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Summary Report of the OCP Consultation Panel on Major Outcomes from OCP Public Consultations 7 July to 5 August 1997 OCP Consultation Panel: Professor Ian Rae, Dr Peter Brotherton, Mr Claude Gauchat, Ms Mariann Lloyd-Smith and Mr Volker Maier Supported by members of the Waste Management Secretariat: Dr Paul Bainton, Mr Andrew Chalklen, Ms Alison Meeks and Mr Ian Reichstein September 1998 This report has been prepared and published on behalf of the OCP Consultation Panel by: Waste Management Secretariat c/– Environment Australia PO Box E305 KINGSTON ACT 2604 Phone: 1800 657 945 (02) 6274 1475 Fax: (02) 6274 1230 E-mail: ocp@ea.gov.au TABLE OF CONTENTS GLOSSARY/DEFINITIONS................................................................................................................................................................ i A. INTRODUCTION............................................................................................................................................................................. 1 B. SUMMARY — MAJOR ISSUES................................................................................................................................................... 1 C. BACKGROUND TO THE OCP CONSULTATIONS SUMMARY REPORT........................................................................2 HISTORY AND CONTEXT.......................................................................................................................................................................2 THE SCHEDULED WASTES PROCESS.....................................................................................................................................................2 THE NATIONAL ADVISORY BODY AND THE SCHEDULED WASTES MANAGEMENT GROUP...................................................3 NATIONAL PROTOCOL FOR COMMUNITY CONSULTATION...........................................................................................................3 D. THE PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT PROGRAM FOR THE OCP WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN – PHASE 3..................4 OCP CONSULTATION PANEL...............................................................................................................................................................4 THE PANEL MEMBERS...........................................................................................................................................................................4 THE DOCUMENTS...................................................................................................................................................................................5 THE PUBLIC WORKSHOPS......................................................................................................................................................................5 THE NETWORKING STRATEGY.............................................................................................................................................................5 ADVERTISING AND NETWORKING......................................................................................................................................................7 PROTOCOL FOR THE PUBLIC WORKSHOPS.........................................................................................................................................7 THE RESULTS OF THE PUBLIC WORKSHOPS.......................................................................................................................................7 E. OBSERVATIONS ON PHASE 3 OF THE OCP PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT PROGRAM...................................................8 COMMENTS ON THE WORKSHOPS.......................................................................................................................................................8 F. MAJOR OUTCOMES FROM THE OCP WORKSHOPS........................................................................................................9 COMMENTS RELATING TO THE DRAFT FINAL OCP WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN..................................................................9 General................................................................................................................................................................................................9 Preface...............................................................................................................................................................................................11 Section 1: Definitions......................................................................................................................................................................11 Section 2: Scope..............................................................................................................................................................................12 Section 3: Collections.....................................................................................................................................................................22 Section 4: OCP sampling and analysis .........................................................................................................................................50 Section 5: Notifiable quantity........................................................................................................................................................52 Section 6: OCP-contaminated soil.................................................................................................................................................54 Section 7: OCP waste storage, handling and transport.............................................................................................................55 Section 8: Destruction of scheduled OCP waste........................................................................................................................69 Section 9: Disposal of OCP waste to landfill...............................................................................................................................76 Section 10: OCP monitoring...........................................................................................................................................................78 Section 11: Certification..................................................................................................................................................................84 Section 12: Community participation, education and training..................................................................................................85 Section 13: Review..........................................................................................................................................................................98 Appendix A: OCPs on ANZECC’s Schedule X..........................................................................................................................99 Appendix B: Segregation requirements for scheduled OCP waste..........................................................................................99 Appendix C: Guidance note for the disposal of non-scheduled solid OCP waste................................................................99 Appendix D: Extract from the National Protocol for the Approval/Licensing of Commercial-scale Facilities for the Treatment of Schedule X Wastes (July 1994)....................................................................................................................100 COMMENTS RELATING TO THE DISCUSSION PAPER ON COLLECTION AND DESTRUCTION OF UNWANTED FARM AND HOUSEHOLD CHEMICALS..................................................................................................................................................................101 General............................................................................................................................................................................................101 Section 1: Setting the scene.........................................................................................................................................................101 Section 2: Scope of the unwanted chemicals issue..................................................................................................................101 Section 3: Some coordination options for making it happen..................................................................................................102 Section 4: Operational aspects of managing unwanted farm and household chemicals....................................................102 Section 5: Future management of agricultural and veterinary chemicals..............................................................................116 Section 6: Conclusions.................................................................................................................................................................116 Appendix A: National Collection, Storage and Destruction Scheme Steering Committee membership ..........................116 Appendix B: Possible institutional relationship between a coordinating body and other national chemicals collection scheme players.......................................................................................................................................................................116 Appendix C: Chemical collection program case studies..........................................................................................................116 APPENDICES....................................................................................................................................................................................A-1 APPENDIX I: NATIONAL PROTOCOL FOR COMMUNITY CONSULTATION...................................................................A-3 APPENDIX II: SAMPLE LETTERS OF INVITATION TO ATTEND WORKSHOPS.............................................................A-5 APPENDIX III: LIST OF WRITTEN SUBMISSIONS RECEIVED............................................................................................A-14 APPENDIX IV: SAMPLE MEDIA RELEASE..............................................................................................................................A-16 APPENDIX V: LIST OF MEDIA ORGANISATIONS CONTACTED......................................................................................A-20 APPENDIX VI: WORKSHOP AGENDA......................................................................................................................................A-24 APPENDIX VII: LIST OF ATTENDEES AT THE OCP WORKSHOPS...................................................................................A-26 APPENDIX VIII: LIST OF INFORMATION RECEIVED FROM THE COMMUNITY..........................................................A-34 APPENDIX IX: WORKSHOP EVALUATION FORM...............................................................................................................A-35 APPENDIX X: FEEDBACK FROM THE EVALUATION FORMS..........................................................................................A-39
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