13Product stewardship requirements

13 Product stewardship requirements

13 Product stewardship requirements

(1) The regulations may—

(a) prescribe a requirement (a product stewardship requirement) for the stewardship of the life cycle of a regulated product, including the development, design, creation, production, assembly, supply, use or re-use, recovery, recycling or disposal of the regulated product, and

(b) specify a target for or in relation to a product stewardship requirement, including a target expressed as a percentage.

(2) Without limiting subsection (1), the regulations may prescribe a product stewardship requirement for or in relation to the following—

(a) the use or re-use of recycled materials or other materials that will minimise the environmental or resource impact of a product’s creation,

(b) the traceability of materials,

(c) the ability of a product to be recycled, composted, repaired, processed, re-processed or re-used,

(d) the re-use, re-manufacture, recovery, recycling, take-back, use or disposal of a product or resources from a product,

(e) the prevention, reduction or recovery of litter,

(f) the prevention or reduction of unlawful waste disposal,

(g) the reduction in material used in a product,

(h) the design of a product,

(i) the maintenance, sharing, repair, refurbishment or upgrade of a product,

(j) the longevity of a product,

(k) the reduction of the impact, including the potential impact, of a product or the life cycle of a product on resource management or waste management, including in relation to virgin materials, demand for landfill, the environment or human health.