Many in the waste management industry are finding new ways to reuse and recover waste rather than simply disposing it in landfills or other locations. In response to this industry trend, the EPA has also broadened our focus beyond waste disposal to dealing with applications for reuse projects on a case-by-case basis.
The EPA Board formed a subcommittee (May–October 2007) to consider these changes in the waste management industry, and published their findings and recommendations in the EPA Board Waste to Resources Subcommittee Report EPA Board Waste to Resources Subcommittee Report (290KB PDF). The recommendations of the report included:
- reviewing the approach to waste to resources in the Environment Protection Act 1993 to ensure a risk-based framework is provided
- development of an EPP to promote sustainability objectives
- articulation of the objectives and principles of waste management regulation in South Australia
- development of further advice on waste-derived materials.
The EPA is addressing these recommendations through the waste management reform project and is consulting with industry throughout the project.
The project covers a number of related areas:
Waste-derived materials
Legislative and regulation review –
