• Animal manure, sewage sludge, and compost (especially compost derived from treatment of manure in windrows) may contain large numbers of pathogens.

• Typically, leachate disposal would involve discharge to an existing sewage works, either by discharge to a sewer or by hauling it to the sewage treatment plant, or would involve on-site treatment and discharge of the treated effluent to a surface water body.

• The Department, in cooperation with communities, is also responsible for the planning and funding of municipal solid waste and sewage disposal facilities in most Nunavut communities.