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Solid Waste-Resource Management Regulations

made under

Section 102 of the

Environment Act

S.N.S. 1994-95, c. 1

O.I.C. 96-79 (effective February 6, 1996), N.S. Reg. 25/1996

amended to O.I.C. 2025-136 (effective May 7, 2025), N.S. Reg. 95/2025

Table of Contents

Please note: this table of contents is provided for convenience of reference and does not form part of the regulations.

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Citation

Definitions

Administrator

Division I - Solid Waste Reduction

Part I - Resource Recovery

Resource Recovery Fund

Resource Recovery Fund Board

Resource Recovery Fund Board composition

Payments into Fund

Approved programs

Expenditures from the Fund

Accounts of Fund

Action plan/annual report

Public documents

Part II - Industry Stewardship

Designated materials

Industry stewardship agreements

Surcharges

Beverage container programs

Deposits and refunds

Distributor registration/operation

Depot registration/operation

Notice to consumers

Used tire management program

Consumer paint product stewardship program

Electronic Products Stewardship Program

Oil and glycol stewardship program

Battery stewardship program

Appointment of battery stewardship program administrator

Brand owner must operate battery stewardship program

No fee for accepting batteries

Brand owner proposal for battery stewardship program

Information in proposal for battery stewardship program

Annual report on battery stewardship program

Submission of false or misleading Sections 18AC to 18AE information, report or record

Lamp product stewardship program

Appointment of lamp product stewardship program administrator

Brand owner must operate lamp product stewardship program

No fee for accepting lamp products

Brand owner proposal for lamp product stewardship program

Information in proposal for lamp product stewardship program

Annual report on lamp product stewardship program

Submission of false or misleading Sections 18AK to 18AM information, report or record

Part III - Litter Abatement

Prohibition against littering

Littering from buildings/structures

Construction sites

Convenience stores, fast food and vending outlets

Public and private events

Flyers/advertisements

Structures/vehicles on ice

Part IV - Composting

Application

Regulated activities

Approval application information

Requirements

Division II - Disposal of Municipal Solid Waste

Bans

Regulated activities

Approval application information

Additional information - landfill

Additional information - incinerator

Records and reports

Open burning ban

Incineration

Minimum standards for stack emissions

Division III - Regional Solid Waste-Resource Management Plans Regional Requirements

Establishment of regions

Role of the regions

Contents of plan

Division IV - Financial Assistance

Plans, studies and audits that qualify for assistance

Proposals

Review of application

Technical steering committee

Payment of assistance

Effective date

Schedule “A”—Approved Programs

Schedule “B”—Designated Materials Banned from Destruction or Disposalin Landfills and

Incinerators

Schedule “C”—Electronic Products Included in theElectronic Product Stewardship Program

Schedule “D”— Stack Discharge Limits (at 11% oxygen)

Citation

1 These regulations may be cited as the “Solid Waste-Resource Management

Regulations”.

Definitions

2 In these regulations,

“Act” means the Environment Act ;

“Administrator” means a person designated by the Minister pursuant to

Section 3

of these regulations and includes an acting Administrator;

“approved program” means a program approved by the Minister pursuant to

Section 7 of these regulations;

“backyard composting” means composting at a residential dwelling unit of organic

solid waste, including grass clippings, leaves or food waste, where

(

i) the waste is generated by the residents of the dwelling unit or

neighbouring dwelling units or both, and

(ii) not more than 10 m 3 is processed annually;

“beverage” means any liquid that is a ready to serve drink, but does not include

milk, milk products, soya milk or concentrates;

“beverage container” means a container of less than 5 litres which contains or has

contained a beverage and was sealed by the manufacturer after the beverage was

placed in it;

“Board” means the Resource Recovery Fund Board established pursuant to

Section

5 of these regulations;

“compost” means a product of composting which is used or sold for use as a soil

amendment, artificial topsoil or growing medium or for some other application to

land;

“composting” means the biological decomposition of organic materials, substances

or objects under controlled circumstances to a condition sufficiently stable for

nuisance-free storage and safe use in land applications;

“construction and demolition debris” means materials which are normally used in

the construction of buildings, structures, roadways, walls and other landscaping

material, and includes, but is not limited to, soil, asphalt, brick, mortar, drywall,

plaster, cellulose, fibreglass fibres, gyproc, lumber, wood, asphalt shingles, and

metals;

“Department” means the Department of the Environment;

“depot” means a place registered with the Board pursuant to

Section 17 of these

regulations and is operated for the collection of redeemable beverage containers,

post-consumer paint products or other materials;

“distributor” means one of the following:

(

i) the last person in the Province to supply, sell or offer for sale, by

wholesale or other means, a designated material to a retailer in the

Province,

(ii) the retailer of the designated material, if a designated material is not

supplied, sold or offered for sale by a person in the Province to a

retailer in the Province;

“energy recovery” means the extraction or production of energy, including fuels,

from municipal solid waste and construction and demolition debris;

“Fund” means the Resource Recovery Fund established pursuant to

Section 98 of

the Act,

“incinerator” means a facility designed or used for the destruction of municipal

solid waste by combustion with or without energy recovery;

“landfill” means a facility for the disposal of municipal solid waste by placing it in

or on land;

“leaf and yard waste” means vegetative matter resulting from gardening,

horticulture, landscaping or land clearing operations, including materials such as

tree and shrub trimmings, plant remains, grass clippings, leaves, trees and stumps,

but excludes construction and demolition debris or contaminated organic matter;

“liquor” means liquor as defined in the Liquor Control Act ;

“litter” means any material left or abandoned in a place other than a receptacle or

place intended or approved for receiving such material and “littering” has a

corresponding meaning;

“Minister” means the Minister of the Environment;

“municipality” means a city, an incorporated town, a municipality of a county or

district or a regional municipality;

“municipal solid waste” means garbage, refuse, sludge, rubbish, tailings, debris,

litter and other discarded materials resulting from residential, commercial,

institutional and industrial activities which are commonly accepted at a municipal

solid waste management facility, but excludes wastes from industrial activities

regulated by an approval issued under the Act;

“owner” of property includes a part owner, joint owner, tenant in common or joint

tenant of the whole or any part of any land or building, and includes a trustee, an

executor, a guardian, an agent, a mortgagee in possession or a person having the

care, management, or control of any land or building in case of the absence or

disability of the person having title to it, any person who occupies shores, beaches

or shoals and, in the absence of proof to the contrary, includes the person assessed

for the property;

“private event” means an event where more than 300 persons are in attendance at

one location, but excludes an event held in a residential dwelling;

“redeemable beverage container” means a [beverage] container on which a deposit

has been paid;

“redeemed beverage container” means an empty beverage container accepted by a

depot for refund, or collected as part of a private or municipal collection program;

“sale” or “supply” means the transfer of a property interest, including

(

i) gifts,

(ii) exchange,

(iii) barter, or

(iv) any transaction in the nature of a franchise, head, option or rental;

“treated wood” means wood chemically treated during manufacturing for the

purpose of resisting decay;

“yard waste” means vegetative matter resulting from gardening, horticulture,

landscaping or land clearing operations, including materials such as tree and shrub

trimmings, plant remains, grass clippings, leaves, trees and stumps, but excludes

construction and demolition debris or contaminated organic matter;

“waste diversion” means waste reduction, reuse, recycling, composting or energy

recovery.

Administrator

(1) The Minister may appoint 1 or more Administrators to administer these

regulations.

(2) The Minister may appoint the Board as Administrator to administer subsections

15(2), (3) and (4) and Sections 16, 17 and 18 of these regulations.

Division I - Solid Waste Reduction

Part I - Resource Recovery

Resource Recovery Fund

(1) Pursuant to

Section 98 of the Act, the Resource Recovery Fund is established

(

a) to develop and implement industry stewardship programs;

(

b) to fund municipal or regional diversion programs;

(

c) to develop and operate a deposit-refund system for beverage containers;

(

d) to develop education and awareness of source reduction, reuse, recycling

and composting; and

(

e) to promote the development of value-added manufacturing in the Province.

(2) The Resource Recovery Fund established pursuant to Sections 5 and 8 of

Chapter

12 of the Statutes of Nova Scotia 1989, the Recycling Act , and the Resource

Recovery Fund Regulations made pursuant to the Recycling Act shall form part of

the Fund described in subsection (1).

Resource Recovery Fund Board

(1) The Fund shall be administered by a board to be known as the Resource Recovery

Fund Board.

(2) The Board shall

(

a) undertake measures to implement the goals and objectives of the Fund as

described in

Section 4;

(

b) enter into an agreement with the Minister to administer the Fund, which

agreement shall include an outline of the respective duties, powers and

responsibilities of the parties and confirm that

Section 143 of the Act

applies to members of the Board;

(

c) prepare, negotiate and enforce agreements with a person respecting

payments into the Fund;

(

d) administer and operate a deposit-refund system for beverage containers; and

(

e) perform such functions and exercise such powers as may be assigned or

requested by the Minister or the Governor in Council.

(3) Unless the Minister agrees otherwise in writing, the Board shall be duly

incorporated as a not for profit organization under the laws of the Province.

(4) [repealed]

(5) [repealed]

(6) [repealed]

(7) [repealed]

Resource Recovery Fund Board composition

5A

(1) The Minister shall be entitled to appoint 3 persons to be members of the Board.

(2) The Minister shall appoint 1 of the persons described in subsection (1) to be the

Chair of the Board and determine the term of office of the Chair.

(3) The Minister shall appoint 1 of the persons described in subsection (1) to be the

Vice Chair, who may act as the alternative Chair in the absence of the Chair or in

the case of a vacancy, and determine the term of office of the Vice Chair.

(4) The Board shall appoint no fewer than 4 and no more than 12 persons to be

members of the Board.

(5) Persons appointed under subsection (4) must include all of the following:

(

a) at least 1 person representing a region identified in

Section 39;

(

b) a representative of the Union of Nova Scotia Municipalities nominated by

the Union of Nova Scotia Municipalities.

