What is the Stewardship award for ARCtick compliance?
On 01/08/2024, Knox Transfer Station was awarded the Environmental Stewardship Excellence Award from The Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW) and the Australian Refrigeration Council (ARC).
In recognition of outstanding commitment to environmental stewardship through achieving 100% regulatory compliance with refrigerant trading authorisation requirements, Knox Transfer Station Pty Ltd – Frankston Regional Recycling And Recovery Centre has been presented the Environmental Stewardship Excellence Award.
This award serves as acknowledgement of the valuable contribution Knox Transfer Station is making to the Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Permit Scheme to reduce emissions of environmentally harmful refrigerant gases.
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What is the Stewardship award for ARCtick compliance?
The Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW) and the Australian Refrigeration Council (ARC) have introduced a new award to recognise ARCtick licensed businesses that are compliant at first audit.
The Environmental Stewardship Excellence Award has been created for Refrigerant Trading Authorisation (RTA) holders whose businesses are found to be fully compliant when audited by ARC field officers.
ARC Chief Executive Officer Glenn Evans said the award recognised outstanding commitment to environmental stewardship through achieving 100% regulatory compliance with their RTA requirements.
‘When field officers conduct a permit condition check – commonly known as an audit – many RTAs are fully compliant, but not all, and this award recognises those who are,’ he said.
‘Field officers check equipment, staffing and paperwork, and not everyone is fully compliant at first, although almost all are after receiving follow-up support by the field officers.
‘It takes diligent effort to consistently meet all regulatory requirements, and those who do so are truly hands-on environmental heroes.’
RTAs who are fully compliant at first audit will receive a digital certificate from DCCEEW and ARC to demonstrate their environmental credentials to customers and clients in a society that is increasingly concerned with protecting the environment.
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