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MANITOBA’S ACTION ON LANDFILLS
The province has introduced tighter controls on landfills and diverted waste from landfills though the
promotion and funding of increased recycling efforts.
Actions taken related to waste disposal grounds:
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Access to waste disposal grounds and transfer stations is restricted to hours when an attendant is
on site to control disposal of wastes and to direct placement of recyclables into appropriate
collection bins. All such operations must be fenced.
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Since 1999, at least 70 waste disposal grounds have been closed.
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Open burning is prohibited and this prohibition is enforced.
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Waste at landfills must be covered on a daily basis at landfills which serve populations of 5,000 or
more people.
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All new landfills must be licensed by the province.
Waste Reduction and Recycling
In addition to improved management of waste disposal grounds and landfills, the province is helping
to reduce the overall amount of waste through the Waste Reduction and Pollution Prevention
(WRAPP) Fund.
The WRAPP Fund was established in 2000 and has been instrumental in Manitoba’s waste reduction
efforts. Since 1999, Manitobans have recycled more than 455,089 tonnes of material, more than
65,000 garbage trucks full of recyclable materials. Last year, Manitobans recycled 64,766 tonnes of
paper, aluminium, glass and plastic.
A total of 187 projects worth more than $3.2 million have been supported through the WRAPP fund.
Highlights of some of the key results are summarized below:
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supported 39 projects for organic waste management and composting;
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developed and delivered public information and training on backyard composting;
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supported the City of Winnipeg and regional backyard composting promotion and planning;
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piloted remote northern scrap metal clean-up;
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supported 17 pollution and prevention projects such as review of leachate management and
reduction options for landfills;
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supported 50 regional recycling projects;
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supported new northern regional recycling systems involving seven communities in the Thompson
Region;
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established funding partnership with the Federal Department of Indian and Northern Affairs to
establish recycling services in the Nelson House, Norway House, Fox Lake and Split Lake First
Nations;
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developed an expanded regional system in southeast Manitoba in partnership with Eastman
Recycling Services;
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established new regional recycling centre in southwest Manitoba;
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increased recovery of recyclable materials between 2001 and 2004 in northern Manitoba by over
50 per cent as measured by the Manitoba Product Stewardship Corporation monitoring of
recycling activities;
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supported six provincial parks recycling projects; and
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established new recycling centres to expand recycling services in Paint Lake, Bakers Narrows,
Clearwater Park and the Whiteshell Park.
Information on the WRAPP Fund is available online at www.susdev.gov.mb.ca.