Resource Recovery and Circular Economy Act, 2016 (S.O. 2016, c. 12, Sch. 1).

Section 2 of the above-mentioned Act establishes that it is in the provincial interest that Ontario has a system of resource recovery and waste reduction that aims to: a) protect the natural environment and human health; b) foster the continued growth and development of the circular economy; c) minimize greenhouse gas emissions resulting from resource recovery activities and waste reduction activities; d) minimize the generation of waste, including waste from products and packaging; e) increase the durability, reusability and recyclability of products and packaging; f) hold persons who are most responsible for the design of products and packaging responsible for the products and packaging at the end of life; g) decrease hazardous and toxic substances in products and packaging; h) minimize the need for waste disposal; i) minimize the environmental impacts that result from resource recovery activities and waste reduction activities, including from waste disposal; j) provide efficient, effective, convenient and reliable services related to resource recovery and waste reduction, including waste management services; k) increase the reuse and recycling of waste across all sectors of the economy; l) increase opportunities and markets for recovered resources; m) promote public education and awareness with respect to resource recovery and waste reduction; n) promote cooperation and coordination among various persons and entities involved in resource recovery activities and waste reduction activities; o) promote competition in the provision of resource recovery services and waste reduction services; p) foster fairness for consumers; q) do any other related thing that may be prescribed. The text consists of 111 sections divided into 7 Parts as follows: General (I); Application of provincial interest (II); Resource productivity and recovery authority (III); Resource recovery and waste reduction responsibilities (IV); Enforcement (V); Regulations (VI); Omitted (VII).