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Mobile PCB Destruction Facilities (R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 352).

Country/Territory
Canada
Territorial subdivision
Ontario
Document type
Regulation
Date
1990 (2011)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Environment gen., Waste & hazardous substances
Keyword
Pollution control Waste management Hazardous waste Waste disposal Classification/declassification Hazards Data collection/reporting
Geographical area
Americas, Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic
Abstract

These Regulations provide for the classification of PCB facilities and sites where PCB facilities are located. Mobile PCB destruction facilities that process PCB waste so that the PCB and associated organic matrix are disposed of by thermal treatment are classified as Class 1 mobile PCB destruction facility waste management systems. Mobile PCB destruction facilities that process PCB waste so that the PCB is disposed of by chemical means and the associated organic matrix is recovered for re-use or disposal are classified as Class 2 mobile PCB destruction facility waste management systems. Every operator of a mobile PCB destruction facility waste disposal site, is required under these Regulations, to keep a series of records in respect of the site listed under Regulation 4.

Full text
English
Website
www.ontario.ca

References - Legislation

Implements

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

Legislation | Canada | 1990 (2021)

Keyword: Hazardous substances, Ozone layer, Renewable energy, Authorization/permit, Coal, Oil, Energy conservation/energy production, Basic legislation, Pollution control, Waste disposal, Waste management, Air quality/air pollution, Court/tribunal, Environmental planning, Environmental standards, Institution, Offences/penalties, Registration, Oil pollution, Transport/storage, Access-to-justice, Protection of environment, Policy/planning, Standards, Soil pollution/quality, Solid waste, Waste prevention, Sustainable development, Freshwater pollution, Effluent waste water/discharge

Source: FAO, FAOLEX