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evaluate the environmental impact of new and existing packaging. The Code is a statement of general principles for the design of environmentally responsible packaging. The Environmental Guidelines for Packaging have been produced to assist companies to implement the principles of the Code in their product development process.
free rider means a brand owner or organisation that is a participant in the packaging chain and is not a signatory to the Covenant, and is not producing equivalent outcomes to those achieved through the Covenant.
industry means any manufacturing, industrial, commercial, wholesale, or retail activity or process that can result in the generation, recycling, treatment, transport, storage, or disposal of consumer packaging waste.
kerbside recycling collection means roadside collection of domestic solid waste separated for the purpose of recycling.
landfill means waste disposal sites used for the authorised deposit of solid waste onto or into land.
lifecycle management means management of the potential environmental impacts of a product in all stages of production, distribution, use, collection, re-use, recycling, reprocessing and disposal of that product.
materials recovery system means any system to collect, sort and pre-process materials recovered from the waste stream, including but not limited to domestic kerbside recycling collections, drop-off collection systems, public place collection and industrial and commercial recycling collection systems.
municipal district means the area in which a local government has authority.
National Packaging Covenant means the agreement by that name (including all schedules and annexes to that agreement) between governments and industry organisations in the packaging supply chain to reduce the environmental impacts of packaging.
nominated agency means the agency nominated by a participating jurisdiction for the purposes of receiving and reporting data or inspecting records.
packaging chain means the linkages among materials suppliers, packaging manufacturers, packaging fillers, wholesalers, retailers and consumers of packaged products.
participation rate, for a recycling collection service, means the number of households or other premises participating in the service, expressed as a proportion of the number of households or premises to whom the service is available.
plastic bags includes single use lightweight plastic carry bags containing virgin or recycled plastic.
product stewardship means the ethic of shared responsibility through the lifecycle of products including the environmental impact of the product through to, and including, its ultimate disposal.
recovery rate has the meaning set out in subclause16 (2).
recyclable, packaging for a product, means reasonably able to be recovered in Australia through an approved or accredited collection or drop-off system, and able to be reprocessed and used as a raw material for the manufacture of a new product.
recycle, for a product, means recover the product and use it as a raw material to produce another product.
re-use, for a product, means use a