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7-1 Status of the Legal and Administrative Arrangements for Waste Management in Canada
OCETA (Ontario Centre for Environmental Technology Advancement) ON CAN
This background paper provides general information about hazardous
waste - definition, classification, quantity handled in Canada and
transport and documentation required for hazardous waste. The key
elements of the evolution of waste management are presented, and also a
hierarchy for environmental protection is described in which Canada’s
approach is classified as between “Pollution Control” and “Pollution
Prevention.”
The federal, provincial and municipal regulatory and policy regime
is presented and there is a description of the main acts that form the
legal framework, such as the Canadian Environmental Protection Act
(CEPA) and the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act (TDGA), the
Regulations pertaining to Export and Import of Hazardous Waste (EIHW),
and also the Metal Mining Effluent Regulations (MMER). In addition,
key legislation is surveyed for each of ten provinces and three
territories. The municipal role in hazardous waste management is also
described.
Author Biographies
Ontario Centre for Environmental Technology Advancement (OCETA)
Dr. S. Ed Mallett, President and CEO
Dr.
Mallett began as Director for the Ontario Centre for Environmental
Technology Advancement (OCETA) in 1993 when OCETA was still in the
conceptional stage. He was one of the key members to develop the
proposals and documents necessary to obtain approval and support from
the federal and provincial governments.
The majority of Ed’s career was spent working for ICI Canada where
he held senior management positions in Research, Corporate Planning,
Business Development, and Production. Also, as group President of
Specialty Chemicals, Ed was directly responsible for several businesses
including Chemical Distribution, Water Treatment Chemicals, Oilfield
Services, and served as a Director of Tricil Waste Management during
its period of most rapid growth.
After leaving ICI, Ed acted as a consultant for Canadian Venture
Founders, a new venture fund centralized on start-up and early stage
technology organizations, and was President of Turbotak Technologies
Inc.
Born in Barrow-in-Furness, England, Ed’s educational background
consists of a BSc Honours and a PhD in Chemistry obtained at Manchester
University in England.
Adele Buckley, Vice President Technology and Research
Adele Buckley is responsible for leadership in all technology areas at OCETA. Some highlights include:
- Leader of technical document development team for ETV-AM
(Environmental Technology Verification-Arsenic Mitigation) Program in
Bangladesh. Laboratory Testing Protocol, Field Testing Protocols,
Verification Protocols
- Service to SMEs, assisting commercialization of new environmental
technologies - Technical, strategic alliance formation, business
strategy, publication of technical profiles, marketing analysis, and
financial brokerage
- Mercury Amalgam Separation Test and Verification Protocol, a
development project for Environment Canada leading to implementation of
the CWS (Canada Wide Standard)
- Technical support to ETV Canada applicants for technology verification
and the following examples indicate the range of completed projects:-
- Database for OCETA programs in sustainable development and eco-efficiency
- Greenhouse Gas and Climate Change – many projects
- Applications for Emission Reduction Credits for SME clients. Review Committee of Clean Air Canada Inc.
- ETV Training in China for Phase II of CIDA sponsored project.
Adele Buckley has focussed on development of innovative technology,
from first concept through to full commercialization and international
sales. She has worked extensively in practical applications of physics,
engineering, software and chemistry, with both private and university
technology developers. Dr. Buckley obtained a Ph.D. in Aerospace
Engineering at the University of Toronto, and holds the degrees of
M.Sc. and B.Sc.Hons., Physics, at the University of Alberta.
Adele Buckley was a founding partner in Sciex (now Sciex Division of
MDS Inc.), a Canadian company that develops, designs and manufactures
mass spectrometer systems, used for high sensitivity chemical
analytical work in a broad spectrum of industries and institutions.
Technology transfer from the University of Toronto started the company
and was based on her Ph.D. thesis. Adele Buckley was responsible for
product design and development for the company’s air chemistry
ultratrace detectors – the Mobile TAGA System, the TAGA Tandem
Quadrupole, and the AROMIC Cargo Examination System. Further
development technology has led to widespread use in the pharmaceutical
industry for new drug development, and for proteomics, at the leading
edge of biotechnology.
