What Business and Industry Can Do
The provincial government has set regulatory requirements to control emissions from business and industry. See Air Quality Regulatory Framework for
details. For information on obtaining an authorization to discharge waste to the environment, see Waste Discharge
Authorizations.
Business and industry
can also help improve air quality and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by introducing better technology and industrial practices.
Beyond compliance with existing regulations, permit conditions and local bylaws, industrial operations can:
- undertake voluntary measures;
- reduce emissions when modernizing or expanding production processes;
- participate in and support airshed planning; and
- implement sectoral initiatives such as Responsible Care; ISO standards.
For a thorough discussion of business/industry actions, visit Clean Air Online: Industry Emission Reduction
Options (Environment
Canada).
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