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Code of Practice for Industrial Non-Hazardous Waste Landfills Incidental to the Wood Processing Industry (B.C. Reg. 263/2010).

Country/Territory
Canada
Territorial subdivision
British Columbia
Document type
Regulation
Date
2010
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Land & soil, Water, Waste & hazardous substances
Keyword
Soil conservation/soil improvement Soil pollution/quality Registration Enforcement/compliance Sewerage Hazardous waste Waste management Pollution control Freshwater pollution Groundwater
Geographical area
Americas, Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic
Abstract

The present Code is made under the Environmental Management Act and the Waste Discharge Regulation. In particular, the Code provides for the protection of land and water. Section 2 establishes that this Code applies to a person who conducts a wood processing industry and who operates, or proposes to operate, a landfill facility solely for the disposal of waste incidental to the wood processing operations. The text consists of 22 sections divided into 5 Parts as follows: Definitions and applications (1); Registration for exemption under the Waste Discharge Regulation (2); Sitting requirements (3); Operational and other requirements for all landfill facilities (4); Additional requirements for large landfill facilities (5).

Full text
English
Website
www.qp.gov.bc.ca

References - Legislation

Implements

Waste Discharge Regulation (B.C. Reg. 320/2004).

Legislation | Canada | 2004 (2012)

Keyword: Waste disposal, Waste management, Pollution control, Authorization/permit, Registration, Environmental fees/charges, Royalties/fees, Enforcement/compliance

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Environmental Management Act ([SBC 2003] Chapter 53).

Legislation | Canada | 2003 (2016)

Keyword: Air quality/air pollution, Pollution control, Framework law, Basic legislation, Court/tribunal, Dispute settlement, Authorization/permit, Soil pollution/quality, Soil conservation/soil improvement, Mining, Waste disposal, Waste management

Source: FAO, FAOLEX