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18Principle of waste management hierarchy
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18 Principle of waste management hierarchy
Waste should be managed in accordance with the following order of preference, so far as reasonably practicable—
(a) avoidance;
(b) reuse;
(c) recycling;
(d) recovery of energy;
(e) containment;
(f) waste disposal.
New s. 19 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).