Solid Waste Regulations (Y.O.I.C. 2000/11).

Subject

Waste & hazardous substances

Keyword

Waste disposal Waste management Waste non-domestic sources Solid waste Registration Data collection/reporting Enforcement/compliance

Geographical area

Americas, Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic

Abstract

The present Regulations enact section 143 of the Environment Act. In particular, the Regulations lay down provisions relating to solid waste. Section 4 establishes that except as permitted by the Act, no person shall abandon or discard solid waste except at a dump or waste disposal facility. The text – consisting of 12 sections – deals with the following matters: dumps and waste disposal facilities, dumps - commercial operations of dumps, dumps – household, issuance of permits, application for a permit, records, public register and solid waste management plan. One Schedule is enclosed: Operating standards for dumps.

Full text

English/French

Website

www.gov.yk.ca

References - Legislation

Implements

Environment Act (R.S.Y. 2002, c. 76).

Legislation | Canada | 1991 (2016)

Keyword: Framework law, Basic legislation, Institution, Enforcement/compliance, Environmental planning, Waste management, Hazardous substances, Cultural heritage, Indigenous peoples, Policy/planning, Waste disposal, Pesticides, Transport/storage, Freshwater resources management, Sustainable development, Freshwater pollution, Pollution control

Source: FAO, FAOLEX