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.
Western Australian families and businesses are set benefit from reliable power thanks to a new energy-from-waste plant in East Rockingham. Joint media release with The Hon Angus Taylor MP.
The Australian Government is strongly committed to reducing waste, increasing recycling rates and building capacity in Australia’s waste and recycling industry.
