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B.C. Reg. 63/88
O.C. 268/88
Deposited February 18, 1988
effective April 1, 1988
This consolidation is current to December 3, 2024.
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Environmental Management Act

Hazardous Waste Regulation

[Last amended March 6, 2024 by B.C. Reg. 42/2024]

Contents
Part 1 — Interpretation and Application
1Interpretation
1.1Repealed
2General
Part 2 — Minimum Siting Standards for All Hazardous Waste Facilities
3Siting standards
Part 3 — Operational Requirements for All Hazardous Waste Facilities
4Plans
5Waste information
6Waste record
7Weather protection
8Access security
9Prevention of fire, explosion and accidental reactions
10Spill protection and reporting
11Contingency plan
12Emergency systems testing
13Personnel training
14Closure
Part 4 — Additional Requirements
Division 1 — Recycle Facilities
15Operational requirements
Division 2 — Storage Facilities
16Operational requirements
17Performance standards
17.1Additional requirements for storage of PCB wastes
Division 3 — Requirements For Treatment Facilities
18Operational requirements
19Performance standards
Division 4 — Requirements for Incinerators and Thermal Facilities
20Operational requirements
21Performance standards
Division 5 — Mobile Facilities
22Siting requirements
23Operational requirements
24Performance standards
Division 6 — Secure Landfills
24.1Permit requirement
25Siting requirements
26Operational requirements
27Performance standards
Division 7 — Waste Piles, Surface Impoundments and Land Treatment Facilities
28Siting requirements for waste piles, surface impoundments and land treatment facilities
29Operational requirements for waste piles, surface impoundments and land treatment facilities
30Performance standards for waste piles
31Performance standards for surface impoundments
32Performance standards for land treatment
Division 8 — Disposal in a Secure Building
33Siting requirements
34Operational requirements
35Performance standards
Part 5 — Prohibited Management Practices
36Mixing and dilution
37Underground injection
38Floating facilities
39Prohibition
Part 6 — Management of Specific Hazardous Wastes
Division 1 — General
39.01Definition for this Part
39.1Non-application of other Parts
Division 2 — General Rules for E-Waste
39.11E-waste
39.2General requirements for e-waste
39.21Contingency plans for e-waste
39.3Record of shipments of e-waste
Division 3 — Waste Lightbulbs Containing Mercury
39.31Applicable provisions to waste lightbulbs containing mercury
39.4Facilities accepting waste lightbulbs containing mercury
Division 4 — Appliances Containing Refrigerants
39.5Appliances containing refrigerants
Division 5 — Lead-Acid Batteries
39.6Waste lead-acid batteries that are refurbished or suitable for reuse
39.7Producer-operated facilities refurbishing lead-acid batteries
39.8Management of waste lead-acid batteries
Division 6 — Pharmaceutical Waste
39.9Pharmaceutical waste
Division 7 — Other Specific Hazardous Waste
40Management of waste asbestos
41Waste oil
41.1Hydrocarbon contaminated soil
42Pest control product wastes and containers
42.1Waste paint
Part 6.1 — Operational Requirements for Facilities for Moderate Risk Waste and Other Waste
Division 1 — General
42.11Non-application of other Parts
42.12Collection prohibitions
42.13Contingency plans
42.14Requirements for contingency plans and operational plans
Division 2 — General Rules for Return Collection Facilities
42.2Collection and storage of moderate risk waste — return collection facilities
42.3Establishment requirements — return collection facilities
42.4Operating requirements and specifications — return collection facilities
42.41Management requirements for return collection facilities
42.42Operational plans — return collection facilities
42.5Consolidation of wastes
42.51Exemption — licence to transport
42.52Exemption — manifest
42.53Ignitable or reactive waste
42.54Unlabelled or unknown waste
Division 3 — Return to Retail Return Collection Facilities
42.6Application of provisions
Division 4 — Temporary Collection Events
42.7Temporary collection events authorized
42.71Application of provisions
42.72Operation of temporary collection events
42.73Temporary collection events
42.74Temporary collection events may be prohibited
Division 5 — Consolidation Site Facilities
42.8Consolidation site facilities authorized
42.81Application of provisions
42.82Storage requirements — consolidation site facilities
Division 6 — Generating and Accepting Moderate Risk Wastes
42.9Generators
Part 7 — Administrative Requirements
43Registration of hazardous waste
43.1Requirements for establishment and operation — consolidation site facilities
43.2Transitional registration requirements
44Provincial identification number
45Licence to transport
45.1Classification of hazardous waste
46Manifest requirements
47Loads from multiple consignors
47.1Multiple carrier shipments
47.2Shipments of multiple different wastes
48Storage of hazardous waste
49Analytical methods
Part 8 — Containers for Hazardous Waste
50Storage and transportation
Part 9 — Specific Exemptions
51Application for change in requirements
52Hazardous wastes from accidental spills or abandonment
53Delisting
Part 10
54Repealed
Schedule 1
Schedule 1.1
Schedule 1.2
Schedule 2
Schedule 3
Schedule 4
Schedule 5
Schedule 6
Schedule 7
Schedule 8