Members

BCUOMA EHC Rate Changes effective October 1, 2009

Membership in the British Columbia Used Oil Management Association (BCUOMA) is made up of over 180 representatives of wholesalers and first-sellers of lubricating oil products (lubricating oil, oil containers & oil filters) into British Columbia.

Who is required to participate in the program?

The Recycling Regulation (previously the B.C. Post-Consumer Residual Stewardship Program Regulation) requires all First Sellers of lubricating oil materials (lubricating oil, oil filters and oil containers) in the Province of British Columbia to remit the Environmental Handling Charge (EHC) to BCUOMA.

If you have any questions as to whether or not you should apply for membership with BCUOMA or the procedure for application for membership, please call the Association at 1-604-703-1990.

If you also wish to become a seller of lubricating oil products into other provinces such as Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Quebec, please go to the home page and click on those provinces for further details on registration.

How does my company apply for membership with BCUOMA?

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Step One: Review the BCUOMA Stewardship Program Plan Package.

Step Two: Complete and forward the following documents to the Association:

  1. Registrant Information Sheet
  2. Membership Agreement (effective Oct 1, 2009) 
  3. A cheque in the amount of $200.00 plus GST made payable to the Association.

BCUOMA will only process your application and activate your membership upon receipt of all the above mentioned items. Your name will then appear on our website in our Member Listing.

BCUOMA Stewardship Program Package
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How much is the Environmental Handling Charge (EHC)?

All members have to pay an EHC based on sales volumes, as follows:

  1. For lubricating oil, $0.05 per litre;
  2. For lubricating oil containers, $0.05 ($0.10 as of Oct 1, 2009) per litre of container size;
  3. For filters, $0.50 ($0.55 as of Oct 1, 2009) for a filter less than 203mm (8 inches) in length, and $1.00 ($1.25 as of Oct 1, 2009) for a filter 203mm (8 inches) or more in length; and
  4. For sump type automatic transmission filters, $0.50 ($0.55 as of Oct 1, 2009) per filter.

On what products is the Environmental Handling Charge applicable?

EHC Applicable Products List (effective Oct 1, 2009)

When product moves between two or more BCUOMA members, who remits the EHC?

When product moves between two or more BCUOMA members, it isn't always clear who will be responsible for remitting the EHC.  Don't assume EHC required to be paid is being remitted by another BCUOMA member in your supply chain.  To ensure the EHC is accounted for and remitted, and avoid misunderstandings between members about remitting the EHC, BCUOMA members should put their EHC remittance arrangements in writing.

IMPORTANT:

The Member agrees to remit the EHCs retroactively from July 1, 2003 on all of the products used, sold or supplied by the Member in the Province of British Columbia, in compliance with article 2.3 of the Membership Agreement. 

Member Listing: BCUOMA