Recycling and Waste Associations Rate Major Parties Election Promises

15 May 2019 | Media Release

The inaugural Recycling & Waste Policy Report Card on the Federal election policies of the ALP, Coalition and the Greens has found unprecedented political interest and progress in improving Australia’s resource recovery system. With independent expert consultancy...

AIEN Submission to the draft Waste Management and Resource Recovery Strategy for Qld

5 Apr 2019 | Submission

Strategy for Qld The Queensland Government is developing a comprehensive new waste management and resource recovery strategy, underpinned by a waste disposal levy, to attract investment, develop new jobs and industries and reduce waste. The draft waste strategy aims...

AIEN accelerates transition to an Australian circular economy

29 Oct 2018 | Media Release

The Australian Industrial Ecology Network (AIEN) has issued a communiqué calling for prioritised action with respect to facilitating circular economy in Australia. Accelerating the Transition to a Circular Economy: A blueprint for action on plastics and packaging...

AIEN Submission to the Review of the Product Stewardship Act 2011

29 Jun 2018 | Submission

The Product Stewardship Act 2011 provides the framework to effectively manage the environmental, health and safety impacts of products, and in particular those impacts associated with the disposal of products and their associated waste. The framework includes...

AIEN Submission to the Transforming Queensland’s Recycling and Waste Industry Directions Paper

29 Jun 2018 | Submission

On 20 March 2018, the Queensland Government announced it is developing a comprehensive new strategy underpinned by a waste disposal levy to increase recycling and recovery and create new jobs. The new strategy will provide the resource recovery and waste sector with...