Waste Reduction and Recycling Regulation 2023
sec.8Exempt waste— Act , s 26
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sec.8 Exempt waste— Act , s 26
For section 26 of the Act , definition exempt waste , paragraph (f) (i) , each of the following types of waste is prescribed to be exempt waste— waste water that meets the water quality for irrigation and general water use requirements stated in the guideline for water quality, chapter 4 .2; waste water that meets the water quality for livestock drinking water requirements stated in the guideline for water quality, chapter 4 .3; alum sludge or other residuals produced as a result of a drinking water treatment process; waste generated in Norfolk Island and imported by the Norfolk Island Regional Council into Queensland; coal power station ash; residue waste from— a glass beneficiation plant; or a material recovery facility. This subsection and subsection (1) (c) expire on 30 June 2029. This subsection and subsection (1) (d) expire on 30 June 2030. In this section— glass beneficiation plant means a plant that removes impurities from end-of-use glass through crushing, cleaning and sorting to produce cullet. material recovery facility has the meaning given by section 99ZE (1) (a) of the Act . s 8 amd 2023 SL No. 188 s 3 ; 2024 SL No. 111 s 3 ; 2025 SL No. 154 s 17 (1)(c), (2) exp 30 June 2029 (see s 8(2)) (1)(d), (3) exp 30 June 2030 (see s 8(3)) (sec.8-ssec.1) For section 26 of the Act , definition exempt waste , paragraph (f) (i) , each of the following types of waste is prescribed to be exempt waste— waste water that meets the water quality for irrigation and general water use requirements stated in the guideline for water quality, chapter 4 .2; waste water that meets the water quality for livestock drinking water requirements stated in the guideline for water quality, chapter 4 .3; alum sludge or other residuals produced as a result of a drinking water treatment process; waste generated in Norfolk Island and imported by the Norfolk Island Regional Council into Queensland; coal power station ash; residue waste from— a glass beneficiation plant; or a material recovery facility. (sec.8-ssec.2) This subsection and subsection (1) (c) expire on 30 June 2029. (sec.8-ssec.3) This subsection and subsection (1) (d) expire on 30 June 2030. (sec.8-ssec.4) In this section— glass beneficiation plant means a plant that removes impurities from end-of-use glass through crushing, cleaning and sorting to produce cullet. material recovery facility has the meaning given by section 99ZE (1) (a) of the Act .
- (a) waste water that meets the water quality for irrigation and general water use requirements stated in the guideline for water quality, chapter 4 .2;
- (b) waste water that meets the water quality for livestock drinking water requirements stated in the guideline for water quality, chapter 4 .3;
- (c) alum sludge or other residuals produced as a result of a drinking water treatment process;