Waste Tracker must be used to track the movement of waste classified as reportable priority waste (transactions) every time the waste changes hands.
The transactions that must be tracked using Waste Tracker are:
- consigning reportable priority waste for transport
- transporting reportable priority waste
- receiving reportable priority waste.
The duty does not apply to a net load of less than 50 kilograms or litres that is being transported for no reward or fee.
Industrial waste duties and priority waste duties also apply if you are managing reportable priority waste. To learn about reportable priority waste, visit Understand your waste obligations and duties.
Duty to notify of transaction in reportable priority waste, section 142, Environment Protection Act 2017(opens in a new window).
Regulation 71, Environment Protection Regulations 2021(opens in a new window).
Regulations 73 to 80, Environment Protection Regulations 2021.
Who it applies to
The duty applies to anyone who handles waste classified as reportable priority waste (transactions) for transporting. This includes:
- producers of reportable priority waste
- accredited consigners who create waste records for producers
- drivers and transporters of reportable priority waste
- receivers of reportable priority waste.
What you must do
You must use Waste Tracker. Waste Tracker automatically notifies us.
For more information on tracking reportable priority waste, visit Transporting industrial waste.
There are significant penalties if you do not meet this duty.
Example
Ray manages a manufacturing plant that generates waste chemicals. She classifies the waste chemicals as reportable priority waste. Each week, a permissioned waste transporter takes the waste to a licensed waste treatment facility.
Before every transport, Ray creates a record using Waste Tracker.
At the time of transport, the permissioned waste transporter uses Waste Tracker. They enter the required information.
When the licensed waste treatment facility receives the waste, they complete the record in Waste Tracker.
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