Resources

Description: 

In 2003, the Waste Reduction and Recovery Act (WRRA) was created to help keep waste out of Northwest Territories (NWT) landfills and off the land by the Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) regulating the reduction and recovery of waste.

Publication date: 
March 2023
Resource Category: 
Conservation planning, Contaminants, Legislation, Regulations, Policies and Guidelines, Waste Reduction and Recycling
Resource Type: 
Reports and Studies
Type of resource: 
File
Description: 

Adoptée en 2003, la Loi sur la réduction et la récupération des déchets (ci-après « la Loi ») a pour but d’empêcher que les déchets soient abandonnés dans les décharges ou dans la nature aux Territoires du Nord-Ouest (TNO). À cette fin, la Loi autorise le gouvernement des Territoires du Nord-Ouest (GTNO) à réglementer la réduction et la récupération des déchets.

Publication date: 
March 2023
Resource Category: 
Contaminants, Legislation, Regulations, Policies and Guidelines, Monitoring, Waste Reduction and Recycling
Resource Type: 
Reports and Studies
Type of resource: 
File
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Le ministère de l’Environnement et des Ressources naturelles (MERN) tient une base de données de tous les déversements de matières dangereuses signalés aux Territoires du Nord-Ouest (TNO) depuis 1971. Le présent rapport résume les données recueillies en 2020.

Publication date: 
October 2022
Resource Category: 
Monitoring, Contaminants
Resource Type: 
Reports and Studies
Type of resource: 
File
Description: 

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (ENR) has maintained a database of all hazardous material spills reported in the Northwest Territories (NWT) since 1971. This report briefly summarizes the data collected for spills reported in 2020.

Publication date: 
October 2022
Resource Category: 
Monitoring, Contaminants
Resource Type: 
Reports and Studies
Type of resource: 
File
Description: 

Le ministère de l’Environnement et des Ressources naturelles (MERN) tient une base de données de tous les déversements de matières dangereuses signalés aux Territoires du Nord-Ouest (TNO) depuis 1971. Le présent rapport résume les données recueillies en 2021.

Publication date: 
October 2022
Resource Category: 
Monitoring, Contaminants
Resource Type: 
Reports and Studies
Type of resource: 
File
Description: 

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (ENR) has maintained a database of all hazardous material spills reported in the Northwest Territories (NWT) since 1971.This report briefly summarizes the data collected for spills reported in 2021.

Publication date: 
October 2022
Resource Category: 
Monitoring, Contaminants
Resource Type: 
Reports and Studies
Type of resource: 
File
Description: 

The NWT State of the Environment (NWT SOE Report) provides information on topics relevant to the environment.

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Publication date: 
June 2022
Resource Category: 
Wildlife and nature, Water, Waste Reduction and Recycling, Research and data, Monitoring, Contaminants, Conservation planning, Climate change, Education and outreach, Fire, Legislation, Regulations, Policies and Guidelines, Hunting, trapping and harvesting, Forest resources, Air quality
Resource Type: 
Reports and Studies
Type of resource: 
File
Publication date: 
June 2021
Resource Category: 
Contaminants
Resource Type: 
Reports and Studies
Type of resource: 
File
Publication date: 
June 2021
Resource Category: 
Contaminants
Resource Type: 
Reports and Studies
Type of resource: 
File
Publication date: 
June 2021
Resource Category: 
Contaminants
Resource Type: 
Reports and Studies
Type of resource: 
File
Description: 

Le ministère de l’Environnement et des Ressources naturelles (MERN) tient une base de données des déversements de matières dangereuses qui ont été signalés aux Territoires du Nord-Ouest (TNO) depuis 1971. Le présent rapport résume les données recueillies en 2018.

Publication date: 
January 2020
Resource Category: 
Conservation planning, Contaminants, Monitoring, Research and data
Resource Type: 
Reports and Studies
Type of resource: 
File
Description: 

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (ENR) has maintained a database of all hazardous material spills reported in the Northwest Territories (NWT) since 1971.This report briefly summarizes the data collected for spills reported in 2018.

Publication date: 
January 2020
Resource Category: 
Conservation planning, Contaminants, Monitoring, Research and data
Resource Type: 
Reports and Studies
Type of resource: 
File
Description: 

Le ministère de l’Environnement et des Ressources naturelles (MERN) tient une base de données de tous les déversements de matières dangereuses signalés aux Territoires du Nord-Ouest (TNO) depuis 1971. Le présent rapport résume les données recueillies en 2019.

Publication date: 
June 2019
Resource Category: 
Contaminants, Monitoring
Resource Type: 
Reports and Studies
Type of resource: 
File
Description: 

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (ENR) has maintained a database of all hazardous material spills reported in the Northwest Territories (NWT) since 1971. This report briefly summarizes the data collected for spills reported in 2019.

Publication date: 
June 2019
Resource Category: 
Contaminants, Monitoring
Resource Type: 
Reports and Studies
Type of resource: 
File
Description: 

Waste Reduction and Recovery Program: The Waste Reduction and Recovery Program celebrated many successes in the 2018-2019 fiscal year, thanks to the participation of residents from across Northwest Territories (NWT), and the dedication of many people working at recycling depots (RDs), regional processing centres (RPCs), schools, community governments, and other businesses and organizations.

Programme de réduction et de récupération des déchets : L’année financière 2018-2019 a été marquée de nombreuses réussites pour le Programme de réduction et de récupération des déchets grâce à la participation des résidents des Territoires du Nord-Ouest (TNO) et au dévouement de nombreux employés qui travaillent dans les dépôts de recyclage, les centres de traitement régionaux, les écoles, les administrations communautaires et d’autres entreprises et organismes.

Publication date: 
March 2019
Resource Category: 
Contaminants, Monitoring, Research and data
Resource Type: 
Reports and Studies
Type of resource: 
File
Description: 

The 2017-2018 annual report of the Waste Reduction and Recovery Program

Publication date: 
February 2019
Resource Category: 
Contaminants
Resource Type: 
Reports and Studies
Type of resource: 
File
Description: 

A summary of what we heard during public engagement on amendments to the Environmental Rights Act.

Publication date: 
February 2019
Resource Category: 
Air quality, Contaminants, Legislation, Regulations, Policies and Guidelines
Resource Type: 
Reports and Studies
Type of resource: 
File
Description: 

Report on Air Quality  in the NWT for 2016

Publication date: 
September 2018
Resource Category: 
Air quality, Contaminants, Monitoring
Resource Type: 
Reports and Studies
Type of resource: 
File
Description: 

Le rapport annuel sur les déversements pour 2017.

Publication date: 
September 2018
Resource Category: 
Contaminants
Resource Type: 
Reports and Studies
Type of resource: 
File

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