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Waste management and remediation services

Waste treatmentCradle to gateUPDEAveragepurchaser11 values

0.177054kgCO₂e/CADGWP: AR6 (as published)

Published by OpenIO-Canada (CIRAIG) in OpenIO-Canada (CIRAIG) v2.11 (2025); last verified 2026-08-28.

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Publisher's description

Collection and subcontracted collection of non-hazardous garbage, refuse, rubbish, trash, and recyclable materials (pre-sorted or not) from residential dwellings, including apartment buildings and condominiums. May be collected on a regular or flexible schedule and may be taken to a final disposal site or to an intermediate site such as a material recovery facility or transfer facility. Collection and subcontracted collection of non-hazardous garbage, refuse, rubbish, trash, and recyclable materials (pre-sorted or not) from non-residential locations. Collection and subcontracted collection of non-hazardous waste such as brush and debris from the construction, renovation, and demolition of buildings, bridges, roads and ports, and the clearing of land. Waste may be taken to an intermediate site or to a final disposal site. Providing destruction services for confidential documents and other diverse non-hazardous products by means of special equipment. Includes collection services bundled with destruction services. Consolidating, storing, and preparing non-hazardous waste for transportation, and recovering recyclable materials from non-hazardous materials waste streams. Disposal of non-hazardous waste by placing it in a landfill or sanitary landfill, or by incineration, or by other methods; operation, maintenance and monitoring of operational installations, maintenance and monitoring of closed installations, and closing of installations for non-hazardous waste disposal. Providing non-hazardous waste management services, n.e.c. Collection and subcontracted collection of hazardous waste from residential locations. Hazardous waste may include recyclable materials. Collection and subcontracted collection of hazardous waste from non-residential locations. Consolidating, storing, and preparing hazardous waste for transportation, and recovering recyclable material from hazardous waste streams. Providing treatment services to reduce, eliminate, or transform hazardous waste. Processes include biological, chemical, and/or physical procedures, as well as incineration; such processes may lead to disposal and/or to the recovery of recyclable material. Disposal of hazardous waste by controlled confinement by landfilling or above-ground containers and deep-well storage, or by incineration, or by other methods; operation, maintenance and monitoring of operational installations, maintenance and monitoring of closed installations, and closing of installations for hazardous waste disposal. Providing services for the management of hazardous waste, n.e.c. Management of a contaminated site, for prevention, minimization, or mitigation of damage to human health or the environment. Remediation options may include direct physical actions, such as treatment, removal, or destruction of contaminants. Development and implementation of a remediation plan that removes, destroys, contains or otherwise reduces contaminants in a building. Development and/or implementation of rapid response plans and activities to deal with various types of environmental emergencies. Remediation services, n.e.c.

Included processes

Residential non-hazardous waste and recyclable material collection services; Non-residential non-hazardous waste and recyclable material collection services; Collection services for non-hazardous construction and demolition waste; Destruction services for non-hazardous waste; Non-hazardous waste and recyclable material consolidation, storage and preparation services; Non-hazardous waste disposal and facilities operation and maintenance services; Non-hazardous waste management services, n.e.c.; Residential hazardous waste collection services; Non-residential hazardous waste collection services; Hazardous waste and hazardous recyclable material consolidation, storage and preparation services; Hazardous waste treatment services; Hazardous waste disposal and facilities operation and maintenance services; Hazardous waste management services, n.e.c.; Site remediation services; Building remediation services; Environmental emergency response services; Remediation services, n.e.c..

Values by year and methodology

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open-climate.ai (2025). Waste management and remediation services [emission factor]. OpenIO-Canada (CIRAIG), OpenIO-Canada (CIRAIG) v2.11. Dataset 2026-08-28. https://open-climate.ai/factors/ef-openiocanada-waste_management_and-ca_on-cad-cradle_to_gate-65daccf8/