Share your thoughts: Proposed Regulations Respecting the Reduction in the Release of Methane (Waste Sector)
Current status: Closed
Opened on June 29, 2024, and will close to new input on August 28, 2024.
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) is seeking your comments and feedback on the proposed Regulations Respecting the Reduction in the Release of Methane (Waste Sector). The comments received will be considered when developing the final Regulations.
Background
The proposed Regulations Respecting the Reduction in the Release of Methane (Waste Sector) aim to reduce total methane emissions from Canadian landfills by about 50 per cent by 2030 (from 2019 levels). The proposed Regulations would require landfills to control methane emissions, and ensure landfill gas recovery systems capture as much methane as possible.
Owners and operators of regulated landfills would be required to:
- monitor and comply with methane concentration limits on the landfill surface
- limit venting to the atmosphere and convey recovered landfill gas into methane destruction devices or energy recovery systems
- monitor the performance of landfill gas recovery systems
- detect and repair methane leaks
Join in: how to participate
Please read our privacy statement for this consultation.
Share your ideas online
You can provide your comments on the proposed Regulations using the online commenting feature available directly in the Canada Gazette publication.
For more information on how to submit comments, please visit the comment on proposed regulations page.
Send us an email
Share your ideas or comments or request to be added to our stakeholder contact list by emailing us at ges-dechets-ghg-waste@ec.gc.ca.
Participate by mail
Share your ideas or comments by mail to the address listed below.
Who is the focus of this consultation
We would like to hear from:
- landfill owners and operators
- waste management organizations
- industry experts and technology providers
- academics
- provincial, territorial and municipal governments
- Indigenous peoples
- environmental non-governmental organizations
- general public
Related information
Contact us
Waste Reduction and Management Division
Environment and Climate Change Canada
351 St. Joseph Blvd., Place Vincent Massey
Gatineau, QC K1A 0H3
Email: ges-dechets-ghg-waste@ec.gc.ca
Environment and Climate Change Canada Inquiry Centre: 1-800-668-6767