5.6.3 Reduction, re-use, recycling and recovery of waste

5.6.3.1
Reduction, re-use and recycling is only a viable option when it uses less natural resources and is less harmful to the environment than disposal. The Waste Act grants the Minister the power to:

• require the reduction, re-use, recycling and recovery of particular products; and
• require products to include a determined percentage of recycled material.

5.6.3.2
Extended Producer Responsibility is explicitly contemplated by the Waste Act as a mechanism for ensuring reduction, re-use, recycling, and recovery and the Minister is granted the powers to determine products to which Extended Producer Responsibility applies, and to specify the Extended Producer Responsibility measure that will apply.