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Waste Reduction and Recycling Act 2011
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### sec.99GB Definitions for part
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AS 4736 means the Australian Standard for biodegradable plastics suitable for composting and other microbial treatment, as in force from time to time under that designation (regardless of the edition or year of publication of the standard).
AS 5810 means the Australian Standard for biodegradable plastics suitable for home composting, as in force from time to time under that designation (regardless of the edition or year of publication of the standard).
banned single-use plastic item see section 99GC .
compostable , for a plastic item, means the plastic item is compostable under AS 4736 or AS 5810.
plastic item means an item made, in whole or part, of plastic (whether or not the plastic is compostable).
single-use plastic item means a plastic item, other than a plastic item that is compostable, designed to be used only once.
s 99GB ins 2021 No. 5 s 5