Industry Updates for Queensland's Waste Management and Materials Recovery Sector

Recycling and Waste in Queensland Report 2021-2022

The latest Recycling and waste in Queensland report has been published online.?The report provides information about waste recovery, recycling and disposal in Queensland which is collected through the annual waste data survey and monthly waste levy returns from landfill operators.?A summary of the key findings is available on the webpage.

?Mentoring for Growth Program

Mentoring for Growth program provides businesses with free access to experts who can provide insights, options and suggestions relating to challenges and opportunities businesses are facing. Please see here for more information.

Opportunities to Shape Future Mental Health Programs and Tools

Queensland companies are being invited to share insights into the preferences, barriers and drivers for your organisation in developing and implementing health and safety management systems that consider mental health.?The survey was last undertaken in 2019 and the Office of Industrial Relations are keen to understand how organisations are currently implementing mental health initiatives and programs.??Your answers to the current survey will help inform the direction of future priorities that relate to workplace mental health.

Queensland's Psychosocial Code of Practice Out Now

Managing psychosocial hazards and risks at work is just as important as managing physical risks.?The?Managing the risk of psychosocial hazards at work Code of Practice 2022?is a practical guide on how to prevent harm from psychosocial hazards at work, including psychological and physical harm.?

The Code is an approved code of practice under the?Work Health and Safety Act 2011?(WHS Act). It provides information for persons conducting a business or undertaking (PCBU) on how psychosocial hazards and risks can be controlled or managed and can be used to help decide what’s reasonably practicable to reduce risk.?The Code is also a helpful resource for workers who may experience harm from psychosocial hazards, including psychological harm, at work.

?Director ID Deadline Extended

Directors now have until?14 December 2022?to apply for their director ID.?The Australian Business Registry Services today announced that while technically the deadline would remain 30 November, it would not penalise anyone who applied for their director ID by 14 December. In effect, the announcement makes the new deadline 14 December.?A Director ID is a unique 15-digit numerical identifier that will be assigned to directors as proof of their identity based on a one-time application. Directors will keep their director ID forever, regardless of whether they change directorships, change names or move overseas.?If you have not already done so, you can apply for your director ID online or download a paper-based form at the?www.abrs.gov.au/directorID

?ISO Net Zero Guideline Now Released

The Net Zero Guidelines harnesses best practice from existing guidance to offer clarity, alignment and standards to help inspire collective progress. The Net Zero Guidelines will support all organizations, including those who develop policies, frameworks, standards or other initiatives on net zero, so that any organization looking to make or support a net zero claim takes a similar approach. Launched at COP27, the Guidelines are a flagship deliverable of ISO and its wider community which aims to align the world to a common basis for net zero action. Download the ISO Net Zero Guidelines here to understand how the Net Zero Guidelines can support your work towards net zero.

?Webinar – Benefits and Effectiveness of Product Stewardship

In this webinar on 6 December, the Centre, in association with consortium partner, the Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney, will launch the Product Stewardship Gateway and present findings from the joint research project on the benefits and effectiveness of product stewardship, including EPR, in Australia. Register free of charge at Eventbrite.

?Consultations

Call for New End of Waste Codes

The Department of Environment and Science (DES) invites submissions about whether there is any particular waste for which an End of Waste (EOW) code should be prepared under the?Waste Reduction and Recycling Act 2011.?Submissions are invited to ensure that resources are targeted towards the development of EOW codes for which there is strong industry demand. To make a submission, complete the?Submission for proposed end of waste code submission form?(publication number ESR/2016/3304), which is available on the department’s website

Draft End of Waste Code for Silica Fume

Please be advised that the draft end-of-waste code for Silica Fume is now available on the Queensland Department of Environment and Science website for public consultation until 12 January 2023.??Written submissions, if any, are to be provided to [email protected]. More details on how to make submissions are available on the website.

IChemE Consultation

The Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW) is seeking feedback on proposed regulatory scheduling decisions for managing eight chemicals under the Industrial Chemicals Environmental Management Standard. Submissions close on 7 December 2022 and can be made through?Have Your Say.

Proposed Fees for Exports

The Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water is seeking feedback on proposed fees and charges for exports of waste glass, plastic, tyres, paper and cardboard. The department will start recovering the costs of administering the Waste Export Program?from 1 July 2023, when the department will charge a: (1) fee to recover costs of assessing applications for waste export licences, variations and exemption, and (2) levy to recover other costs such as maintaining the Waste Export Licensing and Declaration (WELD) portal and implementing compliance and enforcement activities. You can find the consultation paper and complete a survey and/or provide written submission at Have Your Say. Submissions close 12 December 2022.?[Announcement]

NEMP V3 for PFAS

The Heads of EPAs of Australia and New Zealand (HEPA) have released the draft per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances National Environmental Management Plan (PFAS NEMP) version 3.0 for public consultation. This version 3.0 contains important new guidance and standards, which builds on version 2.0 published in 2020.?You can use this?form?to answer questions, upload a document, or both.?Consultation closes 28 February 2023 at 4pm AEDT.?