Managing Asbestos Waste Using Technological Alternatives to Approved Deep Burial Landfill Methods: An Australian Perspective

Given Australia’s significant and aged asbestos legacy, the long-term sustainability of effective accessible waste management is a national priority Asbestos National Strategic Plan. The current policy for managing hazardous via deep burial in landfill. Technological alternatives to approved landfill methods exist could be considered innovative sustainable additional options waste, where these are proven viable, appropriate regulatory changes implemented. We present summary alternative technologies discuss issues influencing their potential application Australian context. Increasing Australia may additionally facilitate safe, planned removal asbestos-containing materials (ACMs) from built environment. Altogether, this will reduce exposure fibres work towards eliminating asbestos-related disease Australia, therefore contributing achieving overarching aim