In March 2007, the Ministry of the Environment announced the enactment of Ontario Regulation 101/07 (Waste Management Projects) under the Environmental Assessment Act (EAA) and amendments to the Environmental Protection Act (EPA) for waste recycling, alternative fuels, and new/emerging technologies.  The regulatory changes were created for the purpose of reducing the time and resources required under select circumstances for the approval of an expansion to small rural landfills.

The new regulation establishes three classes of waste management projects.  Those projects, both public and private, with the highest impact are designated for the full EAA process.  A new Environmental Screening process applies to projects with predictable effects that can be “readily mitigated.”  Projects classified as having minimal impacts, such as landfill expansions to less than 40,000 cubic metres, do not require approval under the Environmental Assessment Act (EAA) and are not designated as subject to the requirements of the EAA.  

Cambium is currently working with municipalities to realize the advantages offered by the new regulation

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