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Bill 90, Textile Waste Act, 2025

McMahon, Mary-Margaret

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EXPLANATORY

NOTE

The

Bill amends the Resource Recovery and Circular Economy

Act, 2016 . A new

section 75.1 provides that no more than three months

after the day the

section comes into force, the Minister shall commence a

review to determine the manner in which to include textiles as a designated

class of material in respect of which brand holders or others are required to

carry out the responsibilities set out in subsection 61 (1). In determining how

best to include textiles as a class of materials, the Minister shall consult

with the listed persons and entities and have regard for the desirability of

responsibility being assigned, where practicable, in accordance with the listed

rules.

more than six months after the day the review has been commenced, the Minister

shall report their findings to the Legislative Assembly including an estimated

timeline for when it may be possible to designate textiles. Three months later,

the Minister shall provide an update to the Legislative Assembly on what

progress has been made. If textiles have not been designated six months after

the initial report, the Minister shall provide reports every two months until

textiles have been designated.

Bill 90 2025

Act to amend the Resource Recovery and Circular Economy Act, 2016 with respect

to textile waste

His

Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the

Province of Ontario, enacts as follows:

Part IV of the Resource Recovery and Circular Economy Act,

2016 is amended by adding the following section:

Review

by Minister re Textiles

Review

by Minister, re textiles

75.1

(1) No more

than three months after the day this

section comes into force, the Minister

shall commence a review to determine the manner in which to include textiles as

a designated class of material in respect of which brand holders or others are

required to carry out the responsibilities set out in subsection 61 (1).

Same

(2) In

determining how best to include textiles as a class of materials, the Minister

shall,

(

a) consult

with the persons and entities referred to in subsection (3); and

(

b) have

regard for the desirability of responsibility being assigned, where

practicable, in accordance with the rules set out in subsection (4).

Persons

and entities re subs. (2) (a)

(3) The

persons and entities referred to in clause (2) (

a) are the following:

1. Companies

that manufacture, distribute or import clothing or household textiles for

supply in the Province of Ontario, or their trade association representatives.

2. Companies

or organizations that provide services to collect, sort, process or haul

textile waste for the purpose of reuse, repair or recycling.

3. Non-governmental

organizations established to encourage and facilitate the reduction, reuse,

repair and recycling of waste products and packaging in Ontario.

4. Municipalities

or their representative associations.

5. The

Resource Productivity and Recovery Authority.

Rules

re subs. (2) (b)

(4) The

rules referred to in clause (2) (

b) are the following:

1. If

the brand holder is resident in Canada, the responsibilities shall be carried

out by the brand holder.

2. If

the brand holder is not resident in Canada but the person who imports the

product is, the responsibilities shall be carried out by the person who imports

the product.

3. If

neither the brand holder nor the person who imports the product is resident in

Canada but the person who retails the product is, the responsibilities shall be

carried out by the person who retails the product.

Report

(5) No

more than six months after the day the review under subsection (1) has been

commenced, the Minister shall report their findings to the Legislative

Assembly, including an estimated timeline for when it may be possible to

designate textiles.

Update

(6) Three

months after the day the Minister reports their findings under subsection (5),

the Minister shall provide an update to the Legislative Assembly describing

what progress has been made in designated textiles.

Additional

reports

(7) If

textiles have not been designated before the day that is six months after the

day the Minister reports their findings under subsection (5), the Minister

shall provide a report to the Legislative Assembly explaining why textiles have

not been designated and shall provide subsequent reports every two months until

textiles have been designated.

Commencement

This Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.

Short

title

The

short title of this Act is the Textile Waste Act, 2025 .

Date Bill stage Event Outcome Committee

December 10, 2025

First Reading

Ordered for Second Reading

December 10, 2025

First Reading

Vote

Carried

First Reading

December 10, 2025

Carried

Ordered for Second Reading