Waste designations
The Environment Protection Regulations 2021 allow EPA to issue a designation setting out the waste classification for either or both of the following:
- a waste
- the priority waste category of that waste in certain circumstances.
EPA can issue designations itself or when someone who has management or control of priority waste applies. When you apply for a designation, that designation applies only to you.
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Learn more about how to classify waste including designations
General waste designations
A designation of general application applies to anyone managing waste under the circumstances covered by the designation. This register displays general waste designations.
| Designation | Summary | Date approved |
|---|---|---|
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Classification of agricultural and veterinary chemical waste for the purposes of the ChemClear program |
Classifies agricultural and veterinary chemical waste, which would otherwise be classified as priority waste as not priority waste for the purposes of the ChemClear program |
18 June 2021 |
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Classification of pharmaceutical waste for the purposes of the RUM project |
Classifies specified pharmaceutical waste, which would otherwise be classified as priority waste, as not priority waste for the purposes of the RUM project. |
18 June 2021 |
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Classification of arsenic-contaminated waste from the City of Greater Bendigo |
Classifies specified arsenic-contaminated waste from within the City of Greater Bendigo municipality as Category C waste when it is being deposited or consigned to be deposited at Eaglehawk landfill. |
18 June 2021 |
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Classification of architectural and decorative waste paint for the purposes of the Paintback stewardship scheme |
Classifies architectural and decorative waste paint, which would otherwise be classified as reportable priority waste, as priority waste for the purposes of the Paintback scheme. |
18 June 2021 |
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Classification of PFAS impacted soil |
Classifies soil that is only contaminated with PFAS below the concentrations set out in EPA’s Interim position statement on PFAS (EPA Publication 1669) as fill material. | 20 January 2022 |
Alternative electronic systems
Alternative electronic systems may be approved by EPA to record the movement of reportable priority waste.
These systems are an alternative to Waste Tracker. Waste Tracker records the movement of priority waste in Victoria and the transport interstate of controlled wastes.
There are currently no alternative electronic systems approved under the Environment Protection Act 2017.
| Applicant name | Approval period | Circumstances | Waste | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Reviewed 19 January 2022
