The Morrison Government is taking its investment in product stewardship to close to $15 million and will now see a million sports shoes a year diverted from landfill, 200 tonnes of golf clubs recycled as well as industrial tyres and commercial furniture.
The Morrison Government is taking the fight against plastic waste to a new level, from plastic free beaches, to ending the confusion over household collection systems, declaring war on cigarette butts and putting an end to polystyrene consumer packaging.
Minister for the Environment Sussan Ley visited McDonald’s in Manuka today to see the last handful of plastic straws left in the company’s once giant stockpile officially phased out
Having already set in train a billion-dollar transformation of Australia’s Recycling industry to tackle plastics, paper, glass and tyres, the Morrison Government is setting its sights on the 800,000 tonnes of clothing and textiles discarded by Australians
The Morrison and McGowan Governments have announced $70 million in joint funding that will drive a more than $174 million recycling boom in Western Australia.
The Morrison and Berejiklian Governments have announced a $35 million grant round for recycling companies ready to invest in new projects that will help to continue the transformation of NSW’s waste industry.
The Morrison Government has unveiled a new $4 million body with the sole focus of reducing the nation’s food waste - a crucial step in its mission to halve the millions of tonnes of food that ends up in landfill every year - by 2030.
The release of the leading report on waste management and recycling data in Australia, the National Waste Report 2020, shows that Australians are reducing their waste and increasing their recycling.
The Australian Parliament has today passed the Morrison Government’s unprecedented waste and recycling laws that cement Australia’s world leading waste ban, create economic opportunities and jobs during the nation’s post-covid recovery
The Morrison Government’s transformation of Australia’s recycling industry has seen a landmark agreement with Tasmania today that will deliver a $16 million boost for the state’s recycling industry, creating jobs and reducing pressure on the environment.