Payments into Fund

(1) Pursuant to

Section 98 of the Act, the Fund shall consist of

(

a) money which comes from an agreement entered into between the Board and

a person;

(

b) revenues generated from the deposit-refund system on beverage containers;

(

c) money acquired by the Board or the Province for the purposes of the Fund

by way of gift, donation or bequest or derived from the disposition of any

real property or other property given, donated or bequeathed to the Board

for the purposes of the Fund;

(

d) interest accruing to the Fund; and

(

e) money paid to the Fund under the Resource Recovery Fund Regulations

made pursuant to Sections 5 and 8 of

Chapter 12 of the Statutes of Nova

Scotia 1989, the Recycling Act .

(2) Pursuant to

Section 98 of the Act, the Minister, following consultation with the

Board, may pay into the Fund

(

a) money which comes from an agreement entered into between the Minister

and a person;

(

b) a surcharge on a designated material pursuant to subsection 100(2) and

clause 102(1)(

v) of the Act; and

(

c) money that accrues from any financing arrangement or program of the

Province, including financing arrangements or programs with other

governments entered into for any of the purposes for which the Fund is

established.

Approved programs

(1) Programs which are approved for financial assistance under these regulations are

listed in

Schedule “A”.

(2) The Board or any person may submit a proposal to the Minister to

(

a) designate a program as an approved program; or

(

b) alter or modify an approved program.

Expenditures from the Fund

(1) Subject to the provisions of these regulations, the terms of any agreement between

the Minister and the Board, and in accordance with the Provincial Finance Act , the

Board shall provide funding for municipal solid waste diversion by

(

a) paying a minimum of 50% of the net revenues in the Fund to provide

financial support, to be divided between or among municipalities or regions

based on the solid waste diverted by the municipality or region;

(

b) paying out of the Fund money to provide financial assistance and incentives

under an approved program;

(

c) paying out of the Fund any costs, charges, audit and other fees and expenses

involved in the administration of the Fund;

(

d) investing money in the name of the Fund in any manner in which trustees

are authorized by law to invest trust funds; and

(

e) doing any other matter or thing which relates to, or is incidental to, the

purposes of the Fund.

(2) (

a) Funding shall be provided by the Board pursuant to clauses 8(1)(

a) and (

b) on the basis of an agreement executed between the Board, and a

municipality, a region or a person.

(

b) Clause (

a) is subject to existing agreements signed by a municipality or a

region and a person before the effective date of these regulations.

(3) Copies of any agreement executed under clause 2(

a) shall be filed with the

Minister within 30 days of signing.

Accounts of Fund

(1) The Board shall cause to be kept proper books of accounts respecting

(

a) all sums of money received and expended by the Fund and the matters in

respect of which the receipt and expenditure of money took place; and

(

b) the assets and liabilities of the Fund.

(2) The accounts of the Fund shall, from time to time, and at least annually, be audited

by an auditor licensed under the Public Accountants Act and copies of the audit

report shall be filed with the Minister within 30 days of preparation.

Action plan/annual report

(1) The Board shall submit annually an action plan to the Minister.

(2) No later than 30 days following the end of each calendar year, or such other date

agreed upon in writing by the Minister, the Board shall prepare and submit an

annual report to the Minister which shall include the following information:

(

a) work of the Board during the year;

(

b) progress made towards reaching the 50% solid waste diversion goal;

(

c) a financial statement setting forth the assets and liabilities of the Fund and

the receipts and expenditures of the Fund for the year;

(

d) the status of all applications received during the year including applications

approved, applications rejected and the reasons for any outstanding or

rejected applications; and

(

e) other information requested by the Minister.

Public documents

11 Subject to the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act , all reports,

agreements, action plans, annual reports and other documents filed by the Board with

the Minister are public documents.

Part II - Industry Stewardship

Designated materials

11A The materials listed in Column 1 of

Schedule “B” are prescribed as designated materials

for

Part IX of the Act.

Industry stewardship agreements

12 (1) (

a) The Board may negotiate an agreement with manufacturers, distributors,

retailers and others respecting a designated material banned from landfills

and incinerators as listed in

Schedule “B”.

(

b) An agreement described in clause (

a) may include, but not be limited to,

details respecting an industry stewardship program.

(2) (

a) The Minister shall provide the Board with a list of designated materials for

industry stewardship programs pursuant to subsection 100(1) of the Act.

(

b) For designated materials covered in clause (a), the Minister, after

consultation with the Board, shall establish a date when an agreement shall

be negotiated.

(

c) For designated materials covered in clause (a), the Board shall negotiate an

agreement with manufacturers, distributors, retailers and others respecting

the designated material, on or before the date established pursuant to clause

(b).

(

d) An agreement described in clause (

c) shall include, but not be limited to,

details respecting an industry stewardship program.

Surcharges

13 Subject to the approval of the Governor in Council, the Minister may establish a

surcharge applicable to a designated material.

Beverage container programs

(1) All beverage containers sold in the Province shall be either refillable or recyclable

as determined by the Administrator.

(2) All beverage containers shall be subject to a deposit-refund system as described in

these regulations.

(3) No person shall sell, manufacture, distribute, offer to sell or permit to be sold in the

Province a beverage in a container that is subject to the deposit and refund system

which is not clearly labelled with the words “RETURN FOR REFUND” or words

to like effect.

(4) (

a) No later than 3 months after the effective date of these regulations, the

Board shall collect and submit to the Minister

(

i) baseline figures for 1994 respecting the proportion of refillable and

non-refillable beverage containers by product type sold for

consumption in the Province; and

(ii) current figures in 1995 to a date determined by the Board.

(

b) Unless the Minister agrees otherwise in writing, no distributor shall decrease

the proportion of refillable containers of any given type for a beverage sold

for consumption in the Province below the proportions established in the

1994 baseline figures.

(

c) The Board shall report annually to the Minister respecting the proportion of

refillable and non-refillable containers sold for consumption in the Province.

(5) In Sections 14 to 18,

(a) “distributor” means a distributor of beverage containers;

(b) “retailer” means a person who sells or offers for sale a beverage in a

beverage container to the public

(

i) for consumption off the premises, or

(ii) by a coin-operated vending machine.

Deposits and refunds

(1) The minimum cash deposit on a redeemable beverage container is

(

a) for a refillable or non-refillable beverage container other than a beverage

container for liquor, an amount that, when added to any applicable federal

and Provincial sales tax on that amount, equals $0.10;

(

b) for a refillable liquor container of less than 1.0 L, an amount that, when

added to any applicable federal and Provincial sales tax on that amount,

equals $0.10;

(

c) for a refillable liquor container greater than or equal to 1.0 L, an amount

that, when added to any applicable federal and Provincial sales tax on that

amount, equals $0.20 cents;

(

d) for a non-refillable liquor container less than or equal to 500 ml, an amount

that, when added to any applicable federal and Provincial sales tax on that

amount, equals $0.10;

(

e) for a non-refillable liquor container greater than 500 ml, an amount that,

when added to any applicable federal and Provincial sales tax on that

amount, equals $0.20.

(2) A retailer shall collect from the purchaser the cash deposit prescribed in subsection

(1) for each beverage sold to the purchaser in a redeemable beverage container and

shall show the amount of the [ such ] deposit on a cash receipt.

(3) Upon receipt of a beverage container, a depot operator shall immediately provide a

minimum cash refund of,

(

a) for a refillable beverage container, an amount, including the applicable

federal and Provincial sales tax, that equals 100% of the full cash deposit;

(

b) for a non-refillable beverage container, an amount, including federal and

Provincial sales tax, that equals 50% of the full cash deposit.

(4) Where the amount of the cash deposit or cash refund is more than the minimum

amount prescribed in subsection (1) or (3), the cash deposit or the cash refund shall

be inclusive of any applicable federal and Provincial sales tax.

(5) Within 30 days of collection of redeemable beverage containers by the Board or its

agent from a depot operator, the Board or its agent shall reimburse the depot

operator the minimum cash refund prescribed in

Schedule “C” plus a handling fee

determined by the Board.

(6) Unless otherwise agreed to by the Board, the Minister and the Nova Scotia Liquor

Commission, subsection (5) does not apply to a beverage container for liquor.

Distributor registration/operation

(1) A distributor of beverage containers in the Province shall register with the Board

within 60 days of the effective date of these regulations.

(2) No distributor shall sell or offer for sale a beverage container in the Province

unless that person is registered with the Board under subsection (1).

(3) A distributor of beverage containers shall register with the Board all beverage

containers distributed and shall designate each container registered by beverage

product, container size and container type.

(4) No person shall sell or offer for sale a beverage in a beverage container which is

not registered with the Board under subsection (3).

(5) On or before the 20 th day of each month, a distributor shall file with the Board a

return, in a form approved by the Board, reporting

(

a) all units sold during the immediately preceding calendar month; and

(

b) the remittance due by the distributor by type and tax status of beverage

container as described in subsection (5B),

and shall remit to the Board any cash deposits collected pursuant to these

regulations during that immediately preceding calendar month.

(5A) Despite subsection (5), at the request of the Board, a distributor shall file with the

Board a return covering such period as the Board may determine, in a form

approved by the Board, reporting

(

a) all units sold; and

(

b) the remittance due by the distributor by type and tax status of beverage

container, as described in subsection (5B),

and shall remit to the Board any cash deposits collected pursuant to these

regulations during that period.

(5B) Where reporting the tax status of beverage containers in a return required pursuant

to subsection (5) or (5A), the distributor shall list taxable units sold and zero-rated

units sold, as defined in the Excise Tax Act (Canada).

(6) A distributor may arrange for a person outside of the Province to act as their agent

to collect and submit to the Board any cash deposit required under these

regulations.

(7) In the event of any default of payment by an agent under subsection (5), the

distributor is responsible to pay the cash deposit money to the Board.

(8) Unless otherwise agreed to by the Board, the Minister and the Nova Scotia Liquor

Commission, subsections (1) to (7) do not apply to a distributor who distributes

only beverage containers for liquor.

Depot registration/operation

(1) Within 60 days of the effective date of these regulations, no person shall be eligible

to receive payment for collection of beverage containers or other materials by the

Board or its agent unless the person is registered with the Board and has supplied

information as required by the Board.

(2) Subject to subsection (3), a container collection depot which, at the effective date

of these regulations, is registered with the Registrar of Joint Stock Companies to

operate a container collection depot shall automatically be registered as a container

collection depot under these regulations if an application, together with proof of

registration as a collection depot with the Registrar, is submitted to the Board

within 60 days of the effective date of these regulations.

