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- businesses that hold a permission – for example, a licence, permit or registration
- performance reports from permission holders
- compliance and enforcement activities
- environmental audits and auditors
- compliance codes, position statements and statutory guidelines.
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Register of general waste designations
Most types of industrial waste are pre-classified in Schedule 5 of the Environment Protection Regulations 2021.
However, Schedule 5 may not cover every type of industrial waste. For these types of waste, we can issue a designation.
A designation can classify or categorise a new waste. For an existing waste that's pre-classified in the Regulations, it can:
- change how the classification applies, or
- fill any gaps in the classification.
There are 2 types of designations:
- general – a designation that applies generally to a type of waste
- specific – a designation that applies to an individual person who has management or control of waste.
Specific waste designations are listed on the Register of permissioning decisions.
This register lists general waste designations published in the Victoria Government Gazette.
Each record provides:
- designation
- link to the designation in the Victoria Government Gazette
- summary
- date approved.
General waste designations
This register displays general waste designations. A designation of general application applies to anyone managing waste under the circumstances covered by the designation.
| Designation | Summary | Date approved |
|---|---|---|
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
Classification of used lead-acid batteries | Classifies lead-acid batteries, which would otherwise be classified as reportable priority waste, as priority waste when transported or temporarily stored below prescribed volumes. | 4 May 2023 |
Classification of PFAS impacted soil | Classifies soil that is only contaminated with PFAS below the specific concentrations as fill material. | 25 May 2023 |
| Classification of digestate for composting or other secondary processing or use Gazette Number G51 dated 21 December 2023 | Classifies digestate that meets the criteria specified within the designation as not reportable priority waste. | 21 December 2023 |
Classification of black coal fly ash Gazette Number G22 dated 30 May 2024 (see page 26) | Classifies black coal fly ash (fly ash from coal combustion at black coal fired power stations and black coal fired boilers) that meets the criteria specified within the designation as not reportable priority waste. | 30 May 2024 |
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