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Section 100: Waste records and annual report

National Environment (Waste Management) Regulations

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(1) A waste handler shall in respect of the waste handled and in accordance with these Regulations, maintain at the waste management facility- (a) a record of the waste handled, including a chain-of-custody transfer of waste and copies of the waste manifests; (b) a record of the operations, including measurements and monitoring records of pollutants; and (c) incident reports and actions taken. (2) The record under subregulation (1) including electronic records shall be made available to the Authority or an authorised officer upon request. (3) The waste handler shall, by the 31st of January of each year, submit to the Authority an annual report in the format set out in Schedule 16, including, where applicable information on- (a) the type and amount of waste managed; (b) emission and discharges from the waste management activities; (c) health and safety data; and (d) any other information the Authority may deem necessary. (4) A waste handler shall submit to the Authority an environmental compliance audit report in accordance with the National Environment (Audit) Regulations, 2020. (5) The records and documents generated under this regulation shall be kept for a minimum of ten years. (6) The Authority may develop an electronic tracking system for the records and reports required under these Regulations.

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