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Recycling and Waste Reduction Act 2020.

Pays/Territoire
Australie
Type du document
Législation
Date
2020 (2021)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Sujet
Air et atmosphère, Environnement gén., Eau, Déchets et substances dangereuses
Mot clé
Émissions Éco-produits/processus écologique Protection de l’environnement Législation de base Normes environnementales Prévention des déchets Gestion des déchets Commerce international Élimination de déchets Déchets ménagers Déchets non-ménagers Substances dangereuses Déchets dangereux Mise en application Collecte de données/déclarations Gouvernance Monitorage Recyclage/réemploi Royalties/redevances Commerce/industrie/sociétés Emballage/étiquetage Normes Eau à usage industriel
Aire géographique
Asie et Pacifique, Australie et Nouvelle-Zélande, Océan Indien, Océanie, Pacifique Sud
Résumé

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.

Texte intégral
Anglais
Site web
www.legislation.gov.au