The generator of a waste is responsible for its safe management from cradle-to-grave. Using raw materials efficiently and reducing the amount of waste generated is the most important step in waste management planning. For example, through improved waste management planning, it may be possible to reduce or eliminate the need to burn or incinerate waste […]
Day: April 3, 2022
hazardous and biomedical waste
The role of municipal governments is important in the proper local management of solid waste. Under the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement, municipalities are entitled to control their own municipal disposal sites. Local environmental and safety standards are determined, in part, by how the land is designated under municipal government development plans (i.e. land use zoning). […]