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To help waste generators classify the wastes they produce, the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has developed Waste Classification Guidelines which are a step-by-step process for classifying waste.

This information is for landscaping contractors, tree and gardening service providers and those managing garden organics waste.

Characterising waste helps consignors determine whether waste needs to be tracked, ensures waste goes to a receiving facility that can lawfully accept it and guarantees waste is transported by a licensed transporter.

There are different regulations for tracking waste out of NSW or overseas than for tracking waste within NSW.

Waste producers or their authorised agents, waste transporters and receiving facilities each have their own responsibilities for tracking hazardous waste.

Waste producers are businesses such as construction companies and manufacturing industries that generate and dispose of waste. They are responsible for ensuring that hazardous waste is characterised, transported and tracked in accordance with Part 4 of the POEO (Waste) Regulation 2014.

Authorised agents are waste transporters or receiving facilities approved by the EPA to consign waste on behalf of a waste producer. Authorised agents are responsible for ensuring that hazardous waste is tracked and received in accordance with Part 4 of the Protection of the Environment Operations (Waste) Regulation 2014.

Waste facilities transporting and receiving hazardous liquid waste must record its movement using EPA’s online waste tracking system. Waste facilities receiving trackable liquid waste must also pay the liquid waste levy, which is imposed to reduce liquid waste and encourage its recovery rather than disposal.

The EPA’s online waste tracking system makes it easier and quicker to transport and track hazardous waste. Once you have determined your level of access, you can complete the application form and gain a user name and password.