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Health and Environment
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Surface Water Quality
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- Stream Crossing Density
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Ground Water
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Surface Water Use
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- Per Capita Municipal Water Use
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Toxic Contaminants
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- Absorbable Organic Halide (AOX) Discharge in Pulp and Paper Effluent
Chemicals in Wildlife
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Greenhouse Gas Emissions
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Climate Change
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Mitigation of Impact
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Habitat
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Fish
- Steelhead Stocks
- Sturgeon in Fraser, Columbia and Nechako Rivers
- Bull Trout Trends by Watershed
Wildlife
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- Status of Caribou
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Environmental Trends 2002

Mitigation of Impact

Consumer and Industrial Product Stewardship

Number of lead-acid battery units recycled

Number of lead-acid battery units recycled

Waste Oil Rerefined

Waste Oil Rerefined

SOURCE: BC Ministry of Water, Air and Land Protection, 2001. NOTES: Waste Oil was received at Mohawk’s North Vancouver Re-refinery. The BC Lead-Acid Battery Collection Program was implemented by the Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks in June 1991.

What are the results of consumer and industrial product stewardship programs?

Product stewardship initiatives involve industry and consumers taking responsibility for waste from products they produce or use.
Since 1995, the amount of lubricating oil recycled increased 25% from 24.4 to 30.4 million litres.
The polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and heavy metals found in lubricating oil are toxic to plants and animals at low concentrations and can restrict plant physiology at higher concentrations.
In 2000, the British Columbia Lead Acid Battery Collection Program provided incentives that helped to recycle 759,000 lead-acid batteries.
Virtually 100% of the lead-acid batteries generated each year in the province are recycled in British Columbia or exported for recycling. Recycled lead can be processed to make new lead-acid batteries.
Lead-acid batteries break down in landfills, releasing lead into the environment. Lead accumulation in body tissue is toxic.

For detailed information, including graph data, see In-Depth report [pdf].

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