15Definition of waste material

15 Definition of waste material

(1) Waste material means any thing (including a substance or mixture of substances) that is: (a) discarded, rejected or left over from an industrial, commercial, domestic or other activity; or (b) surplus to or a by‑product of an industrial, commercial, domestic or other activity; or (c) prescribed by the rules. (2) Waste material can be a gas, liquid, solid or energy, or a combination of any of them. (3) A thing can be waste material whether or not: (a) it is of value; or (b) it is or may be processed, recycled, re‑used or recovered.

Chapter 2—Regulating the export of waste material