In 2019, the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation (the department) called for public comments on our issues paper Waste not, want not: valuing waste as a resource (PDF).
The issues paper outlined possible reforms to support use of waste-derived materials and encourage the use of fit-for-purpose waste-derived materials and WA's move to a circular economy.
The reforms aim to provide greater certainty about when waste-derived materials will cease to trigger licensing and levy obligations.
Consultation on this issues paper is closed
The consultation period ran from Wednesday, 12 June to Wednesday, 4 September 2019 (12 weeks).
The department’s response to comments on the issues paper is provided in the Consultation summary report (PDF).
The department thanks all respondents to this consultation.
More information
On 25 September 2020, the department released the Waste not, want not: Valuing waste as a resource: Discussion paper – Proposed Legislative framework for waste-derived materials (PDF) for a 12-week consultation period, which closed on 18 December 2020. The discussion paper builds on the issues paper and was the next step in developing a legislative framework for waste-derived material. Further information, including a consultation summary report is available here.
Please direct any queries relating to the legislative framework for waste-derived materials to wastereform@dwer.wa.gov.au.
Submissions
- Alcoa of Australia
- Australasian Pozzolan Association
- Avertas Energy
- Cement Concrete & Aggregates Australia
- ChemCentre
- City of Canning
- Department of Finance
- Department of Health
- Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries
- Department of Transport
- Earthcare Recycling
- Eclipse Soils
- Enviroclean Victoria Pty Ltd
- Fremantle Ports
- Kwinana Industries Council
- Optamax
- Peel-Harvey Catchment Council
- Shire of Serpentine Jarrahdale
- Site Environmental and Remediation Services
- South Coast Sustainable Alliance
- The Chamber of Minerals and Energy of Western Australia
- WA Farmers Dairy Council and Western Dairy
- Waste Management & Resource Recovery Association of Australia
- Water Corporation
- Water West Pty Ltd
- Western Australian Local Government Association
- Westmore Corporation Pty Ltd
