However, the far-reaching international experience and examples demonstrate that landfill bans can be one tool to assist to reduce hazardous waste to landfill and manage consumer’s use of hazardous and wastes. There is therefore potential for Australia, with the right approach, to implement further, more diverse landfill bans for hazardous materials. Hazardous wastes banned, restricted or considered for product stewardship are listed by jurisdiction in Table 12. The table distinguishes those materials banned outright, those banned by de facto (i.e. there is no facility licensed to accept such wastes) , those which are banned geographically (i.e. those which are accepted for landfill in metropolitan or rural regions only), those which have a conditional disposal restriction in place (i.e. must be processed or treated prior to disposal) , those which are in the pipeline for a form of ban and those which are currently being considered under state wide product stewardship schemes. Product Stewardship and landfill bans should work together in mutual support. Product stewardship schemes require the establishment of processing infrastructure to recover and manage hazardous materials, while landfill bans prohibit the cheaper alternative and thereby assist in ensuring the requisite supply of feed material for processing is available. This in turn supports the financial viability of the processing infrastructure. Announcing product stewardship schemes and landfill disposal bans together, but phasing them sequentially, enables the responsible jurisdiction to provide a definitive date for a ban to take effect, while ensuring the necessary infrastructure for alternative treatment is in place. Table 12 - Materials banned, restricted or considered for Product Stewardship by jurisdiction Waste ACT SA Vic Tas Qld WA NT NSW Waste with Schedule A PCBs OCPs Asbestos Contaminated soil/rock Computers & Televisions All e-Waste Sharps Clinical Human Tissue Human body parts Cytotoxic Pharmaceuticals Chemical Liquid Waste Lead Acid Batteries Tyres Vehicles White Goods Fluorescent lighting Paint Oils Mobile Phones
However, the far-reaching international experience and examples demonstrate that landfill bans can be one tool to assist to reduce hazardous waste to landfill and manage consumer’s use of hazardous and wastes. There is therefore potential for Australia, with the right approach, to implement further, more diverse landfill bans for hazardous materials. Hazardous wastes banned, restricted or considered for product stewardship are listed by jurisdiction in Table 12. The table distinguishes those materials banned outright, those banned by de facto (i.e. there is no facility licensed to accept such wastes) , those which are banned geographically (i.e. those which are accepted for landfill in metropolitan or rural regions only), those which have a conditional disposal restriction in place (i.e. must be processed or treated prior to disposal) , those which are in the pipeline for a form of ban and those which are currently being considered under state wide product stewardship schemes. Product Stewardship and landfill bans should work together in mutual support. Product stewardship schemes require the establishment of processing infrastructure to recover and manage hazardous materials, while landfill bans prohibit the cheaper alternative and thereby assist in ensuring the requisite supply of feed material for processing is available. This in turn supports the financial viability of the processing infrastructure. Announcing product stewardship schemes and landfill disposal bans together, but phasing them sequentially, enables the responsible jurisdiction to provide a definitive date for a ban to take effect, while ensuring the necessary infrastructure for alternative treatment is in place. Table 12 - Materials banned, restricted or considered for Product Stewardship by jurisdiction Waste ACT SA Vic Tas Qld WA NT NSW Waste with Schedule A PCBs OCPs Asbestos Contaminated soil/rock Computers & Televisions All e-Waste Sharps Clinical Human Tissue Human body parts Cytotoxic Pharmaceuticals Chemical Liquid Waste Lead Acid Batteries Tyres Vehicles White Goods Fluorescent lighting Paint Oils Mobile Phones
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