Environmental Code Of Practice For Elimination Of Fluorocarbon Emissions From Refrigeration And Air Conditioning Systems

The objective of this document is to provide clear guidance to Canadian stakeholders on the latest mechanisms, technologies, performance standards, and procedures for ensuring the safe & effective destruction, transformation, and/or permanent stabilization of stockpiles of ozone depleting substances (ODS). The document begins with background on the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer, the regulation of ODS in Canada, and the Canadian action plan on ODS. The review that follows identifies 16 ODS disposal technologies based on environmental criteria and commercial availability. These technologies are grouped in three categories: incineration technologies, plasma technologies, and non-incineration technologies. The document also provides information on the handling of ODS surplus quantities, including applicable regulations relating to transportation, storage, and reporting requirements.

This summary report describes why and how Canadians have made ozone protection a top priority. The report highlights the many issues of ozone depletion: the history, causes, possible solutions and what Canadians are doing in response to the threat of ozone loss. It explains the disturbing potential consequences of ozone destruction, as well as the challenges Canadians and other world citizens have to face to fully support ozone protection programs.

Canadians recognize the importance of a clean and healthy environment. We understand that the capacity of the environment to supply materials and absorb wastes is finite. But to be effective at reducing our collective impact on the environment we need systematic, accessible and relevant information. Without such information, we are unable to understand and respond to environmental change. Human activity and the environment 2000 meets this need with a collection of environmental statistics, brought together from many sources. The report provides a statistical picture of Canada's environment with special emphasis on human activity and its relationship to natural systems' air, water, soil, plants and animals. The fact that much of Canada's economy is supported by the wealth of its natural resources raises questions about the sustainability of our resource use. Can we maintain air, water and soil quality? Can we continue to extract renewable and non-renewable resources at current rates? Are we implementing conservation and recycling measures? This edition of Human activity and the environment provides extensive data on population, economic activities, the environment and the links among these key elements. Analysis and interpretation support the statistics and help readers make sense of these complex interactions -- STC BiblioCat.

This report develops the plan for essential recovery,recycling, and reclamation of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) for reuse in Canada to ensure that the large consumer and marketplace inventory of these compounds does not enter the atmosphere. Reuse is further necessary for future operation of equipment when production and importation of CFCs becomes severely restricted or is eliminated. The report also deals with the need to recover hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) for reuse. A harmonized national action plan containing a set of agreed-upon objectives and tasks is developed to provide a basis for federal and provincial programs, regulatory action, and data development.