South Australia Environment Protection Authority (EPA) Current data collection: Annual survey for waste depots (>10,000 tonnes p.a.) Waste Levy Audits of Landfills Hazardous waste movements The EPA and Zerowaste SA are currently working to jointly develop a new reporting system for landfill facilities, with five key waste streams identified. Primary reasons: In terms of the levy application, the only distinction is between Clean Fill – which does not attract the levy – and other waste, which does attract the levy. Therefore, landfills are only required to report total tonnages in these two streams Some landfill facilities are small in size and capacity, have no weighbridge, and/or are sometimes un-manned, and accordingly data collection capability is limited Tracking hazardous waste in accordance with Movement of Controlled Waste NEPM Zerowaste SA Local Government Kerbside Performance Surveys (with or without domestic waste audit data) Annual Recycling Industry Survey Household Hazardous Waste and Farm Chemical collection program data Zerowaste Environmental User System (ZEUS) Primary reasons: Kerbside performance reports are mandatory for LGAs receiving Performance Grants, but other LGAs submit data voluntarily Requirements of the NEPM for used packaging materials Requirements of SA Container deposit legislation Key reports published: Annual Recycling Activity in SA report Mid-term and Final reviews of SA Waste Strategy Office of Local Government Annual survey of Local government includes a section for reporting total tonnages of waste collected by the council Primary reasons: Annual Local Government survey conducted on wide range of parameters (including waste management services) to benchmark costs and performance of LGA across the state
Western Australia Department of Environment and Conservation (DEC) Key waste data collection requires: Metropolitan Landfills (only) Report Monthly on Waste Classification and Composition Surveys of Recycling Activity (from all source streams) based on re-processor surveys, industry surveys and export data Ad hoc Landfill/Transfer Station audits undertaken (for C&I, C&D streams) Ad hoc domestic waste audits undertaken by Local Government Movements of hazardous wastes Primary Reasons: Licenced Metro landfills report under Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery legislation Tracking hazardous waste in accordance with Movement of Controlled Waste NEPM Local Government Survey complies with legislative data requirements, including for NEPMs Most regional landfill facilities are small in size and capacity, have no weighbridge and/or are un-manned so data collection capability is limited Key report published: Annual Report on Recycling Activity Tasmania Limited waste data is collected and currently consists of: Annual landfill performance report from Movements of hazardous waste materials Primary reasons: Compliance with facility license conditions for Level 2 licensed landfills only Tracking hazardous waste in accordance with Movement of Controlled Waste NEPM At present there is limited waste data collection at a state-wide level however a standard classification system exists for all waste reporting which is based on the AWD system, and additional reporting is expected to be introduced in the near future.
Table 5-23 Additional categories included under jurisdictional provisions relating to management of controlled wastes, compared with the Controlled Waste NEPM New South Wales Victoria Queensland South Australia Western Australia Tasmania Northern Territory Cytotoxic Animal and vegetable oils and derivatives Food processing waste Alkali metals and alkaline earth metals Organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) A waste within the meaning of the Quarantine Regulations 2000 of the Commonwealth, as amended Sewerage sludge and residues including nightsoil and septic tank sludge Dangerous goods nos Caustic neutralised wastes containing metallic constituents Pesticides, including organochlorine Calcium carbide Polychorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) Exhibits an environmentally significant characteristic and is derived or arises from a poison as defined in the Poisons Act 1971 Industrial waste nos Heterocyclic organic compounds Sewage sludge and residues, including nightsoil and septic tank sludge Carbon disulphide Sewage Exhibits an environmentally significant characteristic and is derived or arises from a scheduled waste within the meaning of a National Management Plan* Inert sludges or slurries Inert sludges or slurries tallow Carcinogens teratogens and mutagens Vegetable and food processing waste Exhibits an environmentally significant characteristic and is derived or arises from an agvet chemical as defined in the Dangerous Substances (Safe Handling) Act 2005 Inorganic compounds nos Inorganic chemicals (not otherwise specified) vegetable oils Cytotoxic wastes Exhibits an environmentally significant characteristic and is derived or arises from dangerous goods as defined in the Dangerous Goods (Safe Transport) Act 1998 Liquid food waste Non-halogenated organic chemicals (not otherwise specified) Dangerous substances within the meaning of the Dangerous Substances Act 1979 Sewage sludge, sewage residue, nightsoil or sludge from an on-site waste water management system Non-controlled liquids Silver and silver compounds Distillation residues