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The Canada-wide Standard (CWS) on Mercury for Dental Amalgam Waste was endorsed by the Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment (CCME) in 2001. The objective of the CWS is to substantially reduce releases of mercury in waste amalgam from dental practices.
The CWS is the application of "best management practices" to achieve a 95% national reduction in mercury releases from dental amalgam waste discharges to the environment, by 2005, from a base year of 2000.
Documents
Implementation Plans
Each jurisdiction is required to develop an implementation plan which describes what actions will be taken to implement a CWS and achieve compliance by the deadline set for the standard.
Canada
Manitoba
New Brunswick
Newfoundland and Labrador
Ontario
Saskatchewan
Note: As Quebec is not a signatory to the Canada-wide Accord on Environmental Harmonization nor the Canada-wide Standards, it is not required to develop an implementation plan.
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