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Recycling and Waste Reduction Act 2020.

País/Territorio
Australia
Tipo de documento
Legislación
Fecha
2020 (2021)
Fuente
FAO, FAOLEX
Materia
Aire y atmósfera, Medio ambiente gen., Agua, Desechos y sustancias peligrosas
Palabra clave
Emisiones Eco-productos/ecoprocesos Protección del medio ambiente Legislación básica Normas sobre calidad ambiental Prevención de residuos Gestión de desechos Comercio internacional Eliminación de desechos Residuos domésticos Residuos no domésticos Sustancias peligrosas Residuos peligrosos Cumplimiento/aplicación Recopilación de datos/informes Gobernanza Monitoreo Reciclado/reutilización Derechos/cánones Negocios/industria/corporaciones Envasado/etiquetado Normas Uso industrial del agua
Área geográphica
Asia y Pacifico, Australia y Nueva Zelandia, Océano Índico, Oceania, Pacífico Sur
Resumen

The objects of this Act are as follows: (a) to reduce the impact on human and environmental health of products, waste from products and waste material, including by reducing the amount of greenhouse gases emitted, energy and resources used and water consumed in connection with products, waste from products and waste material; (b) to realise the community and economic benefits of taking responsibility for products, waste from products and waste material; (c) to develop a circular economy that maximises the continued use of products and waste material over their life cycle and accounts for their environmental impacts; (d) to contribute to Australia meeting its international obligations concerning the impact referred to in paragraph (a). Waste material under the Act includes any thing that is discarded, rejected or left over from an industrial, commercial, domestic or other activity, and any thing that is surplus to or a by‑product of those activities. Waste material can be a gas, liquid, solid or energy, or a combination of any of them. This Act extends to acts, omissions, matters and things outside Australia.

Texto completo
Inglés
Página web
www.legislation.gov.au