Queensland's 2019 Regulated Waste Changes

Queensland regulators in February of this year introduced a new risk-based waste classification framework for the management of regulated waste. The Environmental Protection (Regulated Waste) Amendment Regulation was amended to include the following three (3) ...more

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Queensland regulators in February of this year introduced a new risk-based waste classification framework for the management of regulated waste. The Environmental Protection (Regulated Waste) Amendment Regulation was amended to include the following three (3) new classifications:
Category 1 regulated waste (highest risk), Category 2 regulated waste (moderate risk); or
Not-regulated waste / general waste (lowest risk).

Rick Ralph talks with the Queensland Department of Environment & Science Mr Chris Stewart about what this regulation overhaul is about and how the management of regulated waste will be managed and regulated in the future in Queensland