Waste Minimisation Bill
This Bill puts in place provisions to enable housholds and businesses to decrease their waste disposal. It includes provision for a levy on industrial waste, sets targets for reducing waste in landfills and cleanfills, provides for producer responsibility programmes, and provides for public procurement programmes to spur the development of markets for products and services that result in waste reduction.
(Formerly Waste Minimisation (Solids) Bill)
| Member in charge: |
Hon Trevor Mallard
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| Type of bill: |
Government
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Member's bill adopted by the Government
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| Parliament: |
48
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| Bill no: |
43-3
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| Introduction: |
4/5/06
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| First reading: |
14/6/06
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| Referred to: |
Local Government and Environment Committee
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| Submissions due: |
1/9/06
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| SC report(s): |
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| Consideration of report: |
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| Second reading: |
18/6/08
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18/6/08
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| Supplementary Order Paper(s): |
150
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210, 217, 220, 223
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| Committee of the whole House: |
(30/7/08)
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(27/8/08)
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10/9/08
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| Third reading: |
7/4/08
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11/9/08
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| Royal assent: |
25/9/08
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| Act: |
Waste Minimisation Act 2008 (08/89)
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