NZQA registered unit standard
23567 version 2
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Title
Demonstrate knowledge of disposal methods for solid waste
Level
2
Purpose
Credits
2
This unit standard is for people who are currently working, or
who intend to work, in the solid waste industry.
People credited with this unit standard are able to demonstrate
knowledge of disposal methods for solid waste.
Classification
Solid Waste > Solid Waste Disposal
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
References relevant to this unit standard include:
the following Ministry for the Environment guidelines available at
http://www.mfe.govt.nz:
ME389 Guide to Landfill Consent Conditions, May 2001;
ME418 A Guide to the Management of Cleanfills, January 2002;
ME510 Module 2 – Hazardous Waste Guidelines: Landfill Waste Acceptance
Criteria and Landfill Classification, May 2004, Ministry for the Environment,
available at http://www.mfe.govt.nz;
ME637 Module 1 – Hazardous Waste Guidelines: Identification and record-keeping,
June 2002, Ministry for the Environment, available at http://www.mfe.govt.nz;
local authority requirements for waste disposal;
sit management plan.
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Definitions
Controlled waste refers to waste types designated in the site management plan as
requiring special attention.
Hazardous waste refers to waste that:
contains hazardous substances at sufficient concentrations to exceed the minimum
degrees of hazard specified by Hazardous Substances (Minimum Degrees of
Hazard) Regulations 2001, or
meets the definition for infectious substances included in the Land Transport Rule:
Dangerous Goods 2005 or NZS 5433:1999 Transport of Dangerous Goods on
Land, or
meets the definition for radioactive material included in the Radiation Protection Act
1965 or Radiation Protection Regulations 1982.
Site management plan refers to documented guidelines and procedures for
operations at the site. It includes consent conditions and legislative requirements.
NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation
(Incorporated) (MITO)
SSB Code 101542
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
23567 version 2
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Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Demonstrate knowledge of disposal methods for solid waste.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Waste disposal is described in terms of restrictions on historical methods.
Range
1.2
burning, unlined pit, unlined gully.
Waste disposal is described in terms of geographical contexts.
contexts – metropolitan, remote community.
Range
1.3
Waste disposal is described in terms of methods and materials accepted at
landfills.
includes but is not limited to methods for – municipal waste,
industrial waste, construction or demolition.
Range
1.4
Waste disposal is described in terms of methods for materials accepted at
cleanfills.
1.5
Waste disposal is described in terms of methods for controlled and hazardous
wastes.
includes but is not limited to – rejection, specialist treatment
facility.
Range
Planned review date
31 December 2019
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
25 October 2007
31 December 2017
Review
2
16 April 2015
N/A
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0114
This CMR can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Please note
Providers must be granted consent to assess against standards (accredited) by NZQA,
before they can report credits from assessment against unit standards or deliver courses
of study leading to that assessment.
NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation
(Incorporated) (MITO)
SSB Code 101542
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
23567 version 2
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Industry Training Organisations must be granted consent to assess against standards by
NZQA before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards.
Providers and Industry Training Organisations, which have been granted consent and
which are assessing against unit standards must engage with the moderation system that
applies to those standards.
Requirements for consent to assess and an outline of the moderation system that applies
to this standard are outlined in the Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR). The
CMR also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations wishing
to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for tutors
and assessors, and special resource requirements.
Comments on this unit standard
Please contact the NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation (Incorporated) (MITO)
info@mito.org.nz if you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation
(Incorporated) (MITO)
SSB Code 101542
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016