Assistant Minister Trevor Evans today took part in a marine debris clean-up activity on Snapper Island with the Tangaroa Blue Foundation to see the Morrison Government’s $5 million Reef Trust investment in ReefClean in action.

Companies face being named and shamed, and consumers could enjoy more options for recycling electronic goods under proposed changes to product stewardship legislation.

The Morrison Government will commit $190 million to a new Recycling Modernisation Fund that will generate $600 million of recycling investment and drive a billion-dollar transformation of Australia’s waste and recycling capacity.

The Government today announced it will protect jobs and the environment by providing $7.8 million in temporary funding to support oil recycling facilities affected by COVID-19.

After consulting with industry, the export ban on waste glass will now commence on 1 January 2021. The schedule for implementing the export ban on waste plastic, paper and tyres remain unchanged.