2. Objects of Act

The objects of this Act are-

1. to protect health, well-being and the environment by providing reasonable measures for-
   
   1. minimising the consumption of natural resources;
   2. avoiding and minimising the generation of waste;
   3. reducing, re-using, recycling and recovering waste;
   4. treating and safely disposing of waste as a last resort;
   5. preventing pollution and ecological degradation;
   6. securing ecologically sustainable development while promoting justifiable economic and social development;
   7. promoting and ensuring the effective delivery of waste services;
   8. remediating land where contamination presents, or may present, a significant risk of harm to health or the environment; and
   9. achieving integrated waste management reporting and planning;
2. to ensure that people are aware of the impact of waste on their health, well-being and the environment;
3. to provide for compliance with the measures set out in paragraph (a); and
4. generally, to give effect to section 24 of the Constitution in order to secure an environment that is not harmful to health and well-being.