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1 Ensuring a High Level of Environmental Protection The Ministry of the Environment conducted a province-wide inspection sweep of the industrial commercial and institutional (IC&I) sectors in 2006. These inspections support the government’s commitment to waste diversion and help achieve greater compliance. Regulations 102 and 103 are an integral part of Ontario’s waste reduction action plan. Regulation 102 identifies the IC&I establishments to which it applies, and requires them to conduct waste audits and to develop and implement waste reduction work plans. Regulation 103 adds requirements for source separation programs for specified wastes. These regulations are designed to ensure that IC&I sectors develop programs to reduce the amount of valuable resources going to disposal through reducing, reusing and recycling. Types of establishments to which these regulations apply include large manufacturing facilities, restaurants, hotels and motels. The inspections focused on: - gauging industry knowledge and compliance with Regulations 102 and 103, - understanding the challenges faced by the regulated community with reference to these regulations, and - providing education and outreach to this sector. From March to October 2006, 260 inspections were completed across the province. The overall non-compliance rate was 92.7 percent. A progressive compliance approach starting with voluntary abatement was used. Inspection Sweep Scope Inspections, which assessed compliance with Regulations 102 and 103, were conducted across the province covering 16 ministry districts. They were conducted in the following types of businesses within the sector: – construction and demolition (focused in GTA due to the predominance in this region) – hotels and motels – large manufacturing – restaurants – retail shopping establishments (‘big box’ stores) – retail shopping complexes (shopping malls) and – office buildings Identifying companies for Inspection A list of construction and demolition companies was prepared by the ministry’s Sector Compliance Branch (SCB). Waste Management Policy Branch provided a list of companies for all other IC&I sectors, utilizing Equifax data. The companies were screened using regulatory thresholds, and selected randomly. PIBS# 6307e ≥ Summary of Inspection Findings: Companies # % Inspected 260 Pass 19 7.3 Fail 0 0.0 Admin Fail 241 92.7 Of the Admin Fails # % of Admin Fail Non Compliance with Regulation 102 241 100 Non Compliance with Regulation 103 103 42.7 Industrial Commercial & Institutional Sector