(3) The status of a container collection depot under subsection (2) shall be revoked

within 1 year of the effective date of these regulations if the collection depot fails

to comply with standards established by the Board.

(4) The Board shall develop and publish standards under subsection (3) on or before

February 28, 1996.

(5) The Board may establish rules and standards governing the operation of a depot.

(6) No depot operator shall fail to accept any redeemable beverage container provided

the container is intact and it is in reasonably clean condition.

Notice to consumers

18 A retailer shall clearly display a notice indicating

(

a) the deposit which will be charged for each type of beverage container;

(

b) the refund available on a returned beverage container;

(

c) the location of the nearest depot where a beverage container can be

redeemed for refund; and

(

d) the hours of operation of the depot,

at a retail premises where beverages are sold in redeemable beverage containers.

Used tire management program

18A

(1) For the purpose of this Section,

(a) “motor vehicle” means a motor vehicle as defined under the Motor Vehicle

Act ;

(b) “new tire” means a tire which is provided

(

i) with a motor vehicle, a vehicle or a trailer, or

(ii) separately for use on or with a motor vehicle, a vehicle or a trailer,

but does not include a retreaded tire, a used tire, or a tire with a rim size

greater than 622.3 mm (24.5 inches);

(c) “retreaded tire” means a tire to which a new tread has been affixed to extend

the usable life of the tire;

(d) [repealed]

(e) “tire” means a tire which is air filled or designed to be air filled and is

designed for use on the wheel of a motor vehicle, a vehicle or a trailer;

(f) “tire retailer” means a person, including a vehicle dealer or vehicle lessor,

who supplies new tires in the Province to an end user;

(g) “used tire” means a tire no longer suited for its original purpose because of

wear and tear or damage;

(h) “vehicle” means every device in, upon or by which any person or property is

or may be transported or drawn upon a public highway or private road, but

does not include

(

i) a motorized wheelchair,

(ii) a device moved by human power, including a bicycle,

(iii) an off-highway vehicle as defined under the Off-highway Vehicles

Act , or

(iv) a farm implement or farm machinery which is exempt under clause

25(1)(

d) of the Revenue Act and which is not used on a public

highway.

(2) [repealed]

(3) (

a) A tire is considered to be a new tire from the time of its manufacture until

immediately after it is first supplied by a tire retailer.

(

b) Every tire retailer who uses or consumes in Nova Scotia a new tire that the

tire retailer has acquired shall be deemed to have supplied the tire to another

person.

(4) The Minister may appoint an Administrator under this Section.

(5) No tire retailer shall supply a new tire in the Province on or after January 2, 1997,

unless that tire retailer is registered with an Administrator.

(6) (

a) No tire retailer shall supply a new tire in the Province on or after January 2,

1997, unless that tire retailer has entered into an industry stewardship

agreement with an Administrator.

(

b) For the purpose of clause (a), a tire retailer may designate a person,

including a manufacturer or distributor of new tires who is in agreement, to

act as their agent in connection with an industry stewardship agreement with

an Administrator.

(

c) In the event of a breach or default by an agent under clause (b), the tire

retailer is responsible to comply with an industry stewardship agreement

entered into with an Administrator.

(7) No person shall falsify, render misleading, unlawfully alter or fail to provide any

report or record required by the Minister or an Administrator from a tire retailer or

an agent of a tire retailer.

Consumer paint product stewardship program

18B

(1) For the purpose of Sections 18B to 18I,

(a) “Administrator” means a person designated by the Minister pursuant to

Section 18C and includes an acting Administrator;

(b) “brand owner” means

(

i) a person who is the owner or licensee of the intellectual property

rights of a consumer paint product sold, offered for sale, or otherwise

distributed in the Province, or

(ii) a manufacturer or distributer of a consumer paint product sold,

offered for sale, or otherwise distributed in the Province;

(c) “consumer paint product” means a latex, oil or solvent-based architectural

coating, including stain and paint for commercial and industrial use, but

does not include a specially formulated industrial, automotive or marine

coating;

(d) “consumer paint product stewardship program” means a program that

(

i) establishes a process for the collection, handling, transportation and

final treatment of a post-consumer paint product regardless of who is

the original brand owner of the consumer paint product, and

(ii) incorporates the principles of a pollution prevention hierarchy by

moving progressively from disposal to reduction, reuse and recycling

and recovery of post-consumer paint products;

(e) “industry stewardship agreement” means an agreement between the Board

and a brand owner that sets out the terms of a consumer paint product

stewardship program;

(f) “post-consumer paint product” means a consumer paint product and its

container that are no longer used or required by a consumer;

(g) “retailer” means a person who sells or offers for sale or otherwise distributes

a consumer paint product in the Province;

(h) “return collection facility” means a place operated by a brand owner for the

collection of a post-consumer paint product.

(2) [repealed]

18C The Minister may appoint an Administrator for the purposes of a consumer paint

product stewardship program.

18D

(1) On or after 90 days after the effective date of Sections 18B to 18I, no brand owner

of a consumer paint product shall sell, offer for sale or otherwise distribute a

consumer paint product in the Province unless

(

a) the brand owner is registered with the Board;

(

b) the brand owner either

(

i) operates a consumer paint product stewardship program, or

(ii) has entered into an industry stewardship agreement with the Board

for the Board to operate a consumer paint product stewardship

program on the brand owner’s behalf; and

(

c) the consumer paint product stewardship program referred to in clause (

b) is

authorized by the Minister pursuant to clause 18E(2)(a).

(2) On or after 90 days after the effective date of Sections 18B to 18I, no retailer shall

sell, offer for sale or otherwise distribute a consumer paint product in the Province

unless the brand owner from whom the product was acquired is registered pursuant

to clause (1)(a).

18E

(1) A brand owner shall submit a proposal for a consumer paint product stewardship

program to the Minister for authorization.

(2) Upon receipt of a proposal for a consumer paint product stewardship program

pursuant to subsection (1), the Minister shall

(

a) authorize the program with or without terms or conditions;

(

b) refuse to authorize the program and provide reasons, in writing, for the

refusal; or

(

c) request any additional information that the Minister considers necessary.

(3) Despite subsection (1), a brand owner may enter into an industry stewardship

agreement with the Board for the Board to submit a proposal for a consumer paint

product stewardship program to the Minister on the brand owner’s behalf.

(4) A brand owner or the Board, as the case may be, shall operate a consumer paint

authorization made pursuant to clause (2)(a).

18F

(1) Every brand owner shall, on or before June 30 in each year or on some other date

agreed upon in writing by the Administrator, provide the Administrator with an

annual report on their consumer paint product stewardship program during the

previous fiscal year including, but not limited to, information respecting

(

a) the total amount of consumer paint products sold and post-consumer paint

products collected;

(

b) the total amount of post-consumer paint products processed or in storage;

(

c) the percentage of post-consumer paint products that were treated or

contained, reduced, reused, recycled or recovered;

(

d) efforts taken through consumer paint product marketing strategies to reduce

post-consumer paint products and packaging waste;

(

e) the types of processes used to reduce, reuse, recycle or recover post-

consumer paint products, including but not limited to details of efforts to

incorporate the priorities of a pollution prevention hierarchy by moving

progressively from disposal to reduction, reuse, recycling and recovery of

post-consumer paint products;

(

f) the location of return collection facilities or depots;

(

g) the location of any long-term containment or final treatment and processing

facilities for post-consumer paint products;

(

h) the types of educational information and programs provided;

(

i) the process of internal accountability used to monitor environmental

effectiveness; and

(

j) any other information requested by the Administrator,

and the annual report shall be accompanied by copies of the annual financial

statements prepared by an independent auditor of the revenues received and the

expenditures incurred.

(2) Despite subsection (1), a brand owner may enter into an industry stewardship

agreement with the Board for the Board to submit the annual report and financial

statements to the Administrator on behalf of the brand owner.

(3) On receipt of the annual report submitted pursuant to this Section, an

Administrator may require the brand owner or the Board, as the case may be, to

(

a) amend the authorized consumer paint product stewardship program; or

(

b) submit a proposal for a new consumer paint product stewardship program to

the Minister for authorization pursuant to clause 18E(2)(a).

18G

(1) Every brand owner shall, as a component of their consumer paint product

stewardship program,

(

a) either

(

i) provide a return collection facility at the premises of each retailer of

the brand owner’s consumer paint products, or

(ii) enter into an industry stewardship agreement with the Board to

operate depots to collect post-consumer paint products generated

from the brand owner’s consumer paint products; and

(

b) implement an education and awareness program for consumers of consumer

paint products that includes information respecting

(

i) the consumer paint product stewardship program,

(ii) consumer access to return collection facilities, and

(iii) the environmental and economic benefits of participating in the

consumer paint product stewardship program;

(

c) confirm that the post-consumer paint products generated from the brand

owner’s consumer paint products are recycled or reused to the maximum

extent possible; and

(

d) ensure that 70% of the reusable and recyclable portion of the post-consumer

paint products collected at the return collection facility is reused or recycled.

(2) Despite clauses (1)(

b) to (d), a brand owner may enter into an industry stewardship

agreement with the Board that requires the Board to implement a component of the

consumer paint product stewardship program on the brand owner’s behalf.

(3) Every retailer shall provide, either at the point of display or at the point of sale, a

place for the display of information supplied pursuant to clause (1)(b).

18H

(1) The owner of a return collection facility shall accept a post-consumer paint

product, regardless of the identity of the brand owner of the consumer paint

product from which it was generated.

(2) The owner of a depot shall comply with the rules and standards, including those

respecting record production, set forth by the Board.

(3) The owner of a return collection facility or a depot shall

(

a) operate the facility or depot during regular business hours;

(

b) accept from any person any quantity of post-consumer paint products that

does not exceed the maximum allowable per person daily quantity as

authorized by an Administrator; and

(

c) not charge a fee for accepting post-consumer paint products in accordance

with clause (b).

18I No person shall falsify, render misleading, unlawfully alter or fail to provide any

information, report or record required in accordance with Sections 18B to 18H.

