Interpretation
 1. (1) In this Regulation, “change” includes, with respect to a waste disposal site, an alteration, enlargement or extension of the site; “Class A thermal treatment site” means a thermal treatment site that uses coal, oil or petroleum coke as a fuel for thermal treatment; “Class B thermal treatment site” means a thermal treatment site that meets the following criteria: 1.  It does not use coal, oil or petroleum coke as a fuel for thermal treatment. 2.  Thermal treatment is not used for the principal purpose of recovering material described in subsection (3). 3.  Of the energy generated by thermal treatment that is used, all of it is used at the site to dispose of waste; “Class C thermal treatment site” means a thermal treatment site that meets the following criteria: 1.  It does not use coal, oil or petroleum coke as a fuel for thermal treatment. 2.  If thermal treatment is used for the principal purpose of recovering material described in subsection (3), of the energy generated by thermal treatment that is used, some or all of it is used at a location other than the site. 3.  If thermal treatment is not used for the principal purpose of recovering material described in subsection (3), of the energy generated by thermal treatment that is used, some or all of it is, i.  used at the site for a purpose other than disposal of waste, or ii.  used at a location other than the site; “Class D thermal treatment site” means a thermal treatment site that meets the following criteria: 1.  It does not use coal, oil or petroleum coke as a fuel for thermal treatment. 2.  Thermal treatment is used for the principal purpose of recovering material described in subsection (3). 3.  Of the energy generated by thermal treatment that is used, all of it is used at the site; “energy” includes electricity or steam; “Environmental Screening Process for Waste Management Projects” means Part B of the Ministry of the Environment publication entitled “Guide to Environmental Assessment Requirements for Waste Management Projects” and dated March 15, 2007, as amended from time to time, and available on a website of the Government of Ontario; “forest products operations” includes the operations of a lumber mill, saw mill, pulp mill or similar facility; “generation facility” has the same meaning as in Ontario Regulation 116/01 (Electricity Projects) made under the Environmental Assessment Act; “landfilling site” means a waste disposal site where landfilling occurs; “renewable energy generation facility” has the same meaning as in the Electricity Act, 1998; “renewable energy source” has the same meaning as in the Electricity Act, 1998; “thermal treatment” includes incineration, gasification, pyrolysis or plasma arc treatment; “thermal treatment site” means a waste disposal site where thermal treatment is used; “total waste disposal volume” means, for a landfilling site or dump, the maximum volume of waste, including the volume of any daily or intermediate cover, to be deposited at the landfilling site or dump in the space extending from the base of the waste fill zone or the top of any engineered facilities located on the base of the landfilling site or dump to the bottom of the final cover; “waste disposal site” has the same meaning as in Part V of the Environmental Protection Act. O. Reg. 101/07, s. 1 (1); O. Reg. 361/09, s. 1 (1); O. Reg. 129/14, s. 1; O. Reg. 389/22, s. 1 (1, 2). (2) In this Regulation, the following words and expressions have the same meanings as in Regulation 347 of the Revised Regulations of Ontario, 1990 (General — Waste Management) made under the Environmental Protection Act: 1.  Revoked:  O. Reg. 361/09, s. 1 (2). 2.  “Hazardous waste”. 3.  “Liquid industrial waste”. 4.  “Municipal waste”. 5.  “Woodwaste”.  O. Reg. 101/07, s. 1 (2); O. Reg. 361/09, s. 1 (2). (3) For the purposes of the definitions of “Class B thermal treatment site”, “Class C thermal treatment site” and “Class D thermal treatment site” in subsection (1), the following criteria must be satisfied with respect to the material: 1.  There is a demonstrated market demand for the material. 2.  The material satisfies at least one of the following descriptions: i.  The material meets the requirements of an ASTM International Standard or an equivalent recognized industry standard. ii.  The material is a gaseous emission that can be upgraded into a gaseous fuel that meets the requirements of a standard mentioned in subparagraph i. iii.  The material is used as a feedstock to completely or partially replace any existing feedstock in an agricultural, commercial, manufacturing or industrial process or operation. O. Reg. 389/22, s. 1 (3). (4) For the purposes of this Regulation, the annual recovery rate in respect of thermal treatment at a Class D thermal treatment site shall be calculated as follows: A/B × 100 in which, “A”  is the mass of material described in subsection (3) that is projected to be recovered from waste that is subject to thermal treatment at the site in a year under normal operation, and “B”  is the mass of the waste projected to be subject to thermal treatment at the site in a year under normal operation. O. Reg. 389/22, s. 1 (3). Part I.1   Application — Renewable energy generation facilities