The Waste Diversion Act empowers the Minister to designate a material for which a waste  program is to be established.

Once the Minister has designated a material through a regulation under the Waste Diversion Act, the Minister requests that Waste Diversion  Ontario develop a diversion program, in co-operation with an Industry Funding Organization. The Minister may also include other matters in the request and may establish timelines for the program development process and for delivery of the plan.

Following approval by WDO, the diversion program plan will be submitted to the Minister, who will cause it to be posted on the Environmental Bill of Rights Registry for public comment.