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
Type of bill:	Government
	Member's bill adopted by the Government
Parliament:	48
Bill no:	43-3
Introduction:	4/5/06
First reading:	14/6/06
Referred to:	Local Government and Environment Committee
Submissions due:	1/9/06
SC report(s):
Consideration of report:
Second reading:	18/6/08
	18/6/08
Supplementary Order Paper(s):	150
	210, 217, 220, 223
Committee of the whole House:	(30/7/08)
	(27/8/08)
	10/9/08
Third reading:	7/4/08
	11/9/08
Royal assent:	25/9/08
Act:	Waste Minimisation Act 2008 (08/89)