Less waste, more resources
National Waste Policy
Publications and resources
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Latest releases
- Organics Recycling in Australia - Industry Statistics 2011
- Hazardous Waste Data Assessment and Summary - April 2013
- Sustainable procurement guide
- Guide for sustainable procurement of services
- Analysis of the Republic of Ireland's Survey System for National Waste Reporting
- Summary of the history and development of WasteDataFlow
E-news
National Waste Policy reports
Some of these publications are available on the Standing Council on Environment and Water (SCEW) website - www.scew.gov.au
- National Waste Policy: Less Waste, More Resources - 2009
- National Waste Policy Implementation
- National Waste Policy Implementation Report 2011 - 2012
- Status report on National Waste Policy implementation - November 2010
- National Waste Policy Implementation Plan - July 2010
- National Waste Report Evaluation workshops - 2010
- National Waste Report 2010
- National Waste Overview 2009
- National Waste Policy - Regulatory Impact Statement - 2009
- More about the National Waste Policy reports
Guides and manuals
- Construction and demolition waste guide - recycling and re-use across the supply chain - 2011
- Food and Garden Organics Best Practice Collection Manual - 2012
Supporting research
- Analysis of the Republic of Ireland's Survey System for National Waste Reporting
- Australian landfill capacities into the future - 2009
- Australian recycling sector - 2012
- Australian waste classifications - roles in decision making - 2011
- Australian waste definitions: defining waste related terms by jurisdiction in Australia - 2012
- Beneficial reuse and resource recovery of waste materials: an inventory of Australian over-arching objectives and guiding principles - 2012
- Biosolids snapshot - 2012
- Climate change and the resource recovery and waste sectors - 2010
- Construction and demolition waste status report - management of construction and demolition waste in Australia - 2011
- Construction and demolition waste guide - recycling and re-use across the supply chain - 2011
- Cost of landfill disposal in Australia - 2009
- Cost of landfill disposal in Australia - peer review - 2009
- Data collection and reporting through licensing arrangements - 2012
- Employment in waste management and recycling - July 2009
- Hazardous Waste Data Assessment and Summary - April 2013
- Landfill ban investigation - Final report - 2011
- Liquid Waste Assessment Report - 2012
- National Food Waste Assessment - Final report
- National Waste Data System Requirements Study - 2009
- Organics Recycling in Australia - Industry Statistics 2011 - 2011
- Place-based approaches to commercial and industrial waste and recycling - 2012
- Review of the application of landfill standards - 2010
- Role and performance of local government - waste and recycling related data and information - 2011
- A stock-take of waste-related standards, specifications and guidelines - January 2013
- Summary of the history and development of WasteDataFlow
- Waste and Recycling in Australia: Amended report (Hyder 2009)
- Waste and recycling in Australia 2011 - 2012
- Waste classifications in Australia - A comparison of waste classifications in the Australian Waste Database with current jurisdictional classifications - 2011
- Waste Technology and Innovation Study - 2009
National Television and Computer Recycling Scheme
- Alternative trajectories for computer and television recycling: Achieving the 80 per cent target by 2021-22 - 2011
- Baseline analysis of mass balance rate of television and computer recycling in Australia - 2011
- A comprehensive baseline analysis of Occupational Health & Safety (OHS) statistics specific to the e-waste recycling industry within Australia, including collection, storage, handling, transport and treatment/processing - 2011
- Import conversion factors for the National Television and Computer Recycling Scheme - 2011
- Independent review of the draft AIIA and PSA draft interim industry standard - 2011
- National Television and Computer Product Stewardship Scheme: Targets, trajectories and implications for scheme design - 2011
- Regulation Impact Statement - Material Recovery under the National Television and Computer Recycling Scheme - 2011
- A Study of Australia's Current and Future E-Waste Recycling Infrastructure Capacity and Needs - 2010
- Thresholds for the proposed television and computer recycling scheme - 2011
- Decision Regulatory Impact Statement (RIS): Televisions and Computers
www.scew.gov.au/archive - Consultation Regulatory Impact Statement (RIS): Televisions and Computers
www.scew.gov.au/archive - Willingness To Pay For E-Waste Recycling - Final Report (Choice Modelling study)
ww.scew.gov.au/archive
Tyres
- Study into domestic and international fate of end-of-life tyres - Final Report - 2012, available on the SCEW website
Fact sheets
National Television and Computer Recycling Scheme
- Guide for Householders (PDF - 445KB) | (Word - 332KB)
- Guide for Local Government (PDF - 277KB) | (Word - 1944KB)
- The Role of Recyclers in the Scheme (PDF - 654KB) | (Word - 1688KB)
- Liable Parties (PDF - 363KB) | (Word - 3889KB)
- Co-regulatory Arrangements (PDF - 445KB) | (Word - 332KB)
- Recycling Targets (PDF - 599KB) | (Word - 213KB)
- Conversion Factors (PDF - 202KB) | (Word - 240KB)
- Product Stewardship (Televisions and Computers) Regulations 2011 (PDF - 581KB) | (Word - 7499KB)
Product stewardship
- Product Stewardship (Televisions and Computers) Regulations 2011 (PDF - 581KB) | (Word - 7499KB)
- Product Stewardship Act 2011 (PDF - 2672KB) | (Word - 251KB)
National Waste Policy
- National Waste Report 2010 Fact Sheet
- National Waste Policy: Less Waste, More Resources
- Organic waste
- Australian Packaging Covenant
- Hazardous substances and hazardous waste
Food and Garden Organics Collection
- Food and Garden Organics Best Practice Collection Manual - fact sheets and presentations
Public consultation
- Exposure draft of the Product Stewardship (Televisions and Computers) Amendment Regulation 2012 - 2012
- Exposure draft of the Regulations for the National Television and Computer Recycling Scheme
- Consultation Paper on Proposed Regulations - National Television and Computer Product Stewardship Scheme
- Consultation paper - Product Stewardship Legislation
- Discussion paper - Draft National Waste Policy Framework - less waste more resources
- Consultation paper - A National Waste Policy: Managing Waste to 2020
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Latest news
National Television and Computer Recycling Scheme
Recycling drop off points
Scheme recycling drop off points for televisions and computers have started to roll out across Australia.
