ACT Waste Management and Resource Recovery Act 2016

The objects of this Act are to— (a) manage waste according to the following hierarchy: (i) minimise the generation of waste; (ii) maximise the recovery and re-use of resources; (iii) minimise the amount of waste that goes to landfill; and (b) support innovation and investment in waste management; and (c) promote responsibility for waste reduction; and (d) promote best-practice waste management. Effective from 26 November 2025