Waste management in Canada
Federal control of transboundary movements of hazardous waste and recyclables, toxic releases.
Services and information
Cross-border Movement of Hazardous Waste and Hazardous Recyclable Material Regulations
International and interprovincial movement, applying for a permit for export, import, convey in transit
Municipal solid waste management
Municipal solid waste, recycling, organics, disposal, GHGs, guidance, statistics, who does what.
International commitments on waste
Canadian agreements, commitments and collaboration on waste.
Extended producer responsibility
Role of extended producer reliability, product stewardship programs in managing end-of-life products.
International movement statistics
Annual statistics from 2007 to 2017 on transboundary movements of hazardous waste and recyclables.
Consultations on managing and reducing waste
Current and past consultations on waste management in Canada.
Provincial, territorial and international contacts
Links to provincial, territorial, US, international organizations, competent authorities web sites.
Food loss and waste
Causes, impacts and solutions.
Plastic waste and pollution reduction
Canadian actions on plastic waste and pollution.
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