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CONTAMINATED SITES ACT 2003 - SECT 8

CONTAMINATED SITES ACT 2003 - SECT 8

8 .         Object and principles of Act

                The object of this Act is to protect human health, the environment and environmental values by providing for the identification, recording, management and remediation of contaminated sites in the State, having regard to the principles in the Table to this section —

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1.         The polluter pays principle

        Those who generate pollution and waste should bear the cost of containment, avoidance or abatement.

2.         The principle of full life cycle costs

        The users of goods and services should pay prices based on the full life cycle costs of providing goods and services, including the use of natural resources and assets and the ultimate disposal of any wastes.

3.         The principle of waste minimisation

        All reasonable and practicable measures should be taken to minimise the generation of waste and its discharge into the environment.