Queensland Numbered Acts

WASTE REDUCTION AND RECYCLING AND OTHER LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 2023 - SECT 10

10 Insertion of new s 9A

After section 9 —
insert—

9A Meaning of circular economy principle and circular economy

(1) The
"circular economy principle" is the principle that, to promote waste avoidance and minimise the impact of waste on the environment and human health, all products and materials should be kept in the economy for as long as they have value or remain useful.

(2) The circular economy principle recognises that—

(a) waste generation can be avoided by—

(i) manufacturers designing, to the greatest extent practicable, their products and materials to be circular products and materials; and

(ii) business and industry adopting new business models that support and incentivise the use of circular products and materials; and

(iii) remanufacturing facilities being co-located at, and collaborating with, resource recovery facilities to prevent circular products and materials being disposed of to landfill; and

(b) unavoidable waste should be managed in accordance with the precepts of the waste and resource management hierarchy mentioned in section 9(c) to (g); and

(c) ecosystems are regenerated by reducing the demand for virgin materials; and

(d) the adoption of circular products and materials should be incentivised in ways that increase the value of the products and materials.

(3) A
"circular economy" is an economy in which all products and materials are kept for as long as they have value or remain useful.

(4) In this section—

"circular products and materials" means products and materials that can be reused, repaired, refurbished, repurposed or remanufactured.

"remanufacturing facility" means a facility operated to carry out an activity relating to the reuse, repair, refurbishment, repurposing or remanufacturing of products or materials.

"resource recovery facility" means a facility operated to carry out an activity relating to the receiving and sorting, dismantling or baling of waste.