5.3 Recycling and disposal requirements

There are a number of requirements that an ACP must meet to be eligible to create ESCs from the delivery of a RESA at a site (implementation). Your business processes and systems, including your record keeping arrangements must accommodate these requirements for you to successfully operate as an ACP.

The ESS Rule requires that any equipment removed or replaced as part of a RESA is disposed of appropriately. Therefore if your RESA involves removing equipment, you must have business processes and systems in place to ensure this requirement is met for each implementation.

Table 5.3 Recycling and disposal requirements

What

Requirement

Explanation and instructions

Legislative instrument

Additional information

All ACPs

You must not refurbish, re-use or resell end-user equipment that you remove as part of the RESA.
  • Method guides include information on the minimum records that you must keep to demonstrate you meet this requirement.

ESS Rule, cl 5.3A(a)

Method Guides for each calculation method – section on Minimum Required Records (where applicable)

ACPs that remove lighting end-user equipment

For each implementation in a metropolitan levy area (an area with a postcode listed in Table A25 of Schedule A to the ESS Rule).

  • you must ensure that any lighting end-user equipment containing mercury is recycled in accordance with the recycling requirements of a product stewardship scheme.
  • This applies to all implementations on or after 15 May 2016.
  • Method guides include information on the minimum records you must keep to demonstrate that you meet this requirement.

ESS Rule, cl 5.3A(b)

Method Guides for each calculation method – section on Minimum Required Records, where applicable

ACPs that remove equipment containing refrigerants
  • You must obtain recycling evidence for any refrigerants being disposed of.
  • Refrigerants must be disposed of in a manner that is compliant with the Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas Management Act 1989.
  • This applies to all Implementations
    • on or after 15 May 2016,
    • involving removal of refrigerants, for example such as the removal and replacement of an air conditioner.
  • Method guides include information on the minimum records you must keep to demonstrate that you meet this requirement.

ESS Rule, cl 5.3A(b)

Method Guides for each calculation method – section on Minimum Required Records, where applicable