Extended Producer Responsibility Priority Statement 2004
Priority Statement 2004 has been replaced by EPR Priority Statement 2005-06.
Overview
The Extended Producer Responsibility Priority Statement 2004 outlines a number of products or wastes of concern suited to management by EPR schemes in NSW.
This first Priority Statement identifies 16 wastes of concern and 9 wastes for priority focus in 2004:
- computers
- televisions
- used tyres
- nickel cadmium batteries
- plastic bags
- agricultural and veterinary chemicals
- agricultural and veterinary chemical containers
- mobile phones and batteries
- packaging waste
EPR Priority Statement 2004 put industries producing these wastes on notice that they need to reduce the amount and/or impact of these products in the waste stream.
Priority Statement 2004 Public Consultation
45 submissions were received by the Department of Environment and Conservation on the EPR Priority Statement 2004 between 17 March and 28 May 2004.
All relevant feedback and comments have been summarised into a Public Consultation Report. Released August 2004.
- Public Consultation Report
NSW Extended Producer Responsibility Priority Statement 2004
SPD_EPR_EPR2004ConsultRpt.pdf (Aug 2004, PDF 439kb)
Priority Statement 2004 Expert Reference Group Implementation Review
The Extended Producer Responsibility Expert Reference Group (ERG) reviewed the progress of the sixteen sectors identified in the EPR Priority Statement 2004.
The ERG Report to the Minister for the Environment and the Department of Environment and Conservation NSW on the implementation of the Priority Statement 2004 is below:
- Priority Statement 2004 Implementation Report
Review of NSW EPR Priority Statement 2004
2005250_EPR2004_ERGRpt.pdf (Sep 2005, PDF 682kb)
The ERG's work in evaluating industry EPR form the basis for the latest EPR Priority Statement 2005-06.