Table 2: State and territory waste management and resource recovery legislation and strategies, source: based on discussions with industry stakeholders State/ Territory Legislation Strategy and programs Impact on RAC disposal ACT Environment Protection Act 1997 Clinical Waste Act 1990 Waste Minimisation Act 2001 Litter Act 2004 Dangerous Substances Act 1990 ACT Waste Management Strategy Program: Outreach Program (no longer operational) The ActewAGL Fridge Buyback initiative Direct impacts are not clear No kerbside recovery - residents are required to deliver to resource recovery centres Disincentives to landfill through pricing and regulation Fridge Buyback scheme commenced early 2014 NSW Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997 Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery Act 2001 Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery Strategy 2007 Programs: Fridge Buyback Structural Adjustment Program to Assist New South Wales Metal Shredders Direct impact on RAC recovery through: Broad waste objectives: Waste avoidance / reduction programs Resource recovery activities Reducing the disposal of resources to landfill Structural Adjustment Program: Modernise the industry by minimising or diverting shredder floc from landfill Reduce transfer of shredder floc to interstate landfill Fridge Buyback Program: Developed multi-fridge degassing unit Increased the recovery rate of refrigerators and freezers
Tas Environmental Management and Pollution Control Act 1994 Environmental Management and Pollution Control (Waste Management) Regulations 2010 Environmental Management and Pollution Control (Controlled Waste Tracking) Regulations 2010 Tasmanian Waste and Resource Management Strategy No direct impact Broad waste objectives for: Waste avoidance and reduction programs Resource recovery activities Reducing the disposal of resources to landfill. Vic Environment Protection Act 1970 Environment Protection (Industrial Waste Resource) Regulations 2009 Sustainability Victoria Act 2005 Getting full value: the Victorian Waste Management and Resource Recovery Policy Program: Victorian Energy Efficiency Target (RAC equipment no longer eligible) No direct impact, however some incidents of illegal dumping due to the cost of landfill Broad waste objectives for: Waste avoidance and reduction programs Resource recovery activities Reducing the disposal of resources to landfill Reducing illegal dumping WA Waste Avoidance and resource Recovery Act 2007 Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery Levy Act 2007 Avoidance and Resource Recovery Levy Regulations 2008 Environment Protection Act 1986 Western Australian Waste Strategy: “Creating the Right Environment” No direct impact, however there are incentives to reduce waste to landfill and landfill diversion targets
Year Refrigerators Freezers Air conditioners 1994 587,122 109,199 170,000 1995 573,465 102,223 170,000 1996 614,567 100,541 200,000 1997 652,426 102,677 215,000 1998 699,418 105,640 230,000 1999 709,968 103,121 300,000 2000 706,593 107,684 580,000 2001 721,207 108,918 770,000 2002 722,988 120,250 870,000 2003 793,637 132,732 850,000 2004 947,580 179,758 910,000 2005 932,563 204,346 980,000 2006 1,020,068 243,042 1,148,647 2007 993,935 230,023 996,612 2008 1,015,504 249,201 880,291 2009 996,274 207,644 1,097,726 2010 1,000,554 193,109* 800,071 2011 1,053,099 179,591* 825,870 2012 1,012,455 167,020* 704,639 2013 995,108 156,999* 682,436 2014* 896,586 150,719 853,044 2015* 916,928 144,690 981,001 2016* 937,110 138,903 1,098,721 2017* 958,692 133,346 1,186,619 2018* 988,802 128,013 1,234,084 2019* 1,024,229 122,892 1,283,447 2020* 1,061,900 117,976 1,334,785 2021* 1,095,316 113,257 1,388,176 2022* 1,120,676 108,727 1,443,703 2023* 1,146,405 104,378 1,508,670 2024* 1,168,733 100,203 1,575,806
Disposal rate data Table 13: Disposal rate data, source: additional analysis Year Refrigerators Freezers Air conditioners 1994 264,693 93,524 51,865 1995 293,269 103,848 71,185 1996 322,462 110,154 96,087 1997 351,771 114,135 126,660 1998 380,878 118,388 161,758 1999 409,654 125,706 197,384 2000 438,980 138,332 226,379 2001 468,377 157,152 241,054 2002 497,542 180,982 237,952 2003 524,823 207,387 220,806 2004 548,355 231,723 198,512 2005 566,815 249,075 179,783 2006 579,859 255,271 169,318 2007 588,092 248,961 167,867 2008 594,701 231,771 174,578 2009 601,425 207,474 189,555 2010 609,942 181,091 215,916 2011 620,110 156,580 260,591 2012 632,058 136,633 331,562 2013 645,444 122,213 431,048 2014 661,992 112,998 549,646 682,532 108,395 669,014 2016 708,846 107,266 772,730 2017 740,445 109,651 854,710 2018 775,603 115,479 916,763 2019 811,882 125,184 960,119 2020 847,631 138,564 982,229 2021 880,038 154,843 981,055
2017 15,450,174 3,053,107 13,032,472 2018 15,651,623 3,064,953 13,349,792 2019 15,852,220 3,062,203 13,673,119 2020 16,056,725 3,041,118 14,025,675 2021 16,261,636 2,999,064 14,432,796 2022 16,462,890 2,935,244 14,917,796 2023 16,665,754 2,851,383 15,505,796 2024 16,872,729 2,751,582 16,206,190