Waste Reduction and Recovery Act

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Overview

The Government of the Northwest Territories proposed amendments to the Waste Reduction and Recovery Act.

These amendments will encourage more effective, well-managed delivery of waste reduction programs, and give the GNWT the necessary authorities to implement new waste management approaches in the future.

Proposed changes would:

Redefine, clarify and modernize terminology
Enable Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) programs
Clarify Environment Fund contribution, disbursement and administration requirements to avoid conflict with Extended Producer Responsibility programs
Enable the Minister to declare and enforce disposal bans
Expand the Minister’s authority to appoint officers and delegate responsibilities
Expand the Minister’s authority to enter into agreements
Extend how long prosecution can happen after an alleged offense
Enable the GNWT to select depot operators based on a competitive process
Enable any new regulations required to implement these amendments

A plain language summary of proposed changes has been produced to assist in meaningful engagement.

These changes were developed after over a year of broad engagement with communities, stakeholders and the public while developing the Waste Resource Management Strategy and Action Plan – released in 2019.

Have Your Say

The public was invited to review the plain language summary of proposed changes, and provide feedback by January 4, 2023.

Read: Plain language summary of proposed changes

Leave comments: Let us know what you think of the proposed changes – or whether there’s anything we’ve missed – using the comment box below.

Ask questions: If something’s not clear or you want more information, drop your question in the Q+A box below – we’ll get your questions answered.

Next Steps

The GNWT used the feedback reviewed to help inform the proposed bill.

The results of this engagement have been summarized in a What We Heard Report.

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Overview

The Government of the Northwest Territories proposed amendments to the Waste Reduction and Recovery Act.

Proposed changes would:

Redefine, clarify and modernize terminology
Enable Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) programs
Clarify Environment Fund contribution, disbursement and administration requirements to avoid conflict with Extended Producer Responsibility programs
Enable the Minister to declare and enforce disposal bans
Expand the Minister’s authority to appoint officers and delegate responsibilities
Expand the Minister’s authority to enter into agreements
Extend how long prosecution can happen after an alleged offense
Enable the GNWT to select depot operators based on a competitive process
Enable any new regulations required to implement these amendments

A plain language summary of proposed changes has been produced to assist in meaningful engagement.

Have Your Say

The public was invited to review the plain language summary of proposed changes, and provide feedback by January 4, 2023.

Read: Plain language summary of proposed changes

Next Steps

The GNWT used the feedback reviewed to help inform the proposed bill.

The results of this engagement have been summarized in a What We Heard Report.

Comments

Please leave your comments here

A screen name and email address will be required to participate. You do not need to use your real name. Your email will not be verified.

Personal information contained on this form is collected under section 40(c)(i) of the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act, and will be used only to inform engagement. If you have any questions in relation to the information collected on this form please contact the Recycling Program Coordinator at david_dahl @gov.nt.ca or by phone at (867) 767-9236 ext. 53196.

If you wish to instead submit comments by email, email david_dahl@gov.nt.ca.

I support these proposed changes to the Act. EPR is long overdue, I hope that once enablement is legislated, GNWT will move expeditiously to implement EPR, including the necessary agreements with other jurisdictions to make it work in the North.

Bromley about 2 years ago

I would like to contribute my logistics time and experience to see more scrap metal and dangerous goods shipped south for recycling. I have processed 130 end-of-life cars at Age Auto (Kam Lake) and imported 20+ sea containers of supplies over the last 2 yrs.
I would also like to provide the diamond mines with a laydown area in Yellowknife for scrap metal as opposed to them burying it.
My company is www.containerMart.ca
867-873-1984

Tom Mackenzie about 2 years ago

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Government of Northwest Territories

Waste Reduction and Recovery Act

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Overview

Have Your Say

Next Steps

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Overview

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Next Steps

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