Sep 16, 2021 –
Cement and quarry sites regularly report on their emissions through NPI. The system however required improvement, as it provides inaccurate data that does not capture all pollutants in an area.
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Jul 30, 2021 –
CCAA welcomes efforts by Govt to provide clear guidance on complex regulatory issues that help to improve clarity for both industry and the regulator however additional material needs to be included in this draft Guideline to achieve this aim.
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Jun 29, 2021 –
Our sector remains concerned that the employment zones reform process, whether inadvertently or by design, may lead to incompatible development and encroachment upon existing concrete batch plant sites.
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Apr 23, 2021 –
CCAA believe that opportunities exist to improve air quality outcomes with refinements to the POEO Clean Air Regulation, so long as these refinements are reasonable, balanced & obtainable.
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Feb 1, 2021 –
CCAA supports a risk-based rehabilitation regime that is consistent with the impacts of the operation that balances positive environmental and community outcomes with operational and commercial realities.
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Dec 18, 2020 –
The proposed framework is positive and will provide greater certainty around the use of waste derived materials, but additional refinements will increase the likelihood that the promised environmental and commercial benefits will be delivered.
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Nov 25, 2020 –
CCAA supports the establishment of a commercially viable circular economy where the regulatory barriers to reuse/recycle material are removed and the system incentivizes innovation and the commercial application of previously classified waste streams
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Jul 15, 2020 –
CCAA supports the establishment of a commercially viable circular economy where the incentive to recycle material by the removal of regulatory barriers is supported at the right time b the application of appropriate waste levies.
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Apr 17, 2020 –
Our submission makes seven recommendations which aim to streamline and simplify how the Act operates and interacts with state/territory legislations. while maintaining a balanced approach for the environment and biodiversity.
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Jan 29, 2020 –
This submission provides additional comment on the overall provisions of the Draft SEQ Koala Conservation Strategy following CCAA's submission dated 18 December 2019.
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Dec 18, 2019 –
CCAA raised eight of concerns regarding the mapping. In reviewing the mapping for quarry sites, the mapping appears significantly incorrect with extensive areas of quarry, infrastructure and water bodies mapped as Koala Habitat areas.
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Dec 6, 2019 –
CCAA provides a submission, supportive of efforts to improve waste and resource management and increase recycling in the state and taking an integrated approach under a circular economy policy regime to this issue.
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Dec 4, 2019 –
CCAA WA recommends that there should be no extraction volume limit for small BRM mining proposals and mine closure plans, they should only be defined by environmental risk considerations.
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Oct 31, 2019 –
CCAA welcomes the positive engagement to date with the EPA. This submission covers recommendations on - concrete waste, permissioning, declaration of use, waste classifications, noise and education.
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Sep 2, 2019 –
CCAA members are committed to responsible recycling and new legislation needs to recognise that recycled products produced by the extractive and concrete industries are generally benign and should be exempt from Waste Legislation.
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Aug 23, 2019 –
CCAA is supportive of efforts to improve waste and resource management and increase recycling in the state and taking an integrated approach to this issue. However, in regards to the draft paper
CCAA members have provided feedback as outlined.
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Aug 8, 2019 –
This CCAA submission recommend that DWER’s approach to regulatory reform should be refocused onto the removal of barriers to recycling as opposed to the application of levies.
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Jul 19, 2019 –
CCAA supports improved waste and resource management and increased recycling; especially in supporting market pull through of product through improved performance based specifications using fit for purpose materials.
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Apr 12, 2019 –
CCAA welcome the opportunity to provide feedback on A review of Queensland’s environmental offsets framework – a discussion paper. CCAA has a set of six core principles for best practice environmental offset policy as outlined.
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Apr 10, 2019 –
CCAA supports efforts to improve waste management and increase recycling, especially in the areas of innovation, fit for purpose use of materials and performance based specifications.
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Apr 5, 2019 –
The industries represented by CCAA have a significant stake in relation to waste resource recovery. As a major consumer of other industries' waste and by-products which can be used a fuel and supplementary materials in the production process.
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Mar 14, 2019 –
CCAA understands that the legislation is focussed on reducing run-off from agriculture and direct sources of pollution from intensive land uses. The heavy construction materials industry should not be captured under the proposed legislation.
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Dec 13, 2018 –
CCAA welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback on the Draft Accepted Development Vegetation Clearing Code. We are concerned that the draft Code has significant restrictions that would result in limited usage and lack of flexibility for industry.
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Jun 29, 2018 –
CCAA supports the development of a Strategy that delivers measures to improve air quality where it is proven to have a positive effect on people’s health, the environment and the economy.
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Dec 15, 2017 –
While recognising the benefits unmanned aircraft provide to understanding activities at quarries, the interim guidelines are too vague. CCAA recommends changes on issues of safety and liability to develop a policy that is sensible and practical.
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