Electronic Products Stewardship Program

18J

(1) In Sections 18J to 18Q,

(a) “brand owner” means one of the following:

(

i) a person who is the owner or licensee of the intellectual property

rights to an electronic product sold, offered for sale or otherwise

distributed in or into the Province,

(ii) a manufacturer or distributor of an electronic product sold, offered

for sale or otherwise distributed in or into the Province;

(b) “electronic product” means an electrical device or electronic equipment that

is a designated material;

(c) “electronic product stewardship program” means a program that

(

i) establishes a process for the collection, transportation, reuse and

recycling of electronic products and, if no further options exist, the

disposal of any residual electronic product components, and

(ii) incorporates the principles of a pollution prevention hierarchy by

replacing disposal with reuse and recycling of electronic products;

(d) “return collection facility” means a place operated by or on behalf of a

brand owner for collecting electronic products.

18K The Minister may appoint an administrator to administer an electronic product

stewardship program.

18L

(1) Every brand owner shall ensure that a brand name, image or logo is clearly affixed

in plain view on the electronic product.

(2) After the implementation date specified in

Schedule “C” for that product, a brand

owner of an electronic product shall not sell, offer for sale or otherwise distribute

an electronic product in or into the Province unless the brand owner operates an

electronic product stewardship program that is authorized by the Minister in

accordance with criteria outlined by the Minister.

(3) A brand owner may designate a third party to operate an electronic product

stewardship program on its behalf.

(4) After the implementation date specified in

Schedule “C” for that product, a retailer

shall not sell, offer for sale or otherwise distribute an electronic product in or into

the Province unless the brand owner operates an electronic product stewardship

program that is authorized by the Minister.

(5) The Minister may cease the sale of any electronic products belonging to a brand

owner who is not complying with the Act and these regulations.

18M

(1) Subject to subsection (4), a brand owner shall submit an electronic product

stewardship program to the Minister for authorization 6 months before the earliest

implementation date specified in

Schedule “C” for an electronic product accepted

by the program.

(2) Upon receipt of a proposal for an electronic product stewardship program, the

Minister shall

(

b) refuse to authorize the program and provide reasons, in writing, for the

refusal; or

(

c) request any additional information that the Minister considers necessary to

decide whether to authorize the program.

(3) A brand owner shall operate their electronic product stewardship program in

clause (2)(a).

(4) The Minister may change the 6-month requirement in subsection (1).

18N

(1) An electronic product stewardship program shall include:

(

a) an agreement with the Board for managing the electronic products and

receiving them at return collection facilities under contract with the Board;

(

b) an education and awareness program for consumers of electronic products

that includes information about all of the following:

(

i) the electronic product stewardship program, specifying products

accepted by the program;

(ii) how and when consumers can access return collection facilities,

(iii) the environmental benefits of participating in the electronic product

stewardship program;

(

c) a list of return collection facilities and their operating hours;

(

d) a description of the proposed methods to be used to reuse and recycle

electronic products and their components.

(2) A retailer shall provide all education and awareness program information required

under clause 18N(1)(

b) at the point of display or sale.

18O

(1) A brand owner who operates an electronic product stewardship program shall, on

or before June 30 of each year or on or before the date set by the Administrator of

the electronic product stewardship program, inform the Administrator in writing of

the total quantity of electronic products collected.

(2) A brand owner who operates an electronic product stewardship program shall,

upon request in writing from the Minister, provide the Minister with any

information about their electronic product stewardship program, including any of

the following:

(

a) the types of processes used to reuse and recycle the electronic products and

their components;

(

b) the location of return collection facilities for electronic products;

(

c) the location of any long-term containment or final treatment and processing

facilities for electronic products;

(

d) records showing that the program adheres to established vendor

qualification standards or information demonstrating that the electronic

products collected were managed in a manner that employs environmental

and human health and safety standards meeting or exceeding applicable

federal, Provincial, and local regulations;

(

e) efforts made to improve the environmental design of the brand owner’s

electronic products.

(3) On receipt of the information submitted pursuant to subsection 18(O)(2), the

Minister may require a brand owner to submit a revised proposal for an electronic

product stewardship program to the Minister for authorization.

18P The operator of a return collection facility that collects electronic products shall not

charge a fee for accepting the electronic products.

18Q A person shall not submit any information, report or record required by Sections 18M to

18O that is false or misleading.

Oil and glycol stewardship program

18R For the purpose of Sections 18R to 18X,

“brand owner” means 1 of the following:

(

i) a person who is the owner or licensee of the intellectual property

rights to oil, glycol, oil filters or product containers sold, offered for

sale or otherwise distributed in or into the Province,

(ii) a manufacturer or distributer of oil, glycol, oil filters or product

containers sold, offered for sale or otherwise distributed in or into the

Province,

(iii) for oil, glycol, oil filters or product containers imported into the

Province, the first person to sell or offer for sale the oil, glycol, oil

filter or product containers in the Province;

“glycol” means ethylene or propylene glycol used or intended for use as a vehicle

or commercial engine coolant, but does not include any of the following:

(

i) plumbing antifreeze,

(ii) windshield washer antifreeze,

(iii) lock de-icer and antifreeze,

(iv) gasoline and diesel fuel antifreeze;

“oil” means

(

i) petroleum or synthetic derived crankcase oil, engine oil and gear oil,

and hydraulic fluid, transmission fluid and heat transfer fluid, or

(ii) fluid used for lubricating purposes in machinery or equipment;

“oil filter” means

(

i) a spin-on style or element style fluid filter that is used in hydraulic,

transmission or internal combustion engine applications, or

(ii) an oil filter, a diesel fuel filter, a storage tank fuel filter and a

household furnace oil filter other than a gasoline filter;

“oil and glycol stewardship program” means a program authorized by the Minister

under

Section 18U that

(

i) establishes a process for collecting, transporting and recycling used

oil, used glycol, used oil filters and product containers, and

(ii) incorporates the principles of a pollution prevention hierarchy by

replacing disposal with reuse and recycling of used oil, used glycol,

used oil filters and product containers;

“product container” means a container with a capacity of 50 L or less

manufactured for the purpose of holding glycol, oil or diesel exhaust fluid, and

includes an aerosol container used to hold a cleaner for automotive parts;

“retailer” means a person who sells or offers for sale to a consumer oil, glycol, oil

filters or product containers in the Province;

“return collection facility” means a collection facility that accepts used oil, used oil

filters, used glycol and product containers from persons who wish to return them,

and that is identified as a return collection facility through an approved oil and

glycol stewardship program;

“used glycol” means glycol that, through use, storage or handling, can no longer be

used for its original purpose;

“used oil” means oil that, through use, storage or handling, can no longer be used

for its original purpose;

“used oil filter” means an oil filter that, through use, storage or handling, can no

longer be used for its original purpose.

18S The Minister may appoint an administrator to administer an oil and glycol stewardship

program.

18T

(1) Effective on and after January 1, 2020, no brand owner shall sell, offer for sale or

distribute oil, glycol, oil filters or product containers in or into the Province unless

the brand owner, or an agent of the brand owner, operates an oil and glycol

stewardship program in respect of the oil, glycol, oil filters or product containers.

(2) Effective on and after January 1, 2020, no retailer shall sell or offer for sale to

consumers oil, glycol, oil filters or product containers in the Province unless the

brand owner, or an agent of the brand owner, operates an oil and glycol

stewardship program in respect of the oil, glycol, oil filters or product containers.

(3) No operator of a return collection facility shall charge a fee for accepting used oil,

used glycol, used oil filters or product containers.

18U

(1) Subject to subsection (2), no later than July 1, 2019, a brand owner shall submit a

proposal for an oil and glycol stewardship program to the Minister for

authorization.

(2) The Minister may extend the deadline in subsection (1) for submission of a

proposal.

(3) On receipt of a proposal for an oil and glycol stewardship program pursuant to

subsection (1), the Minister shall

(

a) authorize the program with or without terms or conditions;

(

b) refuse to authorize the program and provide reasons, in writing, for the

refusal; or

(

c) request any additional information about the proposed program that the

Minister considers necessary.

(4) Subject to subsection (5), a brand owner whose oil and glycol stewardship program

is authorized under clause (3)(

a) must operate the program in accordance with the

(5) A brand owner who submits a proposal under subsection (1) may designate a third

party to operate an oil and glycol stewardship program on its behalf.

18V

(1) A proposal for an oil and glycol stewardship program must include detailed

information about all of the following:

(

a) the management and structure of the program;

(

b) how used oil, used glycol, used oil filters and product containers will be

collected, including a list of return collection facilities and their operating

hours;

(

c) the plans for the receipt of used oil, used glycol, used oil filters and product

containers and the policies and procedures to be followed by the brand

owner;

(

d) the recycling options for used oil, used glycol, used oil filters and product

containers;

(

e) the quality control and assurance aspects of the program, including tracking

and auditing mechanisms;

(

f) targets for the recovery rate, along with a description of how the recovery

rate will be calculated;

(

g) an education and awareness program for consumers of oil, oil filters or

glycol that includes all of the following information:

(

i) information about the oil and glycol stewardship program specifying

the products accepted by the program,

(ii) how and when consumers can return used oil, used glycol, used oil

filters and product containers, including a list of return collection

facilities and their operating hours,

(iii) the environmental benefits of participating in the oil and glycol

stewardship program,

(iv) a description of the proposed methods for reusing and recycling used

oil, used glycol, used oil filters and product containers,

(

v) how the education and awareness program will assess consumer

awareness,

(vi) how the brand owner will work with retailers to educate the

consumers at the point of sale.

(2) The Minister may require a brand owner submitting a proposal for an oil and

glycol stewardship program to provide any additional information that the Minister

requires to consider the proposal.

