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Reply to Comments Received in Submissions on the Proposed Export and Import of Hazardous Waste and Hazardous Recyclable Material Regulations
- Introduction
- Parties Providing Submissions
- Comments and Reply
- Comments and Reply: Harmonization
- Comments and Reply: Pre-Approved Facilities and Three-Year Permits
- Comments and Reply: Decoupling the Definition of Waste and Recyclables
- Comments and Reply: Delisting
- Comments and Reply: Definitions
- Comments and Reply: Content of Notice
- Comments and Reply: Conditions of Export and Import
- Comments and Reply: Movement Document
- Comments and Reply: Returns and Reroutements
- Comments and Reply: Confirmation of Disposal or Recycling
- Comments and Reply: Low-Risk Recyclables
- Comments and Reply: Waste-Export Reduction Plans
- Comments and Reply: Environmentally Sound Management
- Comments and Reply: Permits of Equivalent Level of Environmental Safety
- Comments and Reply: Public Access to Information and Decision Making
- Comments and Reply: Schedule 2 - Recycling Operations for Hazardous Recyclable Materials
- Comments and Reply: Schedule 3
- Comments and Reply: Schedule 4
- Comments and Reply: Schedule 5
- Comments and Reply: Schedule 6
- Comments and Reply: Persistent Organic Pollutants
- Comments and Reply: Vanadium Pentoxide
- Comments and Reply: Treated Wood
- Comments and Reply: Other General Comments
- Comments and Reply: Interprovincial Comments
Comments and Reply: Public Access to Information and Decision Making
Both environmental groups and an industry stakeholder provided comments with respect to public access to information and decision making.
An environmental group commented that:
Environment Canada current practices of publishing the aggregate content of notices after waste movements have occurred is inconsistent with the intent of s. 187 of CEPA 1999. Notices of proposed waste movements should be published, in full, in the CEPA registry, with opportunities for public comment before waste movements are authorized. The information contained in notices, waste manifests and certificates of disposal/recycling should be posted in a publicly accessible database, with mechanisms for user designed data searches and analyses.
An industry stakeholder commented that:
In regards to access to information, it is necessary to protect all the information that relates to a commercial nature.
Response: Section 187 of CEPA 1999 requires the name of the person notifying of an export, import, or transit; the name or specification of the waste or recyclable material; and the country of destination or origin be published in The Canada Gazette, or by any other means the Minister considers appropriate. Environment Canada is considering reviewing the level of information that is publicly accessible.
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