The Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has progressed a review of the energy from waste framework for the NSW Government and identified potential changes to the framework. The NSW EPA sought feedback on three key areas in this waste framework: Changes to the...
In November 2024, the Future Made in Australia (Guarantee of Origin) Bill 2024 and its two supporting Bills passed through Parliament. These Bills received Royal Assent on 10 December 2024. The Acts establish the legislative arrangements underpinning the voluntary...
Growing recognition of plastic’s impact on our environment and human health means we need a comprehensive and bold plan to address this important issue. The discussion paper, Cleaning Up Our Act: Redirecting the Future of Plastic in NSW (released in March 2020) lays...
The NSW 20-Year Waste Strategy is a whole-of-government initiative to provide a long-term strategic direction for communities, industry and all levels of government to work together to build resilient services and markets for waste resources. An issues paper Cleaning...
On Wednesday 23 October 2019 the Standing Committee on Industry, Innovation, Science and Resources adopted an inquiry referred by the Minister for Industry, Science and Technology, the Hon Karen Andrews MP, asking the Committee to inquire into and report on innovative...
On 9 August 2019, the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) agreed Australia should establish a timetable to ban the export of waste plastic, paper, glass and tyres, while building Australia’s capacity to generate high value recycled commodities and associated...
