Collection and Disposal of Wastes Regulation

Collection and Disposal of Wastes Regulation, M.R. 321/88 R The Public Health Act , C.C.S.M. c. P210 Regulation 321/88 R Registered August 29, 1988 bilingual version (HTML) Definitions 1 In this regulation, "air-tight container" means a container that is larger than .028 m 3 (one cubic foot) in volume, that has an aperture greater than 13,000 mm 2 (20 square inches) in area and that in its manufacture was intended to be air-tight, and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, includes a refrigerator, ice-box and freezer; (« contenant hermétique ») "insanitary condition" , in addition to its meaning in the Act, includes (a) any nuisance, and (b) any condition, matter, or thing that, in the opinion of the medical officer of health, may be injurious to health or that, in his or her opinion, may result in the creation of a nuisance, and (c) the following conditions:* (i) overcrowding within the meaning of the Dwellings and Buildings Regulation , (ii) insufficient light or ventilation in a room or other enclosed areas, (iii) inadequate, unserviceable, or restricted plumbing, sewerage or water distribution systems serving buildings or structures used or usable as a place of human habitation or business, (iv) the existence of bed bugs, cockroaches, or other like vermin, (v) the existence of mice, rats, or other like rodents, (vi) the existence of any condition, matter, or thing that, in the opinion of the medical officer of health, provides or may provide food for, or harbourage for, vermin or rodents to which subclause (v) applies, (vii) the existence of filth, liquid waste, garbage, excreta, decayed matter (dead animals, birds, or fish), rubbish, debris, or any like matter, liquid or solid (except when such matter or thing is deposited, or prepared, or adequately stored, for suitable disposal, such as upon a disposal ground or into a sewerage or other disposal system constructed and maintained for purposes of sanitary disposal thereof pursuant to the Act and the regulations), and (viii) the condition resulting from spitting (A) in a railway carriage, street car, bus, taxicab, passenger ship, aeroplane, passenger elevator, or other like public conveyance, (B) in a restaurant, hotel, pool-room, theatre, factory, church, school, or other building to which the public has access, or (C) on a sidewalk or in a public park, garden, market or square, or other like place, except into a receptacle or other service convenience provided for that purpose; (« état insalubre ») In interpreting clause (c), see the Dwellings and Buildings Regulation and the Barbershop and Hairdressing Establishments Regulation . "medical officer of health" means a medical officer as defined in The Public Health Act . (« médecin hygiéniste ») M.R. 220/92; 115/2025 Sanitation of premises 2(1) The owner, occupier, or user of any premises shall maintain the premises, including the land, buildings, and appurtenances, in a sanitary and orderly condition, and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, shall, to the satisfaction of, and as required by, the medical officer of health, comply with the following requirements: (a) household garbage, refuse, and waste shall be stored in suitable containers and in a suitable location; (b) ashes, grass clippings, leaves, and any other bulky refuse shall be stored in a sanitary and orderly fashion; (c) junk, including bottles, cans, containers, building materials, vehicles or any part thereof, machinery and any other miscellaneous waste material, shall be stored in a sanitary and orderly manner and in a suitable location; (d) liquid wastes and slops shall be stored in suitable containers; (e) restaurant and food processing wastes shall be stored in suitable containers and handled in a sanitary manner. 2(2) General trade and industrial waste shall be handled and stored in a manner approved by the medical officer of health. 2(3) The things referred to in subsections (1) and (2) shall be disposed of in the manner required by the medical officer of health. 3 The owner, the occupier, and the user of any property shall prevent the deposit of any waste material from that property upon or into other premises or upon or into public property, except as authorized by licence or permit. Private sewage disposal facilities 4(1) On any premises where there is no plumbing system installed, and outside toilets or patent toilets are required or deemed essential by the medical officer of health, the type of toilet or patent toilet is subject to the approval of the medical officer of health. 4(2) All outside toilet buildings and privies shall be of substantial construction, weatherproof, vented, and maintained in good repair. 4(3) The medical officer of health may require any change, alteration, or improvement in or to any toilet or to any outside toilet building, privy, or structure in connection therewith. 4(4) Unless otherwise approved by the medical officer of health, no outside toilet building or privy shall be located within any of the following minimal distance restrictions: (a) 1.2 m (four feet) from any lane, adjoining lot, or open space, public or private; (b) 6 m (20 feet) from any habitable building; (c) 15 m (50 feet) from any well. 4(5) The medical officer of health may require the removal or relocation of any outside toilet building or privy. 4(6) A concrete pit used in connection with an outside toilet building or privy shall be of substantial construction, reinforced with steel, and watertight, and shall extend 150 mm (six inches) above grade level. 4(7) The pits of an outside toilet building or privy, other than an earth privy, shall be provided with a substantial hinged door at the rear of the outside toilet building or privy to facilitate removal of the contents. 4(8) The medical officer of health may direct the type, size, weight, design and construction of containers to be used in or with pail privies. 