Waste Reduction and Recycling Regulation 2023
sec.45Container recovery rates
Start here
Get a plain-English read of sec.45
Turn the raw legal text into a practical explanation grounded in Waste Reduction and Recycling Regulation 2023.
sec.45 Container recovery rates
The Organisation is to achieve a container recovery rate of at least 85% for each financial year. In this section— container recovery rate , for a financial year, means the proportion of containers recycled during the financial year, expressed as a percentage, worked out using the formula— where— R means the container recovery rate for a financial year. C means the number of containers received at a container refund point during the financial year. M means the number of containers received at a material recovery facility during the financial year. S means the number of containers in which beverage products were sold in Queensland during the financial year. (sec.45-ssec.1) The Organisation is to achieve a container recovery rate of at least 85% for each financial year. (sec.45-ssec.2) In this section— container recovery rate , for a financial year, means the proportion of containers recycled during the financial year, expressed as a percentage, worked out using the formula— where— R means the container recovery rate for a financial year. C means the number of containers received at a container refund point during the financial year. M means the number of containers received at a material recovery facility during the financial year. S means the number of containers in which beverage products were sold in Queensland during the financial year.