2018 Environmental Commissioner of Ontario Annual Report
The Environmental Commissioner of Ontario (“ECO”) released her office’s 2018 Annual Report, titled, “Back to Basics: Respecting the Public’s Voice on the Environment” on November 13, 2018.[1] The Report is published in four volumes, spanning 339 pages. Volume 1 reports on government ministri…
View the post titled 2018 Environmental Commissioner of Ontario Annual ReportBig fine for odour despite earnest efforts by compost company
Universal Resource Recovery Inc. was fined $80,000 for discharging odours from its Welland composting facility.
View the post titled Big fine for odour despite earnest efforts by compost companyEnvironment Minister Bradley: what he’s done and doing on waste
Last week, Ontario Minister of the Environment, Jim Bradley, spoke to the Ontario Waste Management Association. He summarizes his Ministry’s considerable achievements of the last year on the waste file, and promises a new program for end of life vehicles, plus new framework legislation…
View the post titled Environment Minister Bradley: what he’s done and doing on wasteCompost rules have been finalized
Three years after the initial consultation, Ontario now has new rules for composting and the use of compost.
View the post titled Compost rules have been finalizedCompost v soil: which is “clean”?
The oddest things breach MOE soil cleanup standards. Compost, for example.
View the post titled Compost v soil: which is “clean”?Orgaworld wins organic waste odour appeal
Orgaworld Canada, a composting company, has won a hard-fought appeal for permission to compost disputed wastes at its Ottawa facility, despite MOE fears about potential odours. The disputed wastes include pet faeces, urine, and organic waste in plastic bags. In rejecting the Ministry of the …
View the post titled Orgaworld wins organic waste odour appealCompost maker fined $125,000
Compost maker Scott Environmental Group Limited has been fined $125,000 plus the 25% victim fine surcharge, for breaching multiple conditions of its Certificate of Approval. Scott (operating as Norterra Organics in Kingston) pleaded guilty to accepting too much daily waste, storing more than…
View the post titled Compost maker fined $125,000Compost fines
On August 20, 2010, Compost Niagara Inc. was fined a total of $42,000 for five violations under the Environmental Protection Act and the Ontario Water Resources Act. The charges relate to their failure to comply with their waste and sewage works certificates of approval, and to altering a s…
View the post titled Compost finesWaste diversion: is it real?
Measuring the wrong thing can produce counterproductive results.
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