4(9) Each toilet or privy shall be maintained in a clean and sanitary condition in accordance with any direction given by the medical officer of health. Special types of closets or toilets 5(1) Patent, modified, chemical and pail-a-day closets or toilets may be installed or used only with the written permission of the medical officer of health. 5(2) The type, location, construction, installation, venting, and waste disposal method of a patent, modified, chemical, or pail-a-day closet or toilet is subject to the approval of the medical officer of health. 5(3) The medical officer of health may direct any change, alteration, removal, relocation, or cessation of use, of a patent, modified, chemical, or pail-a-day closet or toilet if, in his or her opinion, continued operation of the facility may prove detrimental to health or may cause an offensive or insanitary condition. 5(4) An application for permission to install and use a patent, modified, chemical, or pail-a-day closet or toilet shall be made in writing to the medical officer of health. 5(5) The written permission of the medical officer of health may include any pertinent condition that he or she may consider expedient or necessary to impose. Toilet facilities in public place 6 Where toilet facilities are made available to the public, the facilities shall be (a) provided for each sex and properly designated for that purpose; (b) provided with separate entranceways for each sex, adequately signed; (c) maintained in a clean and sanitary condition to the satisfaction of the medical officer of health; (d) adequately illuminated; and (e) located and constructed so as to ensure privacy. 7 Where, in the opinion of the medical officer of health, toilet facilities are required for the comfort and convenience of the public, the medical officer of health shall (a) in respect of a public place of assembly under control of a municipality or local government district, make a recommendation to this effect to the council or administrator; and (b) in respect of any assembly of the public, require the agency sponsoring, promoting or allowing the assembly to provide adequate sanitary facilities. 8 The number of toilet facilities to be provided shall be at the discretion of the medical officer of health. Temporary toilet facilities on construction sites etc.* 9(1) The owner, builder or contractor shall provide adequate toilet facilities for the use of staff and workers on any building, maintenance, or construction site or project. *See the Industrial and Construction Camps Regulation for the requirements for those camps. 9(2) Except as otherwise provided in this regulation, the medical officer of health may stipulate the type, number, location, and construction of the toilet facilities which shall be provided on building maintenance and construction sites and projects. 9(3) The contractor, builder or owner shall maintain the toilet facilities in a clean, sanitary, and useful manner, and, at the completion of the project, shall remove all facilities and clean up the premises to the satisfaction of the medical officer of health. 9(4) The medical officer of health may direct any relocation, change, addition, removal, or cessation of use of toilet facilities or the cleansing thereof, and the cost shall be borne by the contractor, builder, or owner. Public garbage collection** 10 Every (a) city, town, village or suburban municipality; (b) rural municipality or local government district within which there is an area or community comprising an unincorporated village district or hamlet with a population sufficient to qualify for incorporation as a town or village; (c) rural municipality or local government district containing a subdivision adjoining a city, town, village, unincorporated village district, or hamlet eligible for incorporation; and (d) rural municipality or local government district that has within its boundaries a substantially built-up summer resort area which, in the opinion of the medical officer of health, is on a temporary or seasonal basis the equivalent of a village, unincorporated village district, or hamlet; shall make provision for the adequate collection and disposal of all household garbage, refuse and waste to the satisfaction of the medical officer of health. **See Section 338 of The Municipal Act . Private garbage collection 11(1) No private waste collection service scavenging service, or waste disposal service, may be initiated or carried on without the written approval of the city, town, village, suburban municipality, rural municipality or local government district within which the service is being carried on or is intended to be carried on. 11(2) The medical officer of health concerned may direct any change in the method of collection and disposal, or in the equipment or procedures employed, in a private waste collection service, scavenging service, or waste disposal service. Disposal of discarded air-tight containers 12 No person shall at any time have in his or her possession or upon premises under his or her control, in a place accessible to children, any air-tight container that is not in use as such unless the lock or fastener thereon may be released from the inside or unless the lock or fastener or door thereof has been removed. 13 No person shall dispose of or abandon upon premises of another in any place accessible to children, any air-tight container unless the lock or fastener thereon may be released from the inside or unless the lock or fastener thereof has been first removed. 14 A medical officer of health or an inspector finding an air-tight container with a lock or fastener intact on any waste disposal ground, unoccupied premises, vacant land or any place accessible to children, or any such air-tight container that is not in use on any premises, may remove the lock, fastener, door, or lid or otherwise dispose of the container without liability. 15 Where any air-tight container has been abandoned on any land owned by a municipality, the municipality shall remove the lock or fastener thereon or make it capable of being opened from the inside or otherwise dispose of the container without liability. 16 to 27 [Repealed] M.R. 220/92