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