Environmental Protection Act

Ontario Regulation 102/94
Waste Audits and Waste Reduction Work Plans


Part II - Retail Shopping Establishments

9. This Part applies to the owner of an establishment that sells goods or services at retail to persons who come to the establishment if,
(a) the establishment occupies premises with a floor area of at least 10,000 square metres; or
(b) the establishment occupies premises in a complex in respect of which Part III applies and the owner of the establishment is solely responsible for the establishment’s waste management.
10. (1) The owner shall conduct a waste audit covering the waste generated by the operation of the establishment. The audit shall also address the extent to which materials or products used or sold consist of recycled or reused materials or products.
(2) After conducting the waste audit, the owner shall prepare a written report of the audit.
(3) In every year following the initial waste audit, the owner shall update the audit and prepare an updated written report.
11. (1) The owner shall prepare a written waste reduction work plan, based on the waste audit, to reduce, reuse and recycle waste generated by the operation of the establishment.
(2) In every year following the preparation of the initial waste reduction work plan, the owner shall prepare an updated written plan.
12. The owner shall implement the waste reduction work plan as updated.
13. The waste reduction work plan shall include measures for communicating the plan to the owner’s employees who work at the establishment and, as a minimum, those measures shall require,
(a) that the plan or a summary be posted in places where most employees will see it; and
(b) if a summary is posted, that any employee who requests to look at the plan be allowed to do so.