An Act respecting the reporting of industrial, commercial and institutional waste to facilitate the establishment of waste reduction targets and to promote recycling Loi traitant des renseignements à fournir sur les déchets industriels, commerciaux et institutionnels afin de faciliter l’établissement d’objectifs en matière de réduction des déchets et de favoriser le recyclage Mr. Sousa M. Sousa Private Member’s Bill Projet de loi de député 1st Reading September 30, 2008 2n d Reading 3r d Reading Royal Assent 1 re lecture 30 septembre 2008 2 e lecture 3 e lecture Sanct ion royale Printed by the Legislative Assembly of Ontario Imprimé par l’Assemblée législative de l’Ontario EXPLANATORY NOTE NOTE EXPLICATIVE The Bill provides a means for monitoring the way waste is dis- posed of in Ontario for the purpose of establishing waste reduc- tion targets under the Waste Diversion Act, 2002 and of promot- ing recycling. Carriers who remove waste from sites where in- dustrial, commercial or institutional activities are carried on are required to ensure that accurate records are kept of the amount of recyclable waste, defined as gl ass, metal, pape r, plastic, tex- tiles and any other prescribed materials, and unsorted waste that they remove from such sites and of the amount of recyclable waste and non-recyclable waste th at they remove and deliver to waste disposal sites. They are also required to ensure that this information is submitted to the Minister of the Environment on a quarterly basis. Similar re quirements are imposed on persons who own or operate waste disposal sites. Offences are create d for failure to comply with the provisions relating to the keeping of records and submitting of information, as well as for keeping or submitting false or misleading information. The Minister o f the Environment is to be responsible for auditing and verifying the accuracy of the records kept and the information submitte d to it. Le projet de loi prévoit un moyen de contrôler la faço