Waste management

Find out how we regulate waste management activities, including the transport, treatment, and disposal of waste. This section contains information on permitting, compliance assessment, monitoring and enforcement.

We regulate waste management activities including the transport, treatment and disposal of wastes.

Our main regulatory role in the sustainable management of waste is to protect people and the environment through a system of waste permitting; compliance assessment and monitoring and enforcement.

We provide advice on applications for permits and guidance on regulatory compliance and good practice.

We also provide data and information on waste production, recovery and disposal in our strategic waste management assessments.