At Solarchem Environmental Systems, she was responsible for the
product development of the Rayox™ UV/Oxidation System, used for the
destruction and detoxification of hazardous contaminants in chemical
process water and groundwater. Technical and scientific work included
photochemistry, UV and corrosion resistant materials, high voltage high
power electrical systems, process control, ozone contacting, catalyst
development and solar detoxification.
Viive Sawler, Marketing Manager, OCETA
As
Marketing Manager, Viive Sawler is responsible for the marketing and
promotion of various government-sponsored programs delivered under
contract by OCETA to improve the sustainable development performance of
industry in Ontario and Canada-wide.
Ms. Sawler has most recently focused her efforts on designing,
developing and implementing marketing and communication tools to
attract a continual stream of small-to-medium sized manufacturing
(SMEs) clients to several of OCETA’s community-based sustainable
development programs. These programs are designed to demonstrate an
integrated approach to pollution prevention planning and eco-efficiency
leading to significant reductions in toxics and hazardous wastes as
well as Smog precursors. By helping companies to achieve these
reductions, these programs also assist companies in meeting the
environmental regulatory requirements of federal, provincial and
municipal governments.
Ms. Sawler is also responsible for promoting and raising awareness
about the Ontario Waste Materials Exchange (OWME), a sophisticated
information network providing users with improved online access to
available and wanted materials, a searchable market directory, fact
sheets, educational resources, success stories and new links to an
expanded network of private, public and not-for-profit organizations.
The OWME is the most successful waste exchange program in Canada.
Ms. Sawler possesses strong communication and writing skills that
have proven instrumental in securing new clients through established
and trusted networks and have led to the publication and production of
valuable marketing materials, brochures and articles for OCETA’s core
group of programs.
Ms. Sawler has over 12 years of professional and academic experience
in the business and environment field. She was with Loblaw Companies
Limited for 5 years, as Manager of Environmental Affairs, and prior to
joining OCETA in 1999, was a senior consultant at IndEco Strategic
Consulting Inc., responsible for managing and completing major client
projects where she researched, analyzed and reported on waste
management, producer responsibility, deposit-return systems, municipal
recycling programs, environmental management and planning and other
environment/economy issues.
Ms. Sawler holds a Master’s degree in Environmental Studies in the
Area of Business and the Environment from York University and a
Bachelor of Arts (Hons.) degree in Political Science from Queen’s
University.
Stacy Jones, Program Coordinator, Ontario Waste Materials Exchange (OWME)
Stacy
Jones has a diploma in Environmental Technology Cooperative Education
from the College of the North Atlantic, Corner Brook, Newfoundland and
is presently completing a Bachelor of Technology Environmental Studies
through distance education at the University College of Cape Breton,
Sydney, Nova Scotia.
Ms. Jones is Program Coordinator for the Ontario Waste Materials
Exchange, a waste management information service. In this capacity,
she is responsible for the day-to-day operation of the program. Ms.
Jones has extensive knowledge and experience in facilitating the
transfer of “waste” material between companies, provincially,
nationally and internationally. In her role as exchange facilitator,
Ms. Jones has developed both the knowledge and required industry and
government contacts needed to address the logistical arrangements for
the management of waste materials.
Other program responsibilities include: developing and maintaining a
directory of companies that provide reduction, reuse, recycling and
waste management services; and identifying research and development
opportunities for turning waste by-products into valuable resources.
Ms. Jones is also experienced in national and international research
projects. She has conducted detailed research initiatives through
internet-based research, literature review, and direct contact with
relevant stakeholders. Ms. Jones has strong research skills and has
demonstrated the ability to extract and compile required information
from a vast array of sources. Most recently she completed an
international search and compilation of environmental efficiency case
study projects.
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