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.
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.
Today’s Council of Australian Governments (COAG) decision to progressively ban the export of plastic, paper, tyres and glass waste from July 2020 represents an historic change for the environment and the recycling industry.
Minister for the Environment Sussan Ley and the Assistant Minister for Waste Reduction and Environmental Management Trevor Evans today congratulated companies and Students for stepping up with key commitments at the closing of the first ever National...
Australia’s largest coffee cup recycling program Simply Cups has today reached the milestone of collecting 10 million cups for recycling, after less than 3 years of operation.
