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Waste Minimisation Act 2008

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Summary

The purpose of this Act is to encourage waste minimisation and a decrease in waste disposal in order to protect the environment from harm and provide environmental, social, economic, and cultural benefits.

Issuer

New Zealand

Year

2008

Region

Oceania

Issuer (type)

New Zealand Legislation (Government)

Instrument type

Act

Disclosure instrument

No

Geographical scope

National

Mandatory or voluntary

Mandatory

Text analysis

    • Moderate 0.84%
    • Low 0.02%
    • E focus: environment, product stewardship, recycling, waste, energy
    • S focus: compensation
    • G focus: audit
    • Administrative services, Finance, Management, Manufacturing, Transportation