Environment Protection (Industrial Waste Resource) Regulations 2009.

Subject

Waste & hazardous substances

Keyword

Waste management Waste non-domestic sources Classification/declassification Recycling/reuse Transport/storage

Geographical area

Asia and the Pacific, Australia and New Zealand, Indian Ocean, Oceania, South Pacific

Entry into force notes

These Regulations enter into force on 1 July 2009.

Abstract

These Regulations aim at: assisting the industry to implement the principle of wastes hierarchy as set out in section II of the Environment Protection Act 1970; prescribing requirements for assessing, categorizing and classifying industrial waste and prescribed industrial waste; encouraging the industry to utilize industrial waste as a resource through exempting material from categorization as prescribed industrial waste where a secondary beneficial reuse is established; and prescribing requirements for the transport and management of prescribed industrial waste.

Full text

English

Website

www.legislation.vic.gov.au

References - Legislation

Implements

Environment Protection Act 1970 (No. 8056).

Legislation | Australia | 1970 (2021)

Keyword: Pollution control, Noise pollution, Framework law, Institution, Precautionary principle, Soil pollution/quality, Waste management, Air quality/air pollution, EIA, Protection of environment, Waste disposal, Authorization/permit, Waste prevention, Freshwater pollution, Groundwater, Sewerage

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Repeals

Environment Protection (Prescribed Waste) Regulations 1998.

Legislation | Australia | 1998 (2000)

Keyword: Classification/declassification, Hazardous waste, Transport/storage, Waste disposal, Waste management, Waste non-domestic sources

Source: FAO, FAOLEX