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Waste Reduction and Recycling Act 2011
sec.99ZXDisposal of containers to landfill
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### sec.99ZX Disposal of containers to landfill
This section applies for deciding, for this part, whether a person has disposed of, or allowed the disposal of, a container to landfill.
A person has allowed a container to be disposed of to landfill if—
the person arranged for the container to be taken to a waste facility for recycling; and
when the person made the arrangement, the person knew, or ought reasonably to have known, the operator of the waste facility was likely to dispose of, or allow the disposal of, the container to landfill; and
the container is disposed of to landfill.
A person has not disposed of, or allowed the disposal of, a container to landfill if—
the person arranged for the container to be taken to a waste facility at which containers of that type can be recycled; and
part of the container can not be recycled at the waste facility; and
that part of the container is disposed of to landfill.
s 99ZX ins 2017 No. 31 s 4
(sec.99ZX-ssec.1) This section applies for deciding, for this part, whether a person has disposed of, or allowed the disposal of, a container to landfill.
(sec.99ZX-ssec.2) A person has allowed a container to be disposed of to landfill if— the person arranged for the container to be taken to a waste facility for recycling; and when the person made the arrangement, the person knew, or ought reasonably to have known, the operator of the waste facility was likely to dispose of, or allow the disposal of, the container to landfill; and the container is disposed of to landfill.
(sec.99ZX-ssec.3) A person has not disposed of, or allowed the disposal of, a container to landfill if— the person arranged for the container to be taken to a waste facility at which containers of that type can be recycled; and part of the container can not be recycled at the waste facility; and that part of the container is disposed of to landfill.
- (a) the person arranged for the container to be taken to a waste facility for recycling; and
- (b) when the person made the arrangement, the person knew, or ought reasonably to have known, the operator of the waste facility was likely to dispose of, or allow the disposal of, the container to landfill; and
- (c) the container is disposed of to landfill.
- (a) the person arranged for the container to be taken to a waste facility at which containers of that type can be recycled; and
- (b) part of the container can not be recycled at the waste facility; and
- (c) that part of the container is disposed of to landfill.