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Landfilling Sites (O. Reg. 232/98).

Country/Territory
Canada
Territorial subdivision
Ontario
Document type
Regulation
Date
1998 (2011)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Waste & hazardous substances
Keyword
Waste disposal Waste management Waste non-domestic sources
Geographical area
Americas, Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic
Abstract

This Regulation applies to the following landfilling sites: 1) Every landfilling site that comes into existence on or after August 1, 1998 and that is intended at the time it comes into existence to have a total waste disposal volume of more than 40,000 cubic metres and to accept only municipal waste for disposal. 2) Every landfilling site for which an alteration, enlargement or extension is proposed on or after August 1, 1998 that involves an increase in the site's total waste disposal volume, if the site is intended after the alteration, enlargement or extension to have a total waste disposal volume of more than 40,000 cubic metres and to accept only municipal waste for disposal. Section 3 establishes that the holder of a certificate of approval for a landfilling site must own the entire site in fee simple, unless the site is on Crown land. The text consists of 33 sections divided into 6 Parts as follows: General (I); Ownership (II); Design (III); Financial assurance (IV); Operations (V); Closure (VI). The Regulation is completed by 4 Schedules.

Full text
English
Website
www.gov.on.ca

References - Legislation

Implements

Environmental Protection Act (R.S.O. 1990, c. E.19).

Legislation | Canada | 1990 (2021)

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Source: FAO, FAOLEX