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12 Oct 2023
Waste tracking exemptions
The EPA exempts certain types of waste from some or all tracking requirements under certain circumstances.
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14 Jul 2021
Industry responsibilities when waste tracking
Waste producers or their authorised agents, waste transporters and receiving facilities each have their own responsibilities for tracking hazardous waste.
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14 Jul 2021
Waste producers’ tracking responsibilities
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.
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21 Sep 2018
Waste transporters’ tracking responsibilities
Waste transporters carry waste from the producer to the receiving facility. They are responsible for ensuring that hazardous waste is transported and tracked in accordance with Part 4 of the POEO (Waste) Regulation 2014.
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05 Sep 2024
Receiving facilities’ tracking responsibilities
Receiving facilities are businesses such as landfills, transfer stations or treatment plants that receive, process or store waste. They are responsible for ensuring that hazardous waste is tracked and received in accordance with Part 4 of the POEO (Waste) Regulation 2014.
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14 Jul 2021
Authorised agents’ tracking responsibilities
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.
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14 Jul 2021
Tracking liquid waste
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.
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24 Oct 2023
Online waste tracking
The EPA’s online waste tracking system helps industry track hazardous waste. Online waste tracking reduces paperwork, makes it easier to comply with legislation and enables users to quickly and easily track a load of waste being transported from a waste producer to a receiving facility.
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11 Nov 2025
Applying to use the online waste tracking system
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.