The fourth independent review of the Product Stewardship (Oil) Act 2000 was announced today by the Assistant Minister for Waste Reduction and Environmental Management, Trevor Evans, while visiting the Cleanaway Narangba Waste Oil Recycling Facility in Qld

The Morrison Government has announced $4 million in seed funding to create a new independent entity that will be responsible for driving food waste reduction in Australia.

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.