New South Wales Consolidated Acts

WASTE AVOIDANCE AND RESOURCE RECOVERY ACT 2001 - SECT 6

6 Functions of EPA

(1) The EPA has the following functions under this Act--

(a) to develop, implement or co-ordinate the implementation of (and evaluate strategies and programs for State-wide achievement of) government policy objectives in respect of--

(i) resource efficiency and waste reduction and management in relation to regions, industry sectors or material types, and

(ii) community education and awareness in relation to resource efficiency and waste reduction and management, and

(iii) programs for the prevention of litter and illegal dumping, and

(iv) market development for recovered resources and recycled material, and

(v) information dissemination,

(b) to develop, co-ordinate and monitor the implementation of event and public space waste management codes,

(c) to assist local communities to enter into arrangements for regionally-based secondary resource recovery from waste,

(d) to assist in developing co-ordinated waste management services, including system and contract reform (such as contracts for waste and recycling services and system co-ordination),

(e) to research and develop waste reduction and resource efficiency infrastructure, technologies and systems,

(f) to develop and support training and education programs for resource efficiency, waste reduction and waste and litter management,

(g) to monitor, report on and evaluate the regional implementation of State-wide policies and strategies with respect to waste,

(h) to advise the Minister as to the kinds of articles, materials and substances that should be prohibited from being used for landfill or from being used in connection with other treatment processes, and the resource recovery options for those articles, materials and substances,

(i) such other functions as may be conferred or imposed on the EPA by or under this Act.

(2) The EPA may provide advice to the Minister on matters relating to waste policy.

(3) The EPA is, in the exercise of the EPA's functions under this Act, to have regard to the principles of ecologically sustainable development.