Hazardous Waste Regulation
Amendments to the Hazardous Waste Regulation
The Environmental Management Act (EMA) was brought into force in July 2004. It prohibits the introduction of waste into the environment in such a manner or quantity as to cause pollution, except in accordance with a regulation, permit, approval or code of practice issued under the Act. The Hazardous Waste Regulation (HWR) addresses the proper handling and disposal of hazardous wastes, under provisions of the EMA.
The Ministry of Environment is continuing the process of reviewing and revising the Hazardous Waste Regulation. The process follows the ministry policy of continuous improvement and commitment to review our regulations on a regular basis and to update them as appropriate.
The ministry is revising the current regulation in two stages. The first stage addresses some housekeeping and other minor revisions and the second stage will incorporate more substantive and complex issues.
The intentions paper for the first stage of amendments was posted on the web in January 2008. Comments were solicited for a period of 30 days. For your information, the intentions paper for the first stage of amendments is available at the link below:
The intentions paper for the second stage of amendments was posted on the web in April 2008. The paper presents proposed policy changes to increase the accountability of generators, carriers and receivers of hazardous waste and to promote greater reliance on qualified professionals. In addition, the proposed changes are intended to improve the structure and organization of the regulation to allow for easier understanding. The details of the proposed regulatory changes are outlined in the intentions paper. Comments were solicited for a period of 45 days, ending June 5, 2008. For your information, the intentions paper for the second stage of amendments is available below. A consultation summary report will be available soon.
Interested parties are encouraged to read the intentions paper and provide any comments to the ministry on the response form below, or by fax, e-mail or letter to the consultation contact indicated below. Comments received after the June 5, 2008 submission deadline will be reviewed by the ministry but may not be included in the consultation summary report.
Response Form
 PDF Version (74 KB / 17 pages)
- Word Version (151 KB / 11 pages)
- HTML Version (73 KB)
Web Consultation Contact
The Ministry has contracted Cindy Bertram of C. Rankin & Associates to manage the consultation process. Please review the posted intentions paper for the second stage of proposed amendments and submit comments by fax, e-mail, letter or in the applicable response form by June 5, 2008. Cindy Bertram's contact information is:
E-mail: cindybertram@shaw.ca
Fax: (250) 598-9948
Address: PO Box 5293, Victoria, BC V8R 6NR
Please contact Cindy Bertram if you are unable to download a copy of the policy intentions paper from this website or if you have any questions about the policy intentions paper or the response form.
Consultation Summary Reports
A summary consultation report of comments received during the consultation period will be posted on this website following compilation and review of the submissions.
Comments received after the submission deadline date will be reviewed by the ministry but may not be included in the consultation summary report.
For information on the consultation process, see the Consultation Information for Codes of Practice and Regulations site. For general information on the development of codes of practice and the review of current regulations, see the Environmental Management Act (EMA) Codes of Practice and Regulatory Review site.
UPDATED june 2008
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