18W

(1) On or before May 30 in each year, a brand owner shall provide the Minister with

an annual report detailing the effectiveness of the oil and glycol stewardship

program during the previous calendar year, which shall include

(

a) the total amounts of used oil and used glycol, and the total numbers of used

oil filters and product containers collected in the Province by the brand

owner;

(

b) the total amounts of used oil and used glycol, and the total numbers of used

oil filters and product containers processed or in storage;

(

c) the percentage of used oil, used glycol, used oil filters or product containers

collected that was reused, recycled, recovered for energy, contained, or

otherwise disposed of;

(

d) the overall achievement of recovery rate targets set out in the oil and glycol

stewardship program;

(

e) a description of the types of processes utilized to reuse, recycle, recover

energy from, contain, or otherwise treat or dispose of used oil, used glycol,

used oil filters, or product containers;

(

f) list of return collection facilities and their operating hours;

(

g) the location of processing or containment facilities for used oil, used glycol,

used oil filters, and product containers;

(

h) the types of consumer information, educational materials and strategies

adopted by the brand owner;

(

i) the annual financial statements, as prepared by an independent auditor, of

the revenues received and the expenditures incurred by the oil and glycol

stewardship program;

(

j) a report on the assessment of consumer awareness of the oil and glycol

stewardship program; and

(

k) any other information requested by the Minister that relates to the oil and

glycol stewardship program.

(2) At the same time a brand owner submits its annual report, it shall provide to the

Minister a statement in writing as to the total amount of oil, glycol, oil filters and

product containers sold by the brand owner during the previous calendar year.

(3) On receipt of the annual report submitted pursuant to this Section, if the Minister is

not satisfied with the oil and glycol stewardship program, the Minister may require

the brand owner to

(

a) amend the authorized oil and glycol stewardship program; or

(

b) submit a proposal for a new oil and glycol product stewardship program to

the Minister for authorization pursuant to

Section 18U.

18X No person shall submit any information, report or record required by Sections 18R to

18W that is false or misleading.

Battery stewardship program

18Y

(1) For the purpose of Sections 18Y to 18AF

“battery” means a container consisting of 1 or more voltaic or galvanic cells in

which chemical energy is stored as electricity or converted into electricity and that

meets all of the following criteria:

(

i) it is used as a source of power,

(ii) it weighs 5 kilograms or less,

(iii) it is 1 of the following:

(

A) a single-use battery,

(

B) a rechargeable battery;

“battery stewardship program” means a program authorized by the Minister under

Section 18AC that

(

i) establishes a process for collecting, transporting and processing

batteries, and

(ii) incorporates the principles of a pollution prevention hierarchy by

prioritizing the reuse and recycling of batteries;

“brand owner” means 1 of the following:

(

i) a person who is the owner or licensee of the intellectual property

rights to batteries sold, offered for sale or otherwise distributed in or

into the Province,

(ii) a manufacturer or distributer of batteries sold, offered for sale or

otherwise distributed in or into the Province,

(iii) for batteries imported into the Province, the first person to sell or

offer for sale batteries in the Province;

“rechargeable battery” means a battery that can be recharged and used more than

once;

“retailer” means a person who sells, offers for sale or otherwise distributes batteries

to a consumer in the Province;

“return collection facility” means a collection facility that

(

i) accepts batteries from persons who wish to return them, and

(ii) is identified as a return collection facility by an approved battery

stewardship program;

“single-use battery” means a battery that cannot be recharged.

(2) This

Section does not apply to a battery that is contained in a device or product that

is a designated material under these regulations.

(3) A battery described in subsection (2) must be managed in accordance with the

stewardship program applicable to the device or product in which it is contained.

Appointment of battery stewardship program administrator

18Z The Minister may appoint an administrator to administer a battery stewardship program.

Brand owner must operate battery stewardship program

18AA

(1) Effective on and after July 1, 2024, a brand owner must not sell, offer for sale or

distribute batteries in or into the Province unless the brand owner, or an agent of

the brand owner, operates a battery stewardship program for the batteries.

(2) Effective on and after July 1, 2024, a retailer must not sell, offer for sale or

otherwise distribute batteries to consumers in the Province unless the brand owner,

or an agent of the brand owner, operates a battery stewardship program for the

batteries.

No fee for accepting batteries

18AB An operator of a return collection facility must not charge a fee for accepting batteries.

Brand owner proposal for battery stewardship program

18AC

(1) Except as provided in subsection (2), no later than January 1, 2024, a brand owner

must submit a proposal for a battery stewardship program to the Minister for

authorization.

(2) The Minister may extend the deadline in subsection (1) for the submission of a

proposal.

(3) On receipt of a proposal for a battery stewardship program submitted under

subsection (1), the Minister must do 1 of the following:

(

a) authorize the program with or without terms or conditions;

(

b) refuse to authorize the program and provide reasons, in writing, for the

refusal;

(

c) request any additional information about the proposed program that the

Minister considers necessary.

(4) Subject to subsection (5), a brand owner whose battery stewardship program is

authorized under clause (3)(

a) must operate the program in accordance with any

(5) A brand owner who submits a proposal under subsection (1) may designate a third

party to operate the battery stewardship program on its behalf, but that proposal

must include the name and contact information of the brand owner.

Information in proposal for battery stewardship program

18AD

(1) A proposal for a battery stewardship program must include detailed information

about all of the following:

(

a) the management and structure of the program;

(

b) how batteries will be collected, including a list of return collection facilities

and their operating hours;

(

c) how batteries will be reused, recycled, processed, recovered for energy or

otherwise managed;

(

d) the quality control and assurance aspects of the program, including tracking

and auditing mechanisms;

(

e) targets for the recovery rate and how the recovery rate will be measured;

(

f) an education and awareness program for consumers of batteries, which must

include a description of all of the following:

(

i) how the education and awareness program will assess consumer

awareness of the battery stewardship program,

(ii) how the brand owner will work with retailers to educate consumers

at the point of sale,

(iii) the information that the education and awareness program will

provide to consumers, which must include information about all of

the following:

(

A) the battery stewardship program and the products accepted by

the program,

(

B) how and when consumers can return batteries, including a list

of return collection facilities and their operating hours,

(

C) the environmental benefits of participating in the battery

stewardship program,

(

D) the methods described in the battery stewardship program

proposal for reusing, recycling or engaging in other end of life

management options for batteries.

(2) On receipt of a proposal for a battery stewardship program, the Minister may

require the brand owner submitting the proposal to provide any additional

information that the Minister requires to consider the proposal.

Annual report on battery stewardship program

18AE

(1) No later than June 30 in each year, a brand owner must submit to the Minister an

annual report detailing the effectiveness of the battery stewardship program during

the previous calendar year that includes all of the following information:

(

a) the total number of batteries collected in the Province by the brand owner;

(

b) the percentage of the total number of batteries collected that falls into each

of the following categories:

(

i) reused,

(ii) recycled,

(iii) processed,

(iv) recovered for energy,

(

v) otherwise managed;

(

c) whether the recovery rate targets set out in the battery stewardship program

were achieved;

(

d) a description of the types of processes utilized to reuse, recycle, process,

recover energy from or otherwise manage or dispose of batteries;

(

e) a list of return collection facilities and their operating hours;

(

f) the location of processing or containment facilities for batteries;

(

g) the types of consumer information, educational materials and strategies

adopted by the brand owner;

(

h) an assessment of consumer awareness of the battery stewardship program;

(

i) any other information requested by the Minister that relates to the battery

stewardship program.

(2) A brand owner must submit a statement in writing to the Minister regarding the

total number of batteries sold by the brand owner during the previous calendar

year, together with the annual report described in subsection (1).

(3) If the Minister is not satisfied with the battery stewardship program after reviewing

the annual report submitted under subsection (1), the Minister may require the

brand owner to do 1 of the following:

(

a) amend the authorized battery stewardship program;

(

b) submit a proposal for a new battery stewardship program to the Minister for

authorization under

Section 18AC.

Submission of false or misleading Sections 18AC to 18AE information, report or record

18AF A person must not submit any information, report or record required by Sections 18AC

to 18AE that is false or misleading.

Lamp product stewardship program

18AG

(1) For the purpose of Sections 18AG to 18AN,

“brand owner” means 1 of the following:

(

i) a person who is the owner or licensee of the intellectual property

rights to lamp products sold, offered for sale or otherwise distributed

in or into the Province,

(ii) a manufacturer or distributer of lamp products sold, offered for sale

or otherwise distributed in or into the Province,

(iii) for lamp products imported into the Province, the first person to sell

or offer for sale lamp products in the Province;

“lamp product” means a replaceable light source designed to produce light from

electricity and includes, but is not limited to, all of the following:

(

i) fluorescent tubes,

(ii) compact fluorescent lamps,

(iii) high-intensity discharge lamps,

(iv) incandescent lamps,

(

v) light-emitting diode lamps;

“lamp product stewardship program” means a program authorized by the Minister

under

Section 18AK that

(

i) establishes a process for collecting, transporting and recycling lamp

products, and

(ii) incorporates the principles of a pollution prevention hierarchy by

prioritizing the reuse and recycling of lamp products;

“retailer” means a person who sells, offers for sale or otherwise distributes lamp

products to a consumer in the Province;

“return collection facility” means a collection facility that

(

i) accepts lamp products from persons who wish to return them, and

(ii) is identified as a return collection facility by an approved lamp

product stewardship program.

Appointment of lamp product stewardship program administrator

18AH The Minister may appoint an administrator to administer a lamp product stewardship

program.

Brand owner must operate lamp product stewardship program

18AI

(1) Effective on and after August 1, 2024, a brand owner must not sell, offer for sale

or distribute lamp products in or into the Province unless the brand owner, or an

agent of the brand owner, operates a lamp product stewardship program for the

lamp products.

(2) Effective on and after August 1, 2024, a retailer must not sell, offer for sale or

otherwise distribute lamp products to consumers in the Province unless the brand

owner, or an agent of the brand owner, operates a lamp product stewardship

program for the lamp products.

No fee for accepting lamp products

18AJ An operator of a return collection facility must not charge a fee for accepting lamp

products.

Brand owner proposal for lamp product stewardship program

18AK

(1) Except as provided in subsection (2), no later than February 1, 2024, a brand

owner must submit a proposal for a lamp product stewardship program to the

Minister for authorization.

(2) The Minister may extend the deadline in subsection (1) for the submission of a

proposal.

(3) On receipt of a proposal for a lamp product stewardship program submitted under

subsection (1), the Minister must do 1 of the following:

(

a) authorize the program with or without terms or conditions;

(

b) refuse to authorize the program and provide reasons, in writing, for the

refusal;

(

c) request any additional information about the proposed program that the

Minister considers necessary.

