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The Waste Management Section is responsible for managing the collection, transportation, storage, treatment and disposal of:

• municipal solid wastes
• hazardous wastes
• special wastes e.g. asbestos

Major activities include:

• the development of environmental standards to support the provincial Waste Management Strategy for municipal solid waste
• the development of a strategy to manage wastes originating from environmental emergencies, with a focus on marine oil spills
• management of the movement of hazardous and special wastes through registration of waste generators and licensing of transporters
• management of inventories of PCB wastes throughout the province
• regulation of waste management systems for farms and compost operations
• regulation of environmental industries including soil treatment facilities and metal recycling operations

Programs

• Waste Management
  • Asbestos Waste Disposal
  • Waste Management Strategy Guidance Documents
• Technical Support to Branch Offices
• Environmental Emergency Response and Training

Note: all links below are PDFs and will open in a new window.

Guidance Documents

• Environmental Standards for Municipal Solid Waste Transfer Stations (276 KB)
• Environmental Standards for Material Recovery Facilities (250 KB)
• Environmental Standards for Municipal Solid Waste Compost Facilities (339 KB)
• Environmental Standards for Municipal Solid Waste Landfill Sites (317 KB)
• Environmental Standards for Construction and Demolition Waste Disposal Sites (230 KB)
• Closure of Non-containment Municipal Solid Waste Landfills/Waste Disposal Sites (238 KB)
• MSW Management and Public Education (208 KB)
• Permanent Household Hazardous Waste Depots (241 KB)
• Waste Management Facilities General Standards (310 KB)
• Appendix A - Financial Assurance and Insurance Requirements (11 KB)
• Appendix B - Typical Quality Control/Assurance Program (for landfills) (44 KB)
• Appendix C - Environmental Baseline and Monitoring (43 KB)
• Appendix D –Definitions for Waste Management Strategy Guidance Documents (35 KB)
• Appendix E – Useful links to waste management information (14 KB)
• Appendix F - Regional Solid Waste Management Committees/Authorities (14 KB)
• Application processing approval inspection for bioremediation facilities (1.6 MB)
• Disposal of Fish, Shellfish and Fish Offal (1.7 MB)
• Dead Animal Disposal (2 MB)
• Waste Asphalt for Roadbed Construction (162 KB)
• Waste Management at Remote Exploration Camps (158 KB)
• Waste Treatment (758 KB)
• Construction and Operation of Facilities Using Ex-Situ Bioremediation for the Treatment of Petroleum Contaminated Soil (GD-PPD-013.rev.4) (2.7 MB)
• Waste Disposal Approval (290 KB)
• Tire Storage Facilities (8 MB)
• Helium Balloon Release (1.2 MB)
• Waste Asphalt Storage (162 KB)
• Leachable Toxic Waste (91 KB)
• Inspection Frequency Guide for Fixed and Mobile Facilities (94 KB)
• Dredge Spoils Disposal (1.2 MB)
• Environmental Protection Officer Training (1.3 MB)
• Asbestos Waste Disposal (1.2 MB)
• Guide for the Disposal of Off the Road (OTR) Tires & Tire Material (413 KB)

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