Terms and definitions for Organics Info

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• Active
• Agricultural land reserve
• Biosolids
• Class A biosolids
• Class B biosolids
• Class A compost
• Class B compost
• Inactive
• Land application
• Land application plan
• Managed organic matter

Active

The facility is operating or land application is actively occurring and the authorization is active

Agricultural land reserve

Land designated as agricultural land and established as an agricultural land reserve under section 11 of the Agricultural Land Commission Act. For proposed application to land that has been designated as agricultural land, the Agricultural Land Commission must be notified.

Biosolids

Biosolids are the stabilized products that are recovered from the wastewater treatment process. Only biosolids that have been treated to reduce pathogens and vectors and that meet the quality thresholds for pathogens, foreign matter and metals can be land applied.

These sites must develop a site-specific land application plan, developed by a qualified professional, and notify government agencies.

Once land application is complete, a qualified professional must certify that land application was done in accordance with the land application plan.

Class A biosolids

Biosolids that have been treated to meet the requirements of section 6 of the Organics Matter Recycling Regulation.

Class B biosolids

Biosolids that have been treated to meet the requirements of section 8 of the Organics Matter Recycling Regulation.

Class A compost

Compost that meets the requirements of section 12 of the Organics Matter Recycling Regulation. The land application of Class A compost is not shown on Organics Info because its application does not require a land application plan or notification.

Class B compost

Compost that meets the requirements of section 14 of the Organics Matter Recycling Regulation.

Inactive

The facility is no longer active, land application is no longer taking place, or the authorization has been cancelled by the proponent or the Ministry of Environment and Parks.

Land application

The application to land of managed organic matter.

Land application plan

A plan for the land application of managed organic matter, prepared in accordance with section 5 of the Organic Matter Recycling Regulation.

Managed organic matter

• Class A biosolids
• Class B biosolids
• Class B compost