(4) Subject to subsection (5), a brand owner whose lamp product stewardship program

is authorized under clause (3)(

a) must operate the program in accordance with any

(5) A brand owner who submits a proposal under subsection (1) may designate a third

party to operate the lamp product stewardship program on its behalf, but that

proposal must include the name and contact information of the brand owner.

Information in proposal for lamp product stewardship program

18AL

(1) A proposal for a lamp product stewardship program must include detailed

information about all of the following:

(

a) the management and structure of the program;

(

b) how lamp products will be collected, including a list of return collection

facilities and their operating hours;

(

c) how lamp products will be reused, recycled, processed or otherwise

managed;

(

d) the quality control and assurance aspects of the program, including tracking

and auditing mechanisms;

(

e) targets for the recovery rate and how the recovery rate will be measured;

(

f) an education and awareness program for consumers of lamp products,

which must include a description of all of the following:

(

i) how the education and awareness program will assess consumer

awareness of the lamp stewardship program,

(ii) how the brand owner will work with retailers to educate consumers

at the point of sale,

(iii) the information that the education and awareness program will

provide to consumers, which must include information about all of

the following:

(

A) the lamp product stewardship program and the products

accepted by the program,

(

B) how and when consumers can return lamp products, including

a list of return collection facilities and their operating hours,

(

C) the environmental benefits of participating in the lamp product

stewardship program,

(

D) the methods described in the lamp product stewardship

program proposal for reusing, recycling or engaging in other

end of life management options for lamp products.

(2) On receipt of a proposal for a lamp product stewardship program, the Minister may

require the brand owner submitting the proposal to provide any additional

information that the Minister requires to consider the proposal.

Annual report on lamp product stewardship program

18AM(1) No later than May 30 in each year, a brand owner must submit to the Minister an

annual report detailing the effectiveness of the lamp product stewardship program

during the previous calendar year that includes all of the following information:

(

a) the total number of lamp products and the total number of mercury-containing lamp products collected in the Province by the brand owner;

(

b) the total number of lamp products and the total number of mercury-containing lamp products processed;

(

c) the amount of lamp product materials that were reused, recycled or

otherwise managed, including mercury;

(

d) whether the recovery rate targets set out in the lamp product stewardship

program were achieved;

(

e) a description of the types of processes utilized to reuse, recycle or otherwise

manage lamp products;

(

f) a list of return collection facilities and their operating hours;

(

g) the location of processing or containment facilities for lamp products;

(

h) the types of consumer information, educational materials and strategies

adopted by the brand owner;

(

i) an assessment of consumer awareness of the lamp product stewardship

program;

(

j) any other information requested by the Minister that relates to the lamp

product stewardship program.

(2) A brand owner must submit a statement in writing to the Minister regarding the

total number of lamp products sold by the brand owner during the previous

calendar year, together with the annual report described in subsection (1).

(3) If the Minister is not satisfied with the lamp product stewardship program after

reviewing the annual report submitted under subsection (1), the Minister may

require the brand owner to do 1 of the following:

(

a) amend the authorized lamp product stewardship program;

(

b) submit a proposal for a new lamp product stewardship program to the

Minister for authorization under

Section 18AK.

Submission of false or misleading Sections 18AK to 18AM information, report or record

18AN A person must not submit any information, report or record required by Sections 18AK

to 18AM that is false or misleading.

Part III - Litter Abatement

Prohibition against littering

19 No person shall release or cause litter to be released into the environment unless

(

a) the litter is placed in a litter receptacle;

(

b) the litter is disposed of at a disposal site for municipal solid waste or an area

designated by a municipality having jurisdiction for the disposal of litter; or

(

c) the litter is deposited in a location designated for that purpose by a

municipality having jurisdiction during special clean-up days.

Littering from buildings/structures

(1) No owner, operator or person in care, management or control of a commercial

outlet, service outlet, plant, building, facility or thing shall permit the release of

litter from the commercial outlet, service outlet, plant, building, facility or thing

into the environment.

(2) A person described in subsection (1) shall clean up any litter discharged or released

into the environment.

Construction sites

(1) No owner, operator, contractor or person in care, management or control of the

construction, repair or demolition of a plant, building, facility, or thing shall permit

the release of litter from the plant, building, facility, or thing into the environment.

(2) A person described in subsection (1) shall clean up any discharged litter released

into the environment.

Convenience stores, fast food and vending outlets

(1) An owner, operator, or person in care, management or control of a business or

operation

(

a) where food or beverages are sold in cartons, containers, foils or papers and

(

b) where cartons, utensils, containers, foils or paper are discarded in the

vicinity by the patrons of the business or operation,

shall provide receptacles for litter and receptacles for recyclable materials in

appropriate and easily accessible locations, and shall service, maintain and empty

the receptacles.

(2) An owner, operator, or person in care, management or control of a business or

operation shall keep the property and all public or private lands, streets, lanes,

passageways, beaches or docks within 15 m of any boundary of their property free

of all litter unless the landowner or operator denies access to their lands for this

purpose.

(3) A person described in subsections (1) and (2) shall ensure that the discarded

materials are collected and disposed of as prescribed in these regulations.

Public and private events

(1) A person who organizes or is responsible for a public or private event shall

(

a) provide an adequate number of receptacles for litter and receptacles for

recyclable materials in appropriate and easily accessible locations; and

(

b) service, maintain and empty the receptacles as required.

(2) Every person who organizes or is responsible for a public or private event shall

ensure that the property where the event takes place and all public or private lands,

streets, lanes, passageways, beaches or docks within 15 m of the boundary of the

property are free from all litter within 24 hours after the conclusion of the event,

unless the land owner or operator denies access to their lands for this purpose.

Flyers/advertisements

(1) No person, including a sponsor, organizer, or promoter of an event or thing, shall

attach or cause to have attached a flyer, brochure, advertisement or other literature

on a utility pole, structure, fence, or other thing,

(

a) without the prior approval of the owner of the utility pole, structure, fence,

or other thing; and

(

b) without the prior approval of the municipality, city or town where the utility

pole, structure, fence, or other thing is located.

(2) Subject to subsection (1), no person, including a sponsor, organizer or promoter of

an event or thing, who attaches or causes to be attached a flyer, brochure,

advertisement or other literature on a utility pole, structure, fence, or thing shall

(

a) fail to put the posting date on the flyer, brochure, advertisement or literature;

(

b) fail to remove the same within 30 days after the event; or

(

c) fail to dispose of the same as prescribed in these regulations.

(3) No person, including a sponsor, organizer or promoter of an event or thing, shall

distribute or cause to have distributed a flyer, brochure, advertisement or other

literature by placing the same on a parked vehicle.

Structures/vehicles on ice

25 No owner, operator or user of a structure, vehicle or thing on the ice surface of a

watercourse, shall

(

a) abandon the structure, vehicle or thing unless it is made of snow or ice; or

(

b) fail to remove and properly dispose of the structure, vehicle or thing before

the ice surface of the watercourse melts.

Part IV - Composting

Application

Part IV does not apply to

(

a) backyard composting;

(

b) generally accepted farming practices; and

(

c) the composting of leaf and yard waste where not more than 100 m 3 is

processed annually.

Regulated activities

27 No person shall construct, operate, expand or modify a facility which can process

compost without obtaining an approval from the Minister.

Approval application information

28 In addition to the information required under the Approvals Procedure Regulation, a

person who wishes to obtain an approval to construct, operate, expand or modify a

facility for composting shall supply the Minister with the following information:

(

a) a description of the odour control system, when necessary;

(

b) a description of the storm and runoff management system;

(

c) moisture control;

(

d) the type and source of waste received and processed;

(

e) programs to deal with unauthorized materials; and

(

f) other information requested by the Administrator.

Requirements

29 The owner, operator or person who has care, management or control of a facility for

composting, shall ensure that

(

a) a facility for composting is maintained in a clean and orderly condition; and

(

b) when a facility for composting ceases operation, a person described in

clause (

a) shall remove all residuals, unprocessed waste, compost product

and recyclable material from the property and recycle or dispose of it in

accordance with the directions of the Minister.

Division II - Disposal of Municipal Solid Waste

Bans

(1) A person must not destroy or dispose of a designated material listed in Column 1

of

Schedule “B” in a landfill or incinerator on or after the implementation date

prescribed in Column 2 of

Schedule “B”.

(2) A person must not accept for destruction or disposal a designated material listed in

Column 1 of

Schedule “B” in a landfill or incinerator on or after the

implementation date prescribed in Column 2 of

Schedule “B”.

(3) Each municipality shall provide a plan to the Administrator to ensure that the bans

described in

Schedule “B” are implemented.

Regulated activities

(1) No person shall own, construct, manage, operate, alter or modify a landfill without

obtaining approval from the Minister.

(2) (

a) No person shall own, construct, manage, operate, alter or modify a storage,

transfer, processing or disposal site for construction and demolition debris

without obtaining approval from the Minister.

(

b) Clause (

a) does not apply to rock (excluding rock containing a sulphide

bearing material), aggregate, soil, bricks mortar, concrete, asphalt pavement,

porcelain or ceramic materials, trees, brush, limbs, stumps, root balls,

organic mat, and milled wood that is free of adhesives, coatings or

preservatives.

(

c) No person shall dispose of treated wood at a construction and demolition

debris disposal site.

(3) No person shall own, construct, manage, operate, alter or modify an incinerator for

the disposal of municipal solid waste without obtaining approval from the

Minister.

(4) No person shall own, construct, manage, operate, alter or modify the operation of

an ash disposal site without obtaining approval from the Minister.

Approval application information

(1) In addition to the information required under the Approvals Procedure

Regulations , a person who wishes to obtain an approval to operate a landfill or

incinerator for the disposal of municipal solid waste shall supply the Minister with

the following information:

(

a) complete construction drawings and specifications showing details

including

(

i) a site plan indicating the relation of the landfill or incinerator to any

well, watercourse, road or other significant natural and man-made

features within 1 km of the landfill or incinerator,

(ii) the entrances and exists to the landfill or incinerator, and

(iii) all other structures and works to be constructed, installed or used in

the operation of the landfill or incinerator;

(

b) a description of the waste material which is to be received at the landfill or

incinerator;

(

c) the life expectancy of the landfill or incinerator;

(

d) monitoring programs, including groundwater and surface water monitoring

studies, to be established at the landfill or incinerator;

(

e) a detailed operation manual outlining how the applicant intends to operate

the landfill or incinerator; and

(

f) other information requested by the Administrator.

