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138What is *priority waste*?
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138 What is *priority waste*?
***Priority waste*** is any waste, including municipal waste and industrial waste, that is prescribed to be priority waste for the purposes of—
(a) eliminating or reducing risks of harm to human health or the environment posed by the waste; or
(b) ensuring the priority waste is managed in accordance with this Part; or
(c) facilitating waste reduction, resource recovery and resource efficiency.
S. 139 inserted by No. 39/2018 s. 7 (as amended by Nos 27/2019 ss 12−30, 3/2020 ss 42–44, 47/2020 s. 26).