Attachment C: Cost benefit analysis report - NEPC

December 2011

Standing Council on Environment and Water

Attachment C:

Cost benefit analysis report

Disclaimer

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Acronyms

ABS ACCC ADF APC AWT BCR C&I CAGR CBA CDL CDS COAG CPI CRF CRIS DEWHA DRIS DRS DSD DSEWPaC

FTE EPHC EPR EU HDPE

Australian Bureau of Statistics Australian Competition and Consumer Commission Advance Disposal Fee Australian Packaging Covenant (formerly NPC) Alternative Waste Technology Benefit Cost Ratio Commercial and Industrial Compound Annual Growth Rate Cost Benefit Analysis Container Deposit Legislation Container Deposit Scheme Council of Australian Governments Consumer Price Index Container Recycling Fee Consultation Regulatory Impact Statement Department of the Environment, Heritage, Water and the Arts (now DSEWPAC) Decision Regulation Impact Statement Dansk Retursystem Duales System Deutschland Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities (formerly DEWHA) Full Time Equivalent Environment Protection and Heritage Council Extended Producer Responsibility European Union High Density Polyethylene

IVT KAB LGA LPB MRF MS2 NEPC NEPM NPC NPV OBPR PET PSO PV PwC RIS RTA RVM SMEs SCEW SOOG TEC VKT VOC WCS WG

In-Vehicle Time Keep Australian Beautiful Local Government Area Liquid paperboard Material Recovery (/Reclamation) Facility Martin Stewardship and Management Strategies National Environment Protection Council National Environment Protection Measure National Packaging Covenant Net Present Value Office of Best Practice Regulation Polyethylene terephthalate Product Stewardship Organisation Present Value PricewaterhouseCoopers Regulation Impact Statement Roads and Traffic Authority Reverse Vending Machine Small and Medium Enterprises Standing Council on Environment and Water Senior Oversight Officers Group Total Environment Centre Vehicle Kilometres Travelled Vehicle Operating Cost Wright Corporate Strategy Working Group

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