Waste Management and Resource Recovery Act 2016. Country/Territory Australia Territorial subdivision Australian Capital Territory Document type Legislation Date 2016 (2018) Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act to provide for the minimisation of waste, the recovery, recycling and re use of resources, and for other purposes. Subject Environment gen., Waste & hazardous substances Keyword Waste management Recycling/reuse Waste prevention Environmental planning Enforcement/compliance Offences/penalties Polluter pays principle Policy/planning Waste disposal Geographical area Asia and the Pacific, Australia and New Zealand, Indian Ocean, Oceania, South Pacific Abstract This Act, consisting of 128 sections divided into 18 Parts and completed by one Schedule, aims to provide for the minimisation of waste, the recovery, recycling and re use of resources. The objects of this Act are to: (a) manage waste according to the following hierarchy: (i) minimise the generation of waste; (ii) maximise the recovery and re-use of resources; (iii) minimise the amount of waste that goes to landfill; (b) support innovation and investment in waste management; (c) promote responsibility for waste reduction; and (d) promote best-practice waste management. The objects of this Act are to be achieved by taking into account the following principles: (a) the inter-generational equity principle; (b) the polluter pays principle; (c) the precautionary principle; (d) the proximity principle; (e) the waste minimisation principle. Full text English Website www6.austlii.edu.au References - Legislation Implemented by Waste Management and Resource Recovery Regulation 2017. Legislation | Australia | 2017 (2018) Keyword: Waste management, Recycling/reuse, Waste prevention, Environmental planning, Enforcement/compliance, Offences/penalties, Polluter pays principle, Policy/planning, Waste disposal Source: FAO, FAOLEX