Appropriate Technologies for the Treatment of Scheduled Wastes (1997) [web access]
[This report provides an independent source of information on the status of technologies capable of treating scheduled wastes in Australia. Also available in print format]
The Australian Waste Database [web access]
[The Australian Waste Database (AWD) is being developed in response to the need to provide a monitoring mechanism for Commonwealth and State waste minimisation policies]
A cleaner Australia (3 volumes, 1992) [print]
[Final report of the Independent Panel on Intractable Waste]
Development of a national approach: principles and guidance for assessing the beneficial reuse of industrial residue for land management applications (2005) [web access]
[A discussion paper from the Environment Protection and Heritage Council outlining the elements that may be required in developing a national approach for the reuse and recycling of industrial wastes. Also available in print format]
Environment protection (water quality) policy 2003 and explanatory report (2003) [web access]
[The policy of the EPA aimed at protecting South Australia’s waters from pollutants]
Guide to controlled and other wastes under Australia's Hazardous Waste Act (2005)[web access]
[Provides guidance as to which wastes are controlled by the Hazardous Waste Act 1989]
Integrated Waste Strategy for Metropolitan Adelaide 1996 - 2015 (1996) [web access]
[A strategy for waste management in the Adelaide metropolitan area. Also available in print format]
Landfill audit (2000) [web access]
[Developed as a response to the Integrated Waste Strategy for Metropolitan Adelaide 1996 - 2015 strategy. Also available in print format]
Movement of controlled waste between states and territories (2004) [web access]
[This is a National Environment Protection Measures (NEPM) initiated by the National Environment Protection Council]
National Environmental Health Strategy [web access]
[Provides direction for environmental health management across Australia to improve health outcomes]
National Pollutant Inventory (NPI) [web access]
[Australia's national database of pollutant emissions. It has been designed to provide information on the types and amounts of certain chemicals being emitted to the environment]
South Australia's waste strategy 2005-2010 (2005) [web access]
[A document released by Zero Waste S.A. as part of the process of developing a waste strategy for South Australia]
Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants: Australia's national implementation plan (2006) [web access]
[The Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants commits governments to reducing, or where feasible, eliminating the production and environmental releases of persistent organic pollutants. Also available in print format]
Successful wastewater reuse scheme and sustainable development: a case
study in Adelaide (2007) [web access]
[This paper - published in volume 21 issue 2 of Water and Environment Journal - looks into the socio-economic and environmental dimensions of sustainability and concludes that properly planned and managed reuse schemes can lead to sustainable development]
Survey of Federal, State and Territory waste management arrangements (2000) [web access]
[Provides brief baseline data on each jurisdiction & comparative analysis of commonality, difference, initiatives & innovations. Also available in print format]
Waste management (2006) [web access]
[Report of the Productivity Commission on the generation and disposal of waste. Also available in print format]
Waste management services, Australia (ABS product 8698.0) [web access]
[Presents results from surveys of waste management services organisations]
WasteWise Construction Program: waste reduction guidelines (2000) [web access]
[A program designed to reduce the amount of construction waste going to landfill. Also available in print format]
