Environment
Through managing our water and waste, and funding renewable energy, we support healthy and clean communities.
Scroll through the categories below to learn more about our Environment-related Programs & Initiatives.
Sustainable Funding for Water and Wastewater Infrastructure
Providing a long-term source of financial relief for Albertans (Give it Back
Complying with the Public Sector Accounting Board Standard on Liability for Contaminated Sites
The Municipal Government Act (MGA) requires that every Alberta municipality complete annual audited financial statements, a copy of which must be submitted to Municipal Affairs by May 1 of each year. The financial statements must be prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for municipal governments in Canada, as set out in the Public Sector Accounting Handbook.
How does liability impact municipalities
Municipalities can become liable for costs associated with brownfield sites under several circumstances.
The legality of liability
Polluter pays principle
In the context of brownfield redevelopment, liability generally refers to environmental liability related to contamination. In theory, Alberta follows the polluter pays principle as the Environmental Protection and Enforcement Act sets out the “responsibility of polluters to pay for the costs of their actions.”
The province most often deals with contaminated land as a “substance release” into the environment, which causes an adverse effect. A person responsible for a “substance release” can include:
Zero Waste
If you are not for zero waste, how much waste are you for?
Disposal
Definition
Final placement or riddance of wastes, under proper process and authority, by landfill or incineration.
Recover
Definition
Recovery uses various technologies to convert waste material into usable forms of energy, including heat, fuel, or electricity.
Recycle
Definition
Recycling refers to diverting products from disposal at the end of their useful lives. This includes sorting, transporting, and processing them to produce secondary sources of materials that are subsequently used in the production of new goods.
Composting is considered to be a form of recycling and is defined as is a biological process that breaks down kitchen, lawn, and garden wastes into soil-like material called humus.
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