Acronyms and abbreviations

ABS Australian Bureau of Statistics

AWD Australian Waste Database

AWT Alternative Waste Technology

CDL Container deposit legislation

CDS Container deposit system or container deposit scheme

C&D Construction and demolition

C&I Commercial and industrial

CFL Compact fluorescent lamp

Covenant National Packaging Covenant

CO₂-e Carbon dioxide equivalent

CSIRO Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation

EPHC Environment Protection and Heritage Council

Environment Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts

Department

EPR Extended producer responsibility

E-waste Obsolete electronic and electrical products

GDP Gross domestic product

GHGE Greenhouse gas emissions

GST Goods and services tax

HDPE High Density Polyethylene

LATS Landfill Allowance Trading Scheme

MRF Materials recovery facility

NEPC National Environment Protection Council

NEPM National Environmental Protection Measure

NWMRS National Waste Minimisation and Recycling Strategy

OECD Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

PET Polyethylene terephthalate

Productivity Productivity Commission, Waste Management, Report no. 38, 2006

Commission report

RVM Reverse vending machine

TPR Tradeable property right