National waste report 2018 department of the environment. Epa s sustainable materials management program smm strategic plan represents the collective thinking of epa staff and management across the country, and includes. Pollution of waters by oils and noxious substances act 1986 jointly subordinate legislation sits under the environment protection act 1970. Level 2, 141 capel street, north melbourne vic 3051.
The hierarchy ranks the various management strategies from most to least environmentally preferred. The sequential 5 r pollution prevention hierarchy reduce, reuse, recycle, recover, residuals management is a useful tool for regional districts to use when looking at opportunities to improve their solid waste management system. Australian paper efw plant works approval application. Victorian government waste portfolio submission to recycling and. Better practice guidelines for waste management and. Waste legislation environment protection authority. We partner with business, government and the community to reduce pollution and waste, protect human health, and prevent degradation of the environment. Environmental protection agency epa describing the national municipal solid waste msw stream. Sustainable materials management program strategic plan for fiscal years 2017 2022. Central to waste management in the ep act is the waste hierarchy for victoria. This page contains our telephone and fax numbers, email and street addresses. For the waste sector in south africa this means care must be given to.
The waste hierarchy, developed by the epa in figure 12, shows the preferred approach to waste management. Alongside a number of other waste recovery activities, this will support the governments longterm waste and resource recovery goal for victoria s landfills to only. National environment protection council victoria act 1995. As victoria s population increases, victoria s waste is projected to increase from 12. Victoria already has a framework in place to manage prescribed wastes through the. State environment protection policies sepps waste management policies wmps. The report characterizes the national solid waste stream. The definition of prescribed industrial waste relies on the definition of. Solid industrial waste hazard categorisation and management iwrg631.
Waste in victoria environment protection authority epa. Find previous publications and their new names in the industrial waste resource guidelines summary sheet pdf 39kb. Australian waste definitions department of the environment and. This bulletin sets out the management requirements for different wastes. Municipal waste management plans province of british. During any incident, an important goal of waste management should be to reduce the amount of disposable waste and preserve valuable, limited landfill space. The victorian landfill register lists all currently open and known closed landfills in victoria. National waste report 2018 19 november 2018 prepared for department of the environment and energy prepared in association with. It also covers noise, waste and serious chemical hazards. Published on page 594 of government gazette g14 pdf 1. Australian waste definitions department of the environment.
The act establishes the waste hierarchy for victoria, which provides a list of preferences for management options. Sustainability victoria provides advice for various household waste related issues such as. Waste management policies environment protection authority. Pdf sustainable waste management strategies in the. Various types of waste, collected generally in the urban area are known as solid waste. The waste management hierarchy indicates an order of preference for action to reduce and manage waste, and is usually presented diagrammatically. Environmental management of landfill facilities solid waste. This allows epa to regulate pollution and waste that impacts human health and the environment.
Introduction the environment protection authority is responsible for ensuring the proper storage, transport, treatment and disposal of waste in victoria. The nsw environment protection authority epa is the primary environmental regulator for new south wales. Epa developed a fourtiered waste management hierarchy to guide waste management decisionmaking. The driving factors behind the development of the warr strategy 201421 are discussed in section 3 in the context of the waste hierarchy. This strategy is aimed at providing a pathway for the future of victoria through guiding changes to. They are set out using the waste hierarchy starting with avoidance. The epa has a wealth of monitoring data, technical publications, information sheets, guidelines and reports relating to its core activities of licensing environmental activities and enforcing standards that industries. But for the materials below, the evidence suggests that waste management options which are not in keeping with the waste hierarchy order are better for the environment. Solid waste management hierarchy waste management plan. Strategic enforcement priorities for the epa in the waste sector are.
Better practice guidelines for waste management and recycling in commercial and industrial facilities in nsw, the waste management hierarchy, established under the waste avoidance and resource recovery act 2001, includes figure 1. The national paint product stewardship, paintback, is an initiative of the paint industry in partnership with government to improve the management of endoflife waste architectural and decorative paints. For most materials, the waste hierarchy ranking applies as described in section 1. Epa reduced the waste generated per fulltime employee fte by 10% between 201112 and 20. Epa developed the nonhazardous materials and waste management hierarchy in recognition that no single waste management approach is suitable for managing all materials and waste streams in all circumstances. Industrial waste management policies iwmps were among the measures introduced into the environment protection act 1970 by the environment protection industrial waste act 1985 to improve the management of industrial wastes in 2002 the environment protection act was amended by the environment protection resource efficiency act to allow the. The act environment protection agency epa, a subdivision of the department of territory and. This guideline provides definitions for a range of terms commonly used within the waste industry. A policy and regulatory environment that does not actively promote the waste management hierarchy. Fdc is another nonprofit food donation organization consisting of more than 300 foodservice. Information bulletin epa publication 448 classification of wastes publication 448. Nsw waste avoidance and resource recovery strategy 201421. The hierarchy establishes preferred program priorities based on sustainability. Turning waste into energy join the discussion 3 victorians tell us they want to reduce our reliance on landfill by encouraging better ways to reduce, reuse, recycle and recover energy from waste.
Industrial waste guidelines these guidelines are referred to in the environment protection industrial waste resource regulations 2009 and contain requirements that apply to the transport and disposal of waste, asbestos and the threshold values for hazard categorisation and management of soil and solid industrial waste. An act to provide for the protection of the environment. There are two types of urban wastes, organic and inorganic. Epa is committed to reducing the amount of waste generated in victoria and uses the wastes hierarchy in conjunction with the other 10 environment protection principles in the act to achieve this aim. The environment protection waste to resources policy 2010 waste to resources epp seeks to achieve sustainable waste management by applying the waste management hierarchy consistently with the principles of ecologically sustainable development complementing the waste to resources epp, south australias waste. The waste and resource management hierarchy is the following. Among the organic waste again, there are three divisions, putrescible, which. Waste and the environment 2 dealing with waste in the european union 2 the challenges of waste 3 the eus approach to waste management 4 the eus waste management policy 4 the waste hierarchy 7 land. Epa victoria offices are closed to the general public until further notice. This goal can be met by reusing and recycling as much material and waste as possible. Environment protection authority victoria welcomes your comments, queries and feedback. The increasing volume and complexity of waste associated with the modern economy is posing a serious risk to ecosystems and human health. This goal can be met by reusing and recycling as much material and waste. Hazardous waste, known as prescribed industrial waste piw in victoria s environment protection laws, is the hazardous byproduct of everyday goods and services, such as the manufacturing of motor vehicles, paint and plastics, drycleaning services, fast food outlets, dental surgeries and hospitals.
Waste and resource recovery strategy 2030 city of melbourne. The final record the 3350 program targeted 17 priority chemicals box 1 and set as its goal a 33% reduction in releases and transfers of these chemicals by 1992 and a 50% reduction by 1995, measured against a 1988 baseline. Please include your relevant contact details when you contact us. The guide to solid waste management planning 2016 pdf guide provides advice to aid in plan development that is. This might include the dumping of waste on unlicensed properties, tyre stockpiles or rubbish thrown from a vehicle.
The environmental protection agency epa designed this guide to help airport managers who want to create a more environmentallyfriendly waste operation. Eu waste policies and challenges for local and regional authorities pdf. The victorian recycling system is facing unprecedented stress. Subordinate legislation is used to implement the provisions outlined in. This is largely due to successful waste education for staff that took place over this time. Waste hierarchy is a tool used in the evaluation of processes that protect the environment. Under the act, epa can create subordinate legislation, such as waste management polices wmps, state environment protection policies sepps and regulations. Solid industrial waste hazard categorisation and management. Office of solid waste and emergency response 5305w epa530r03011.