Municipal solid waste: a shared responsibility - Canada.ca

Municipal governments manage the collection, recycling, composting, and disposal of household waste, while provincial and territorial ... Skiptomaincontent Skipto"Aboutgovernment" Municipalsolidwaste:asharedresponsibility Theword“waste”referstoanymaterial,non-hazardousorhazardous,thathasnofurtheruse,andismanagedatrecycling,processing,ordisposalsites.Municipalsolidwaste(MSW)referstorecyclablesandcompostablematerials,aswellasgarbagefromhouseholds,businesses,institutions,andconstructionanddemolitionsites. InCanada,theresponsibilityformanagingandreducingwasteissharedamongfederal,provincial,territorialandmunicipalgovernments. Municipalgovernmentsmanagethecollection,recycling,composting,anddisposalofhouseholdwaste,whileprovincialandterritorialauthoritiesestablishwastereductionpoliciesandprograms,approveandmonitorwastemanagementfacilitiesandoperations. Foritspart,thefederalgovernmentcomplementstheactivitiesoftheotherlevelsofgovernmentbycontrollinginternationalandinterprovincialmovementsofhazardouswasteandhazardousrecyclablematerial,aswellasidentifyingapproachesandbestpracticesthatwillreducepollutantandgreenhousegasemissionsfromthemanagementofwaste. Throughawidevarietyofprograms,thefederalgovernmentprovidesfundingforpilotprojects,communityactivitiesandmajorinfrastructureinordertoreducewastesenttolandfillsandimprovehowCanadamanagesitsresources.Italsocollaborateswithprovincial,territorial,municipalandindigenouspartnerstodevelopandimplementstandardsonmattersofmutualconcernsuchasthemanagementofplasticsandmercuryfromusedfluorescentlights.UndertheCanadianCouncilofMinistersoftheEnvironment(CCME),environmentministersfromthefederal,provincialandterritorialgovernmentsworktogethertoimprovewastereductionpoliciesandpracticesacrossCanada. Findoutmoreabout... StrategyonZeroPlasticWaste Canada'snationalstrategyforlampscontainingmercury OverviewofextendedproducerresponsibilityinCanada Reducingmunicipalsolidwaste MunicipalsolidwastemanagementinCanada Solidwasteandgreenhousegases OtherCanadianjurisdictions Statisticsandtrends Internationalcommitmentsonwaste Permitforimport,exportandtransitofhazardouswastesandhazardousrecyclables Pastconsultations Additionalresources Contactus Reportaproblemormistakeonthispage Pleaseselectallthatapply: Alink,buttonorvideoisnotworking Ithasaspellingmistake Informationismissing Informationisoutdatedorwrong Loginerrorwhentryingtoaccessanaccount(e.g.MyServiceCanadaAccount) GCKeyaccess SecureKeyConcierge(BankingCredential)access PersonalAccessCode(PAC)problemsorEIAccessCode(AC)problems SocialInsuranceNumber(SIN)validationproblems Otherloginerrornotinthislist Ican'tfindwhatI'mlookingfor Otherissuenotinthislist Submit Thankyouforyourhelp! Youwillnotreceiveareply.Forenquiries, contactus. Datemodified: 2022-01-28