The equivalent of 300,000 glass bottles have been used in Warrnambool City Council’s latest road works.
New rules for exporters of waste glass
Written by the Department of Agriculture, Water and Environment.
Australia’s first ever national waste legislation, the Recycling and Waste Reduction Act 2020, became law on 17 December 2020.
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COAG’s export ban on unprocessed glass has been delayed due to restrictions related to COVID-19, and will now commence 1 January 2021.
According to Environment Minister Sussan Ley, COVID-19 restrictions made it “impossible” for parliament to pass legislation in time for the original 1 July 2020 deadline.
“We will introduce new legislation later this year to implement the waste export ban, giving interested stakeholders an opportunity to review the draft legislation,” she said.
The schedule for implementing the export ban on waste plastic, paper and tyres remains unchanged.
As part of the national response to the COAG export ban, the Federal Government is asking industry and state and territory governments to work together to bring forward project proposals that deliver a national solution for mixed-paper recycling in Australia.
“Australia has a once in a generation opportunity to improve waste management and recycling through national leadership and by funding infrastructure investments and encouraging new technologies,” Ms Ley said.
Assistant Waste Reduction and Environmental Management Minister Trevor Evans said Australia exports approximately 375,000 tonnes of mixed wastepaper and cardboard each year, but the ban will see a shift to recycling these materials domestically by 2024.
“The Federal Government is particularly interested in paper-recycling facility proposals that adopt new innovations for recovered paper and generate new jobs in rural and regional Australia,” he said.
Applications to the Federal Government are due 31 July, with a decision on successful projects expected at the end of August.
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