An analysis of the waste management policies of Prince Edward Island with respect to the tourism industry

Though a clear leader of waste minimization practices since adopting the Waste Watch program, Prince Edward Island still faces a series of challenges in the area of waste management with respect to the tourism industry. This is especially true in the Cavendish Resort area, which caters to an average of 1.3 million visitors each year (Prince Edward Island department of Tourism, 2001).; The statement above offers one reason why, as Canada's smallest and most densely populated province, Prince Edward Island must take an aggressive attitude towards waste minimization; protection of our tourism industry. Poorly managed waste has the potential to pollute not only our land, but also Island waterways, consequently damaging or destroying our farming and fishing industry, as well as inhibiting the Island's aesthetic appeal. These concerns may become even more significant on an Island with a low land per person ratio, and the limited land on which to bury waste.; Though conceived through the concept of Sustainable Development as defined in Section 2.1, and implemented to support the theory of Cleaner Production, Waste Watch fails to take into consideration the one million plus tourists who visit Prince Edward Island annually. In short, this system of source separation fails to support the concept of Sustainable Tourism. This thesis is a study of several options that may remedy this omission.