Purpose

This handbook provides information about pollution prevention planning processes and techniques. Pollution prevention is the cornerstone of national efforts to manage toxic substances under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (CEPA 1999). The Act authorizes the federal Minister of Environment to require pollution prevention plans for specific toxic substances. The guidance provided in this handbook is presented in a way that will help the reader comply with a requirement to prepare a substance-specific pollution prevention plan under CEPA 1999, but it may also be used in other circumstances, including to help implement pollution prevention in entire production lines and facility operations.

Those who are required to prepare a pollution prevention plan under CEPA 1999 are encouraged to read the Guidelines for the Implementation of the Pollution Prevention Planning Provisions of Part 4 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (CEPA 1999) and Pollution Prevention Planning Provisions of Part 4 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 – Frequently Asked Questions. These documents are available on the CEPA Registry at www.ec.gc.ca/CEPARegistry/plans/p2 or may be obtained from Environment Canada’s Inquiry Centre at 1-800-668-6767.

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