Jurisdiction Category Sub category Where is the data What is excluded Data reliability measured H/M/L NSW Contaminated soil general solid (non-putrescible) Movement to or from a Some asbestos contaminated M landfill facility general (putrescible) Soil handled by facilities used solely Not comprehensive but tracking for the purposes of re-using, system good for what it covers restricted solid recovering, recycling or processing hazardous waste (Section 88 of the Act) Vic N119 Category A Transported volumes M N120 Category B Opportunity for double counting N121 Category C Qld Regulated wastes - - Reports from landfill Treatment and reuse other than M Contaminated Soil facilities for receipts and through a landfill facility; Not comprehensive but reporting recovery; includes acid Recovered volume discounted. system good for what it covers and sulfate clear; WA Controlled Class I At gate of receiver Only a proportion of Classes I, II L only partial for some classes and – – contaminated soil and II were reported data for all classes aggregated; Class II quantification methods variable; mass Class III balance undertaken of site Class IV assessments but not tracked Class V SA NEPM N120 Waste fill (formerly clean fill) H - Mass balance undertaken to verify – reuse is not regulated movement data, continuous tracking of movements Intermediate soil - can be used for landfill cover, or reused Low-level contaminated soil High-level contaminated soil
Jurisdiction Category Sub category Where is the data measured What is excluded Data reliability H/M/L NSW Contaminated soil general solid (non-putrescible) general (putrescible) restricted solid hazardous Movement to or from a landfill facility Some asbestos contaminated Soil handled by facilities used solely for the purposes of re-using, recovering, recycling or processing waste (Section 88 of the Act) M Not comprehensive but tracking system good for what it covers Vic N119 N120 N121 Category A Category B Category C Transported volumes M Opportunity for double counting Qld Regulated wastes - Contaminated Soil - Reports from landfill facilities for receipts and recovery; includes acid sulfate Treatment and reuse other than through a landfill facility; Recovered volume discounted. M Not comprehensive but reporting system good for what it covers and clear; WA Controlled – contaminated soil Class I Class II Class III Class IV Class V At gate of receiver Only a proportion of Classes I, II and II were reported L – only partial for some classes and data for all classes aggregated; quantification methods variable; mass balance undertaken of site assessments but not tracked SA NEPM N120 Waste fill (formerly clean fill) – reuse is not regulated Intermediate soil - can be used for landfill cover, or reused Low-level contaminated soil High-level contaminated soil H - Mass balance undertaken to verify movement data, continuous tracking of movements
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