Four new schemes join a range of organisations represented at the launch of the Product Stewardship Centre of Excellence at Parliament House on Monday night.
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Four new schemes join a range of organisations represented at the launch of the Product Stewardship Centre of Excellence at Parliament House on Monday night.
Read moreCentre of Excellence to accelerate product stewardship
The Federal Government is setting its sights on the 800,000 tonnes of clothing and textiles discarded by Australians each year, with $350,000 allocated to support Circular Threads – a new group to be led by the Australasian Circular Textile Association (ACTA).
Read moreCircular Threads textile waste initiative receives federal funding
The Federal and Western Australian Governments have announced $70 million in joint funding that will drive a more than $174 million recycling boom for the state.
Read moreRMF agreement to deliver $174M boost to WA recycling industry
South Australia’s recycling industry will receive a $30 million boost with the Federal and State Governments signing up to a National Partnership on recycling infrastructure.
The Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation (APCO) has published Australian packaging consumption and recycling data 2018–19, a new report tracking Australia’s progress towards the 2025 National Packaging Targets.
Read moreAPCO report maps progress to National Packaging Targets
Australia’s recycling rate has risen to 60 per cent, up two per cent, in the past two years, according to the latest National Waste Report.
The Federal Government has unveiled a new $4 million body with the sole focus of reducing Australia’s food waste – a critical step towards its target of halving the millions of tonnes of food that ends up in landfill every year by 2030.
Trevor Evans, Assistant Waste Reduction and Environmental Management Minister, speaks with Brittany Coles about the Federal Government’s agenda to remodel waste management.
The Senate yesterday passed the Recycling and Waste Reduction Act 2020, Australia’s first ever national waste legislation.
An initiative of the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation, World Soil Day is held annually on 5 December as a means to focus attention on the importance of healthy soil and to advocate for the sustainable management of soil resources.
Read moreSoil Science Australia QLD branch celebrates World Soil Day