Registration of Hazardous Waste Generators and Facilities
The Hazardous Waste Regulation has recently been amended and Form 1A and Form 1B in Schedule 5 have been replaced with  Form 1, Registration Form.
Section 43 of the Regulation requires that any person, partnership or company in British Columbia that produces, stores, treats, recycles or discharges more than a prescribed quantity of hazardous waste must register with the ministry director within 30 days by completing a registration form and applying for a Provincial Identification number. The prescribed quantities for different types of hazardous waste are listed in Schedule 6 of the Regulation
The Schedule 6 quantities of hazardous waste are the quantities:
- generated within a 30-day period at a facility,
- stored at any time at a facility, or
- treated, recycled or disposed of within a one-day period at a facility.
BCG numbers are issued to hazardous waste generators; RS numbers are issued to hazardous waste management facilities.
Registration information for hazardous waste generators and management facilities must be kept up-to-date by submitting the registration form with updated information within 30-days of any changes.
Provincial Identification numbers, either prefixed by BCG or RS, must be entered on manifest forms as “Provincial ID No.” when transporting hazardous waste in a quantity where a manifest is required. If a facility is shipping hazardous waste in quantities that require a manifest for transport, but the facility does not require registration (a Provincial Identification number is not issued), Section A, Provincial ID No. on the manifest is to be completed by entering N/A in lieu of the number. Do not leave this section blank.
Facilities that are required to register may also be required to submit operational plans and various other plans to the director for approval. Please refer to the Hazardous Waste Regulation Information Note for further information.
The following instructions are supplementary to the instructions printed on the Registration Form to help clarify some aspects of the form:
- Registration No./ Provincial ID No. refers to the existing BCG number for the facility, whereas the RS number is the RS number associated with a facility's operational plan. In the initial registration, these spaces should be left blank and the ministry will assign a number based on the information provided. In the table in section B, the “quantity in storage” is the maximum quantity of hazardous waste to be stored at any time.
- In the table in Section C, the “quantity capacity” is the maximum quantity of hazardous waste to be stored at any time.
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