Waste Reduction and Recycling Regulation 2023
sec.24Conditions to which approvals of residue waste discounting applications are subject— Act , s 47
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sec.24 Conditions to which approvals of residue waste discounting applications are subject— Act , s 47
For section 47 (4) of the Act , the following conditions are prescribed— the holder of the approval must implement the strategies or practices proposed in the application to progressively improve the recycling efficiency of the holder’s recycling activity within the time frames proposed in the application; the holder of the approval must, within 2 months after the end of each reporting period, give the chief executive a report for the reporting period that complies with subsection (2) . The report for a reporting period must include the following information— for each month of the reporting period, the weight, in tonnes, of— the waste used as feedstock for the recycling activity; and the waste not disposed of to landfill as a result of the recycling activity; and the residue waste disposed of to landfill; details of the extent to which the holder of the approval has implemented the strategies or practices proposed in the application to progressively improve the efficiency of the holder’s recycling activities during the reporting period; for waste not disposed of to landfill as a result of the recycling activity for each month of the reporting period, how much of each type of waste recovered as a result of the recycling activity— was recycled to produce the same or a different product; or was consigned to other recyclers in Queensland; or was consigned to other recyclers elsewhere in Australia; or was consigned to other recyclers outside Australia; or was neither recycled to make a product nor consigned to other recyclers as mentioned in subparagraph (ii) , (iii) or (iv) . In this section— reporting period means each of the following periods in a year— the period starting on 1 January and ending on 30 June; the period starting on 1 July and ending on 31 December. (sec.24-ssec.1) For section 47 (4) of the Act , the following conditions are prescribed— the holder of the approval must implement the strategies or practices proposed in the application to progressively improve the recycling efficiency of the holder’s recycling activity within the time frames proposed in the application; the holder of the approval must, within 2 months after the end of each reporting period, give the chief executive a report for the reporting period that complies with subsection (2) . (sec.24-ssec.2) The report for a reporting period must include the following information— for each month of the reporting period, the weight, in tonnes, of— the waste used as feedstock for the recycling activity; and the waste not disposed of to landfill as a result of the recycling activity; and the residue waste disposed of to landfill; details of the extent to which the holder of the approval has implemented the strategies or practices proposed in the application to progressively improve the efficiency of the holder’s recycling activities during the reporting period; for waste not disposed of to landfill as a result of the recycling activity for each month of the reporting period, how much of each type of waste recovered as a result of the recycling activity— was recycled to produce the same or a different product; or was consigned to other recyclers in Queensland; or was consigned to other recyclers elsewhere in Australia; or was consigned to other recyclers outside Australia; or was neither recycled to make a product nor consigned to other recyclers as mentioned in subparagraph (ii) , (iii) or (iv) . (sec.24-ssec.3) In this section— reporting period means each of the following periods in a year— the period starting on 1 January and ending on 30 June; the period starting on 1 July and ending on 31 December.