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If the subject waste identified on the GRR is hazardous waste, the generator must determine if the LDR program requirements apply for each hazardous waste stream identified. LDR requirements are explained in the Land Disposal Restrictions (LDR) section. Generators whose waste is subject to the LDR program should also refer to the LDR Handbook for additional details.
The following sections describe the information that generators must provide when completing their GRR. Additional information may be required for waste streams that are subject to LDR reporting and notification requirements.
For each facility the generator should identify to the best of their knowledge, whether the operations that are generating the subject waste will continue for an extended period of time (for example, on-going waste generation for the foreseeable future), a short period of time (for example, a fixed term project with an estimated end date), a one-time event (for example, clean-up, maintenance, repair, etc.) and how often waste is expected to be shipped off-site from the facility.
The primary hazardous waste contact is the individual who is responsible for managing or is responsible for staff that manages the hazardous waste and LIW at the generation facility. This person should be familiar with all the wastes for which they have management responsibility, should be able to answer technical questions relating to the facility and also be able to provide assistance in the event of an emergency.
It is necessary to identify the industry sectors that the generator facility represents, and the Registry uses the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) for this purpose. Accordingly, you should enter the six-digit NAICS code which best describes the nature of business at the facility (each generation facility requires a separate NAICS code). While more than one NAICS code may apply to a particular facility, generators should enter the primary NAICS code during registration and, if necessary, up to two additional codes.
Operators of waste generation facilities that are transfer and processing facilities that are approved to receive subject waste and then ship it off-site are required to register as generators. If you are such a facility you must indicate this during the registration process and provide your ECA number. Most generators in Ontario are not approved as waste receivers.
MHSW depots and contaminated sites that generate remediation waste need to be registered, and any subject waste that leaves the site needs to be manifested. MHSW depots and contaminated sites that generate remediation waste and that meet the applicable criteria in sections 3 and 4 of Ontario Regulation 323/22 are not required to pay subject waste fees. Most generators in Ontario are not an operator of an MHSW depot or contaminated site. The Ministry will review generator registrations where the waste generation facility has been identified as an MHSW depot or contaminated site and provide confirmation to the Registrar of RPRA that the applicable criteria have been satisfied under O. Reg. 323/22, in which case no subject fees are required to be paid.
If your site is a MHSW depot, and the waste generated is solely as a result of collection of MHSW from the general public, please submit a copy of documentation showing your approval to operate an MHSW depot (i.e., ECA) with your Generator Registration Report through the Registry. The subject waste fee exemption may be applied upon the review of a Director in the Ministry, where the Director is satisfied that the generator and the waste meet the requirements in Ontario Regulation 323/22. In some cases, a site that generates subject waste as part of its normal operations may also be a MHSW depot. In this case, you should submit two generator registration reports: (1) a GRR for the collected MHSW wastes; (2) a GRR for the subject wastes that are not collected MHSW waste.
If the site is located in Ontario and is contaminated and all your waste results from activities that were carried on at the site for the purpose of remediating contaminated soil or other contaminated materials located on, in, or under the site, please submit supporting documentation that shows the site address, reasons for remediation, sources of contamination, types of wastes generated, expected duration of project, etc. along with the Generator Registration Report through the Registry . In some cases, a waste generation facility that generates subject waste as part of its normal operations may also be a contaminated site. In this case, you should submit two generator registration reports: (1) a GRR for the subject wastes that are the remediation wastes from the contaminated site: (2) a GRR for the other subject wastes that are generated as part of normal operations.
Subject waste fees are required unless the Director is satisfied that the subject waste was generated at a waste generation facility in Ontario as a result of one of the following actions undertaken to remediate contaminated soil or other material in, on or under the soil:
As part of the registration process, for each waste stream you must indicate if your facility stores, processes or disposes of subject waste on-site. Please note that on-site management does not include the blending, bulking or mixing of wastes. Generators should indicate whether they will be registering a waste as temporarily stored (for more than 90 days but 24 months or less), stored for longer than 24 months (i.e., PCB waste, or waste that is being stored in accordance with an ECA), processed (i.e., treated) or disposed of (for example, incinerated or landfilled) on-site.
You must complete waste identification for each waste stream generated at a facility, even if you will be registering several waste streams using the same waste number (waste class and characterization).
This situation can arise if you have a number of different waste generating processes at your facility that produce similar wastes, or a single waste generating process that produces more than one waste stream that will be registered using the same waste number. In such cases, you need to complete a separate waste identification for each of the waste streams, because the description of the waste and the generating process are different, even though the waste number is the same. For example, you may generate waste from tank bottoms as well as spill clean-up residues that will both be registered using the waste number (for example, 221T). You are required to register these waste streams individually because they come from different sources with different waste descriptions, despite their common waste number, and they should be managed separately at the waste generation facility.
The descriptions provided for the waste and the generating process must be detailed enough for both the generator and Ministry inspectors to be able to readily identify the individual waste streams and their origins, and to correlate the registration information to the specific wastes and generating processes within the waste generation facility. The waste description should differentiate between two processes in a facility where the wastes are managed separately but registered with the same waste number. For example, the waste description for two processes registered using the same waste number might be "wastewater treatment sludge - leachate toxic for X (i.e., identify the constituents)", while the waste stream and generating process description might be "sludge containing heavy metals from process #1, building A" and "sludge containing heavy metals from process #3, building C", respectively.
For each subject waste generated at the waste generation facility, you must identify if the waste is being stored or processed on-site, disposed of on-site or shipped off-site. Where the waste is processed on-site, you may need to register the wastes that entered the process, the processed waste and any residuals from the processing. How the waste is registered depends on its waste characterization, whether it is to be land disposed, and whether it has received any treatment. Figure 4: Registration and other regulatory requirements: Wastes not subject to the LDR program or Figure 5: Registration and other regulatory requirements: Wastes subject to the LDR program will help you to determine if you need to register your waste. Figure 6a and 6b: How to complete the intended waste management portion of the waste generator registration process provides a flowchart to help you to identify how each of your subject wastes should be registered.
You must provide the primary characterization that you identified when you characterized your waste. The primary characterization is the first characterization of a waste found when you follow the waste characterization flowchart (for example, A, B, C, etc.). If you are registering a de-characterized waste that will be land disposed, and the waste is no longer hazardous but remains subject waste (i.e., regulated constituents in Schedule 6 of Regulation 347 still require treatment before land disposal), the primary characterization is U.
From the schedules located in Regulation 347, you will need to obtain the primary hazardous waste number that best describes your waste stream. This is the entry in the first column of each schedule (for example, F007 for spent cyanide plating bath solution from electroplating operations). The hazardous waste number must be entered for all wastes with a primary characterization other than D, P or L. If your waste has more than one characterization, you should use the hazardous waste number associated with the primary characterization. If you are registering a de-characterized waste, you should use the original hazardous waste number for the untreated waste.
You must provide a general description of the generating process for the subject waste. Where applicable, you should include details such as a generic process name, feed materials and products. If your waste is generated by pollution control equipment, you should provide a description of the process or operation that generated the discharge or emission.
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