(2) An approval may contain requirements for the implementation and operation of a

waste reduction, reuse, recycling and composting program.

Additional information - landfill

33 In addition to the information required under

Section 32, a person who wishes to obtain

an approval to operate a landfill for municipal solid waste shall supply the Minister with

the following information:

(

a) a description of liner and subdrainage systems;

(

b) a description of leachate collection and treatment systems;

(

c) a description of gas collection and treatment systems; and

(

d) other information requested by the Administrator.

Additional information - incinerator

34 In addition to the information required under

Section 32, a person who wishes to obtain

an approval to operate an incinerator for municipal solid waste shall supply the Minister

with the following information:

(

a) a description of all liquid, solid, and gaseous emissions discharged from the

incinerator;

(

b) a description of all solid and liquid wastes requiring disposal and the

methods proposed to dispose of these wastes;

(

c) a description of the air pollution control system to be used;

(

d) a description of the ambient air monitoring program including monitoring

protocols;

(

e) a description how the incinerator will generate energy;

(

f) an assessment of how the incinerator will not reduce or take away

opportunities for recycling, composting or other reprocessing of waste-resource materials; and

(

g) other information requested by the Administrator.

Records and reports

(1) An owner, operator or manager of a landfill or incinerator shall keep books,

records and accounts of the operations including, but not limited to, daily quantities

of all waste received, disposed, stored and diverted, daily tipping fees, and other

data as may be required.

(2) An owner, operator or manager of a landfill or incinerator shall submit to the

Administrator on a bi-annual basis, or more often if required by the Administrator,

data pertaining to the quantities and types of materials received at the landfill or

incinerator, material recovery facilities, and material storage and transfer facilities.

Open burning ban

36 On, from and after April 1, 1996, no person shall permit, carry out or be responsible for

open burning of municipal solid waste which shall include open burning in an

uncontrolled teepee, pit and silo burner.

Incineration

37 Subject to

Section 38, no person shall own, operate or manage the operation of an

incinerator for municipal solid waste which does not adhere to

(

a) national standards described in a publication prepared by the Canadian

Council of Ministers of the Environment entitled “Operating and Emission

Guidelines for Municipal Solid Waste Incinerators”, Report CCME-TS-WM-TRE003, June 1989; or

(

b) standards prescribed by the Minister.

Minimum standards for stack emissions

(1) No person shall own, operate, or manage the operation of an incinerator for

municipal solid waste that releases a contaminant listed in Column I of

Schedule

“D” in excess of the amounts prescribed in Column II of

Schedule “D”.

(2) Test methods shall be as prescribed in Column III of

Schedule “D” or as agreed to

in writing by the Administrator.

Division III - Regional Solid Waste-Resource Management

Plans Regional Requirements

Establishment of regions

(1) For the purposes of

Part IX of the Act and these regulations and to encourage

regional cooperation, there are hereby established 7 administrative regions in the

Province, hereafter referred to as a “region” or “regions”, identified as follows:

(

a) Region 1 to be known as the Cape Breton Region, comprised of the

counties of Cape Breton, Inverness, Victoria and Richmond;

(

b) Region 2, to be known as the Eastern Region, comprised of the counties of

Antigonish, Pictou and Guysborough;

(

c) Region 3, to be known as the Northern Region, comprised of the counties of

Colchester and Cumberland and the District of East Hants;

(

d) Region 4, to be known as the Halifax Region, comprised of the County of

Halifax;

(

e) Region 5, to be known as the Valley Region, to be comprised of the

counties of Annapolis and Kings;

(

f) Region 6, to be known as the South Shore Region, to be comprised of the

counties of Lunenburg and Queens and the District of West Hants; and

(

g) Region 7, to be known as the Western Region, to be comprised of the

counties of Digby, Shelburne and Yarmouth.

(2) The municipalities may agree to make variations in the composition of the regions

described in subsection (1), where the Administrator is of the opinion that the

proposed variation will not affect the viability of the region.

(3) Each region described in subsection (1), or as varied pursuant to subsection (2),

shall include all municipalities within the boundaries of the region.

(4) Pursuant to

Section 93 of the Act, each region described in subsection (1), or as

varied pursuant to subsection (2), shall achieve a minimum of 50% solid-waste

diversion by the year 2000.

(5) All diversion activities, whether or not conducted by the municipal unit or region

shall be used to determine whether the goal described in subsection (4) is achieved.

Role of the regions

(1) The municipalities in each region shall

(

a) prepare and submit to the Administrator a regional solid waste-resource

management plan on or before March 1, 1997, unless the Minister agrees in

writing to an extension of time;

(

b) implement the regional solid waste-resource management plan within the

time frames approved by the Administrator in the plan; and

(

c) prepare and submit to the Administrator reports about the progress achieved

towards 50% solid waste diversion, including providing information about

how much solid waste is being disposed and diverted from disposal.

(2) The Administrator shall review and, if deemed acceptable, approve the regional

solid waste-resource management plans submitted.

Contents of plan

41 A regional solid waste-resource management plan shall include, but is not limited to, the

following information:

(

a) a description of the roles and responsibilities of each municipality;

(

b) a public awareness program;

(

c) a program to increase the diversion of household waste dangerous goods;

(

d) source reduction, reuse, recycling and composting programs;

(

e) a proposal for identifying markets for diverted materials;

(

f) a

schedule and estimate of costs to implement each component of the plan;

(

g) a method for monitoring the progress towards implementation of the plan;

(

h) administrative agreements and a description of fair and equitable cost

sharing arrangements made between the municipalities; and

(

i) other information requested by the Administrator.

Division IV - Financial Assistance

Plans, studies and audits that qualify for assistance

42 A plan, study or audit which may qualify for financial assistance under these regulations

includes:

(

a) a regional solid waste-resource management plan;

(

b) an audit or closure study of an existing solid waste-resource management

facility;

(

c) a waste diversion study, including a recycling study, a composting study or

a waste reduction study;

(

d) a waste disposal study; or

(

e) any combination or part of the foregoing.

Proposals

43 A proposal for a plan, study or audit described in

Section 42 shall contain a detailed

description of

(

a) the methodology, including a

schedule of the plan, study or audit;

(

b) the relevance and compatibility of the plan, study or audit with the

applicable regional solid waste-resource management plan;

(

c) the costs of the plan, study or audit; and

(

d) other information requested by the Administrator.

Review of application

44 After reviewing an application for financial assistance, the Administrator may

(

a) approve the application in whole or part;

(

b) reject the application; or

(

c) request more information.

Technical steering committee

(1) Where the Administrator considers it appropriate, a technical steering committee

shall be established to guide the plan, study or audit described in

Section 42 and to

provide recommendations to the applicant on parts of the plan, study or audit that

require direction.

(2) Where the Administrator considers it appropriate, the technical steering committee

may include technical representation from a municipality, the Department, and

other regulatory or funding agencies.

Payment of assistance

(1) Where the Minister has approved an application for financial assistance respecting

a study or audit, the Administrator may, prior to the completion of the project,

advance progress payments to the applicant in amounts which shall not exceed

50% of the approved financial assistance.

(2) Any request for a progress payment under subsection (1) shall be accompanied by

appropriate invoices to justify the expenditures claimed.

(3) Upon completion of the project, the Administrator shall pay the remainder of the

approved financial assistance to the applicant provided.

(

a) the applicant has completed the plan, study or audit to the satisfaction of the

Administrator; and

(

b) appropriate invoices have been submitted to the Administrator to justify the

expenditures claimed.

Effective date

47 These regulations shall come into force on, from and after February 6, 1996.

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Schedule “A”—Approved Programs

1. Municipal waste diversion programs, including source reduction, reuse, recycling and

composting programs.

2. Municipal household hazardous waste programs.

3. Municipal waste management education programs.

4. Market development, manufacturing and processing of recycled materials.

________________________________________________________________

Schedule “B”—Designated Materials Banned from Destruction or Disposal

in Landfills and Incinerators

Column 1:

Designated Material

Column 2:

Implementation Date

Beverage containers

April 1, 1996

Corrugated cardboard

April 1, 1996

Newsprint

April 1, 1996

Used tires

April 1, 1996

Lead-acid (automotive) batteries

April 1, 1996

Leaf and yard waste

June 1, 1996

Post-consumer paint products, formerly known as

waste paint

April 1, 1997

Ethylene glycol (automotive antifreeze)

April 1, 1997–May 31, 2019

Compostable organic material

June 1, 1997

Steel or tin food containers

April 1, 1998

Glass food containers

April 1, 1998

Low-density polyethylene bags and packaging

April 1, 1998

High-density polyethylene bags and packaging

April 1, 1998

Televisions

February 1, 2008

Desktop, laptop and notebook computers, including

CPUs, keyboards, mice, cables and other computer

components

February 1, 2008

Computer monitors

February 1, 2008

Computer printers, including printers that have

scanning or fax capabilities or both

February 1, 2008

Computer scanners

February 1, 2009

Audio and video playback and recording systems

February 1, 2009

Telephones and fax machines

February 1, 2009

Cell phones and other wireless devices

February 1, 2009

Used oil

March 1, 2020

Used glycol

March 1, 2020

Used oil filters

March 1, 2020

Glycol containers

March 1, 2020

Oil containers

March 1, 2020

Home or non-commercial video gaming equipment

and controllers

March 1, 2020

Global Positioning System devices, whether stand-alone/portable or in-dash (aftermarket only)

March 1, 2020

Microwave ovens

March 1, 2020

E-book readers

March 1, 2020

Peripherals, including external hard drives, optical

drives, modems

March 1, 2020

Handheld video game systems

March 1, 2020

Floor or carpet care appliances

June 1, 2024

Garment care appliances

June 1, 2024

Appliances for counter-top cooking

June 1, 2024

Devices for cutting food items and opening or sealing

containers or packages

June 1, 2024

Devices for measuring time

June 1, 2024

Personal care appliances

June 1, 2024

Scales

June 1, 2024

Portable air treatment appliances

June 1, 2024

Batteries (non-automotive)

