New South Wales Consolidated Acts

PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT OPERATIONS ACT 1997 - SECT 170F

170F Collection and transportation of food organics waste from relevant premises--business mandate

(1) An occupier of relevant premises must ensure a sufficient number of food organics collection bins or organics collection bins are provided for the collection of food organics waste generated by persons using the relevant premises in each area in which food organics waste is generated.

: Maximum penalty--

(a) for an individual--$250,000 and, for each day the offence continues, $25,000, or

(b) otherwise--$500,000 and, for each day the offence continues, $50,000.

Example--: Areas in which food organics waste is generated may include kitchens, food courts, food service counters and other areas in which food products are stored or displayed.

(2) An occupier of relevant premises must ensure food organics waste from a food organics collection bin or an organics collection bin provided for the collection of food organics waste generated by persons using the relevant premises is collected for transportation away from the relevant premises at least once each week.

: Maximum penalty--

(a) for an individual--$250,000 and, for each day the offence continues, $25,000, or

(b) otherwise--$500,000 and, for each day the offence continues, $50,000.

(3) An occupier of relevant premises must ensure food organics waste collected from a food organics collection bin or an organics collection bin provided for the collection of food organics waste generated by persons using the relevant premises is not mixed with non-organic waste during its transportation.

: Maximum penalty--

(a) for an individual--$250,000, or

(b) otherwise--$500,000.

(4) This section does not apply to relevant premises with a weekly residual waste bin capacity of less than--

(a) 1 x 660L bin, or

(b) 3 x 240L bins, or

(c) 720L for any other combination of bins.

Editorial note--: Schedule 5, clause 78 provides that subsections (1)-(3) apply only from particular dates.