WASTE REDUCTION AND RECYCLING ACT 2011 - SECT 143 Other matters that may be included in a waste reduction and recycling plan

WASTE REDUCTION AND RECYCLING ACT 2011 - SECT 143

143 Other matters that may be included in a waste reduction and recycling plan

(1) Without limiting what is or is not otherwise required under this division for a waste reduction and recycling plan, a waste reduction and recycling plan for a planning entity or sector of planning entities may include or otherwise provide for the following—

(a) a description of the activities carried out that generate waste;

(b) a description of the raw materials, energy and other materials used to carry out the activities mentioned in paragraph (a) ;

(c) the conduct of an audit of waste generated in any relevant facility to establish a baseline for future measurement;

(d) methods for monitoring waste generated at any relevant facility;

(e) risk management strategies that document contingency plans and emergency procedures in relation to regulated waste generated or stored, including, for example, in relation to the spillage of waste;

(f) a purchasing policy that incorporates measures to minimise waste generated at any relevant facility through the use of product substitution, product changes, procedural changes and the replacement of disposable items with re-usable items;

(g) strategies for promoting the plan at relevant facilities;

(h) a mechanism for staff of the planning entities to provide feedback about the plan;

(i) staff training programs about effective waste management;

(j) procedures for segregating waste;

(k) procedures for identifying and implementing opportunities to improve waste management practices;

(l) opportunities, and actions to be taken, in product design, production and packaging to reduce waste;

(m) details of any management systems to be used to deal with waste.

(2) In this section—


"relevant facility" means—

(a) for a waste reduction and recycling plan for a sector of planning entities—a facility of any planning entity adopting the plan; or

(b) for a waste reduction and recycling plan being adopted by a planning entity on a single entity basis—a facility of the planning entity.