Waste

Waste

1. discards, intends to, or required to discard

   • some things cannot be kept

2. organic

   • manure
   • straw
   • feathers
   • veg washings
   • milk
     • waste due to pollution risk

3. inorganic

   • plastic
   • scrap metal
   • litter
   • glass
   • rubble

4. chemical

   • pesticides
   • medicines
   • sheep dip
   • dairy washings
   • oil

5. Ag waste regulation

   • need an exemption to fill in pot holes with rubble
     • can get exemptions online
     • exemptions include
       • composting
       • energy recovery
       • re-use
       • storage
       • small scale burning
         • less than 50kg/hr
   • some wastes have their own rules
   • Enviro Agency website gives guidance and info

6. COGAP for Air Quality

   • do not burn plastics
     • emission of dark smoke not permitted
       • can burn if no other reasonably practical method is possible and smoke minimised
       • Clean Air Act, 1993

7. Polluter pays

8. cannot keep for more than 12 months

   • except for very small amount for recycling