Plastics

Circular Economy, News, Packaging, Plastics, Product Stewardship

Stewardship solutions for problematic waste streams

Fourteen years since the Product Stewardship Act 2011 – when Australia’s product stewardship recycling framework began to take shape – it’s clear that collaboration, innovation and persistence are essential ingredients for success. From coffee pods and glass windscreens to sheets and shirts, REMONDIS can deliver tailored solutions to give second lives to items that would otherwise end up as landfill. Read More

mike.wheelerJanuary 8, 2026, 1:46 pmJanuary 8, 2026

Batteries, Clothing, Commercial and industrial waste, Construction and Demolition waste, Container deposit schemes, Ewaste, Latest News, Packaging, Plastics, Product Stewardship, Solar panels, textiles, Tyres

Product stewardship needs stronger national framework

Having spent the majority of his working life in product stewardship and recycling, the EcoCycle Group’s national partnerships manager, Spyro Kalos, is part of a growing push for stronger, nationally consistent frameworks to support responsible end-of-life management of batteries, electronics, and other products. Read More

mike.wheelerDecember 17, 2025, 10:41 amDecember 17, 2025

AFGC happy with ACCC go ahead over voluntary plastics scheme

The Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC) has been given the go ahead by the ACCC with an eight-year authorisation of the Soft Plastic Stewardship Australia (SPSA). This will enable the food industry to collect and recycle soft plastic packaging under a voluntary scheme. Read More

mike.wheelerNovember 18, 2025, 8:54 amNovember 18, 2025

Circular Economy, Ewaste, FOGO, Latest News, Online Subscription, Paint, Plastics, Product Stewardship, Tyres

Getting onboard with product stewardship schemes

During the Waste Expo held in Melbourne at the end of 2024, one of the key seminars was titled Advancing Product Stewardship Schemes and Extended Producer Responsibility in Australia. It was an
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mike.wheelerApril 22, 2025, 9:00 amApril 22, 2025

Circular Economy, Latest News, Launceston, Litter, Plastics, Tasmania

Timberlink recycling facility completed in Tasmania

Milk bottles and other used plastics are being combined with wood waste and turned into composite decking following the completion of a new Timberlink $12 million facility just north of Launceston. Read More

mike.wheelerAugust 5, 2024, 3:47 pmAugust 5, 2024

Circular Economy, Landfills, Online Subscription, Opinion, Packaging, Plastics

Recycling of plastic not sufficient to meet targets

By Walter Tappeiner Plastic is ubiquitous in our society; much of it is produced to serve as short-lived, single-use commodity item. When considering worldwide plastic usage since the beginning
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Staff WriterJuly 23, 2024, 10:52 amAugust 1, 2024