Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change
Municipal Waste Approval: Solid Waste
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Who Needs This Approval? |
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Anyone in Nova Scotia who wants to construct:
- municipal landfills;
- construction debris waste sites;
- composting and off farm based anaerobic digestion facilities;
- resource recovery facility;
- transfer stations;
- energy from waste facilities;
- innovative waste resource management technologies.
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Issuing Department / Agency: |
| Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change
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Where can you get this Approval and / or
further information? |
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Any Regional or District
Office of Environment
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Head Office
Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change
Phone: 902-424-3600
Fax: 902-424-0501
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Office
Location:
Barrington Tower
1894 Barrington St.
Suite 1800
Halifax, NS
Mailing Address:
PO Box 442
Halifax, NS B3J 2P8 |
Application Forms & Process: |
| You can get an application form for this Approval from any Regional
or District Office of the Department. After it has been completed,
it is submitted to the Department.
When the Department receives an application, staff review it to see if
all the required information is on the form, and if the required supporting
information has been provided. If not, the application package is
returned with an explanation as to what is missing.
Once an application has been accepted by the Department as complete,
the application form and supporting documentation undergo a technical
review and evaluation. This is to decide if the activity being
proposed meets the minimum standards, policies, guidelines, procedures
and regulations that are administered by the Department.
If an applicant fails to meet these criteria, staff will tell them which
specific criteria have not been met to the satisfaction of the Department.
If an applicant meets all the criteria, the Department will issue an
Approval. This Approval will list any terms and conditions which
the applicant must satisfy.
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Waiting Period: |
| Initital Approval: 60 business days or less
Renewal: 10 business days
Provided that all the items that must accompany the application have been received. |
Expiry & Renewal: |
| This Approval is usually valid for 10 years from the date it is issued.
It can be renewed, and the renewal period is usually 10 years from the
date it was due to expire. It is the responsibility of the Approval
holder to start the renewal process; no notice is sent by the Department.
The renewal process should be started at least 90 days before the Approval
expires.
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Price: |
| Free
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Related Requirements: |
| Incineration requires an
Environmental Assessment Approval. May require municipal
approval .
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Additional Information: |
| None
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Legislative Authority: |
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Environment Act, Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1994-95, Chapter 1, Activities
Designation Regulations, Solid Waste Resource Management Regulations |