January 1, 2025

Lamp products

January 1, 2025

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Schedule “C”—Electronic Products Included in the

Electronic Product Stewardship Program

Column 1:

Electronic Product

Column 2:

Implementation Date

Televisions

February 1, 2008

Desktop, laptop and notebook computers, including CPUs,

keyboards, mice, cables and other computer components

February 1, 2008

Computer monitors

February 1, 2008

Computer printers, including printers that have scanning or fax

capabilities or both

February 1, 2008

Computer scanners

February 1, 2009

Audio and video playback and recording systems

February 1, 2009

Telephones and fax machines

February 1, 2009

Cell phones and other wireless devices

February 1, 2009

Home or non-commercial video gaming equipment and

controllers

January 1, 2020

Global Positioning System devices, whether stand-alone/portable

or in-dash (aftermarket only)

January 1, 2020

Microwave ovens

January 1, 2020

E-book readers

January 1, 2020

Peripherals, including external hard drives, optical drives,

modems

January 1, 2020

Handheld video game systems

January 1, 2020

Floor or carpet care appliances

June 1, 2024

Garment care appliances

June 1, 2024

Appliances for counter-top cooking

June 1, 2024

Devices for cutting food items and opening or sealing containers

or packages

June 1, 2024

Devices for measuring time

June 1, 2024

Personal care appliances

June 1, 2024

Scales

June 1, 2024

Portable air treatment appliances

June 1, 2024

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Schedule “D”— Stack Discharge Limits (at 11% oxygen)

Contaminant

Limit

Test Method

Particulate matter

20 mg/Rm 3

Environment Canada’s

EPS 1/RM/8 (December

1993 or as amended and

adopted)

Hydrogen chloride

75 mg/Rm 3 (50 ppmdv)

or 90% removal

Environment Canada’s

EPS 1/RM/1

(June 1989 or as amended

and adopted)

Carbon monoxide

57 mg/Rm 3

(50 ppmdv)

Environment Canada’s

EPS 1/RM/4 (July 1990 or

as amended and adopted)

Total polychlorinated

dibenzo-p-dioxins and

polychlorinated dibenzofurans

0.5 ng/Rm 3

(toxic equivalency factor,

new international method

Environment Canada’s

EPS 1/RM/2 (June 1989 or

as amended and adopted)

Rm 3 :Reference cubic meter (i.e. the volume of gas at 25 o C and 101.3 kPa)

ppmdv:parts per million dry volume

Legislative History

Reference Tables

Solid Waste-Resource Management Regulations

N.S. Reg.

25/1996

Environment Act

Note: The

information in these tables does not form part of the regulations and is

compiled by the Office of the Registrar of Regulations for reference only.

Source Law

The current consolidation of the Solid Waste-Resource Management Regulations made

under the Environment Act includes all of the following regulations:

N.S.

Regulation

In force

date*

How in force

Royal Gazette

Part II Issue

25/1996

Feb 6, 1996

date specified

Feb 16, 1996

34/1996

Feb 20, 1996

date specified

Mar 15, 1996

167/1996

Nov 12, 1996

date specified

Dec 6, 1996

63/2000

Apr 19, 2000

date made

May 5, 2000

100/2000

Jun 1, 2000

date made

Jun 30, 2000

24/2002

Mar 1, 2002

date specified

Mar 22, 2002

61/2007

Feb 22, 2007

date specified

Mar 16, 2007

172/2016

Sep 13, 2016

date specified

Sep 30, 2016

124/2018

Jul 3, 2018

date specified

Jul 20, 2018

8/2019

Jan 15, 2019

date specified

Feb 1, 2019

26/2019

Feb 6, 2019

date specified

Mar 1, 2019

125/2022

Jul 5, 2023

date specified

Jul 15, 2022

138/2023

Aug 1, 2023

date specified

Aug 11, 2023

95/2025

May 7, 2025

date specified

May 30, 2025

The following regulations are not yet in force and are

not included in the current consolidation:

N.S.

Regulation

In force

date*

How in force

Royal Gazette

Part II Issue

*See subsection 3(6) of the Regulations Act for

rules about in force dates of regulations.

Amendments by Provision

ad. = added

am. = amended

fc. = fee change

ra. = reassigned

rep. = repealed

rs . = repealed and substituted

Provision affected

How affected

2 ........................................................

am. 172/2016 (clause lettering removed)

2(

d) defn . of “backyard

composting”, (ii) .............................................

rs . 63/2000

2(

l) defn . of “depot” ....................

am. 24/2002

2(

m) defn . of “designated

material” ..................................................

rep. 61/2007

2(

n) defn . of distributer” .............

am. 24/2002; rs .

61/2007

2, defn of “energy

recovery” .......

ad. 8/2019

2, defn of “incinerator” ...............

am. 172/2016

2( qa ) defn .

of “leaf and yard waste” ..................................................

ad. 63/2000

2(

s) defn . of “litter” .....................

rs . 167/1996

2(aa) defn . of “retailer” ...............

ra. as 2(za) 24/2002

2(za) defn . of “retailer” ...............

ra. from 2(aa) 24/2002 ; rep. 61/2007

2(aa) defn . of “sale” or

“supply” .

ad. 24/2002

2, defn . of “thermal

treatment facility” ..................................................

ad. 172/2016 ; rep. 95/2025

2, defn . of “treated wood” ...........

ad. 125/2022

2, defn . of “waste

diversion” .......

am.

8/2019

3(1) ..................................................

am.

8/2019

5(4)-(7) .............................................

rep. 124/2018

5A .....................................................

ad. 124/2018

11A ...................................................

ad. 61/2007

12(1)(a) .............................................

am. 34/1996, 172/2016, 8/2019

12(1)(b) .............................................

am. 34/1996

14(5) .................................................

ad. 61/2007

15(1) .................................................

rs . 100/2000

15(3)-(4) ...........................................

rs . 100/2000

16(5) .................................................

rs . 100/2000

16(5 A)-( 5B) .....................................

ad. 100/2000

18A ...................................................

ad. 167/1996

18A(1)(d) ....................................

rep. 24/2002

18 A( 2) .........................................

rep. 61/2007

18B ...................................................

ad. 24/2002

18 B( 2) .........................................

rep. 61/2007

18C-18I .............................................

ad. 24/2002

18J-18K ............................................

ad. 61/2007

18L ...................................................

ad. 61/2007

18 L( 2) ...........................................

am. 26/2019

18 L( 4) ...........................................

am. 26/2019

18M ..................................................

ad. 61/2007

18 M( 1) ..........................................

am. 26/2019

18 M( 4) ..........................................

ad. 26/2019 ; am. 138/2023

18N-18Q ...........................................

ad. 61/2007

18R-18X ...........................................

ad. 26/2019

18Y-18AN ........................................

ad. 138/2023

26 ......................................................

rs . 63/2000

27 ......................................................

am. 63/2000

30(1)-(2) ...........................................

rs . 172/2016; am.

8/2019; rs . 26/2019

31(2)(a) .............................................

am. 125/2022

31(2)(c) .............................................

ad. 125/2022

Schedules

Schedule “B” ....................................

am. 24/2002, 61/2007; rs .

172/2016; am. 8/2019; rs . 26/2019;

am. 138/2023

Schedule “C” ....................................

rep. 100/2000 ;

ad. 26/2019 ; am. 138/2023

Schedule “D” ....................................

rs . 167/1996

Note that changes to headings are not

included in the above table.

Editorial Notes and Corrections:

Note

Effective

date

The references in clauses 2(

k) and (

t) to the

Department and Minister of the Environment should be read as a reference to

the Department and Minister of Environment and Labour in accordance with O.I.C.

2000-484 under the Public Service Act ,

R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 376.

Oct 1, 2000

The references in clauses 2(

k) and (

t) to the Department

and Minister of the Environment should be read as references to the

Department and Minister of Environment in accordance with O.I.C. 2008-161

under the Public Service Act ,

R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 376.

Apr 1, 2008

The reference in s. 8(1) to the Provincial Finance Act should be read as a reference to the Finance Act , in accordance with

amendments to the Finance Act made

by S.N.S. 2010, c. 2, s. 82.

Aug 1, 2010

The Approvals

Procedure Regulations referenced in s. 28 and 32(1) are replaced by the Approval and Notification Procedures

Regulations , N.S. Reg. 17/2013.

Jan 22, 2013

The Public Accountants Act referred to in s. 9

is repealed by s. 34 of the Financial Measures

(2019) Act , S.N.S.

2019, c. 4. Refer to the Chartered

Professional Accountants Act , S.N.S. 2015, c. 55 for continued licensing

of public accountants.

Sep 1, 2019

Repealed and Superseded:

N.S.

Regulation

Title

In force

date

Repealed

date

81/1971

Salvage Yards Licensing Regulations

Apr 27, 1971

Feb 6, 1996

252/1988

Biomedical Waste Incinerator Regulations

Dec 20, 1988

Feb 6, 1996

88/1990

Municipal Waste Incinerator Regulations

Feb 27, 1990

Feb 6, 1996

99/1990

Derelict Vehicles Removal Regulations

Mar 19, 1990

Feb 6, 1996

173/1990

General Litter Abatement Regulations

Jul 3, 1990

Feb 6, 1996

219/1990

Resource Recovery Fund Regulations

Jul 31, 1990

Feb 6, 1996

246/1990

Beverage Container Regulations

Sep 4, 1990

Feb 6, 1996

247/1990

Resource Recovery Fund Regulations

Sep 4, 1990

Feb 6, 1996

297/1990

Regional Municipal Solid Waste Financial Assistance

Regulations

Nov 13, 1990

Feb 6, 1996

88/1991

Waste Disposal Site Regulations

Apr 30, 1991

Feb 6, 1996

223/1991

Resource Recovery Fund Regulations

Oct 22, 1991

Feb 6, 1996

82/1992

Resource Recovery Fund Regulations

Apr 7, 1992

Feb 6, 1992

49/1995

Resource Recovery Fund Regulations

Apr 11, 1995

Feb 6, 1992

Note: Only

regulations that are specifically repealed and replaced appear in this

table. It may not reflect the entire

history of regulations on this subject matter.