circular Economy Act, 2016 designates lighting equipment under Ontario’s extended  producer responsibility (EPR) regulatory framework.

EPR makes producers accountable for their products and packaging once consumers are finished with them; sets mandatory and enforceable requirements for resource recovery; and gives producers choices for resource recovery services in a competitive market. 

Under the EPR framework, lighting producers are individually accountable and financially responsible for collecting and reusing, refurbishing or recycling their products when consumers discard them. 

Lighting is equipment that has the primary purpose of producing light, such as light bulbs, tubes and lamps, including incandescent, fluorescent, halogen, light emitting diode (LED) and high intensity discharge (HID) lamps. The definition does not include lighting that is provided with another product or a fixture, or that falls into the category of ITT/AV as defined by the regulation. 

  • Bulbs
  • Dimmable light bulbs
  • Fluorescent bulbs
  • Halogen bulb
  • Headlight bulbs
  • High intensity discharge (HID) lamps
  • Indicator Lights
  • Incandescent bulbs
  • Lamps
  • Light emitting diode (LED) bulbs
  • Mini and miniature bulbs
  • Motion activated bulbs
  • Replacement bulbs & lamps
  • Tube lights
  • UV Lamps
  • Wi-Fi light bulbs
  • Ceiling lights
  • Chandeliers
  • Flashlights
  • Floor lamps
  • Flush mount lights
  • Light bulbs supplied with a fixture
  • Light bulbs supplied with a product
  • Light strips
  • Pendant lights
  • Recessed lighting
  • Ring lights
  • Sconces
  • String lights
  • Table & floor lamps

How does the EEE Regulation affect you?

Click the headings below to learn more about your requirements.

A person is considered a lighting producer under the EEE Regulation if they supply lighting into Ontario and one of the following apply:

  • Are the brand holder of EEE and have residency in Canada
  • Have residency in Ontario and import EEE from outside of Ontario
  • Have residency in Ontario and markets directly to consumers in Ontario (e.g. online sales)
  • Does not have residency in Ontario and markets directly to consumers in Ontario (e.g. online sales)

Learn more about producers

  • A hauler is a person that arranges the transport of lighting used in Ontario that is destined for processing, reuse, refurbishing or disposal.
  • A processor is a person that processes lighting used in Ontario for the purposes of resource recovery.

Learn more about service providers

If you are a First Nation, municipality, retailer or organization that collects lighting whether through a depot, collection events or on-site collection containers, you are not required to register or report under the EEE Regulation as a collector. However, if you are also a lighting producer or a hauler, additional responsibilities may apply.

Learn more about collection site operators

A PRO is a person retained by a producer for the purpose of carrying out one or more of the following producer regulatory obligations under the EEE Regulation:

  • Arranging the establishment or operation of collection and management systems (hauling, recycling, reuse or refurbishment services).
  • Establishing or operating a collection or management system.
  • Preparing and submitting reports and payment.

Learn more about PROs