This is a quick guide for anyone who handles reportable priority waste:

• waste producers
• accredited consigners
• waste transporters
• waste receivers.

You must inform us when reportable waste changes hands. To help you, this document provides:

• guidance on industrial wastes
• codes to use in Waste Tracker
• classifications and placarding for different wastes
• class labels and required emergency information panel.

More information

Environment Protection Regulations 2021

This guide summarises Schedule 5.

Schedule 7 shows the information needed from each waste handler.

Dangerous goods

Some wastes may be dangerous goods not covered by the regulations. Refer to the:

• Dangerous Goods (Transport by Road or Rail) Regulations 2018
• Australian Dangerous Goods Code.