[8] Any matter whether solid, Not defined in key documents. Not defined in key Hazardous waste is called industrial Management [8] Environment ‘prescribed liquid, gaseous or documents waste’ in Victoria. The definition of prescribed classification at top level Protection Act which is discharged, industrial waste relies on the definition of is in 3 parts: municipal, 1970 emitted or deposited in the industrial waste: industrial and prescribed Victoria [9] Environment environment in such volume, wastes. Industrial waste refers to: Protection constituency or manner as to Hazardous (Industrial a) any waste arising from commercial, industrial cause an alteration in the (prescribed waste, Waste or trade activities or from laboratories; or environment; including prescribed Resource) b) any waste containing substances or materials Any discarded, rejected, industrial waste) Regulations which are potentially harmful to human beings unwanted, surplus or classification. 2009 or equipment. abandoned matter; Data and reporting Prescribed industrial means industrial “any Any otherwise discarded, classifications: waste or mixture containing industrial waste rejected, abandoned, 1. Quarterly/Annual other than industrial waste or a mixture unwanted or surplus Landfill Levy Statement containing industrial waste that— matter intended for— 2. Local Government a) is a Schedule 1 industrial or Recycling, reprocessing, Annual Survey and SEPP b) has a direct beneficial reuse and has been recovery or purification Survey consigned for use; or by a separate operation 3. Victorian Recycling c) is exempt material; or from that produced Industry Annual Survey d) is not category A category the matter; or 4. Victorian Litter Report. Sale; and Any matter prescribed to be waste.
Victoria [8] Any matter whether solid, liquid, gaseous or which is discharged, emitted or deposited in the environment in such volume, constituency or manner as to cause an alteration in the environment; Any discarded, rejected, unwanted, surplus or abandoned matter; Any otherwise discarded, rejected, abandoned, unwanted or surplus matter intended for— Recycling, reprocessing, recovery or purification by a separate operation from that produced the matter; or Sale; and Any matter prescribed to be waste. Not defined in key documents. Not defined in key documents Hazardous waste is called ‘prescribed industrial waste’ in Victoria. The definition of prescribed industrial waste relies on the definition of industrial waste: Industrial waste refers to: a) any waste arising from commercial, industrial or trade activities or from laboratories; or b) any waste containing substances or materials which are potentially harmful to human beings or equipment. Prescribed industrial means “any industrial waste or mixture containing industrial waste other than industrial waste or a mixture containing industrial waste that— a) is a Schedule 1 industrial or b) has a direct beneficial reuse and has been consigned for use; or c) is exempt material; or d) is not category A category Management classification at top level is in 3 parts: municipal, industrial and prescribed wastes. Hazardous (prescribed waste, including prescribed industrial waste) classification. Data and reporting classifications: 1. Quarterly/Annual Landfill Levy Statement 2. Local Government Annual Survey and SEPP Survey 3. Victorian Recycling Industry Annual Survey 4. Victorian Litter Report. [8] Environment Protection Act 1970 [9] Environment Protection (Industrial Waste Resource) Regulations 2009
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