As Victoria and Tasmania move closer to a CDS, Scotland is introducing the UK’s first deposit return scheme (DRS) which will see a 20 pence (p) fee added to single-use drinks containers in the country from 1 July 2022.
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WA gets serious about its Plastics Plan
Overwhelming community support of 98 per cent in favour of action to reduce the impacts of single-use plastics, has resulted in the release of WA’s Plan for Plastics. According to the government, the plan’s approach encourages avoidance of single-use plastics as the preferred action to mitigate the known impacts of single-use plastics on the environment …
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Chemistry Australia and CSIRO determined to end plastic waste
Chemistry Australia and its Plastics Stewardship Australia initiative have partnered with CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency, to “transform plastic waste in Australia”.
Container deposit schemes are creating new opportunities for kerbside recycling
Container deposit schemes (CDS) are reducing the number of eligible containers in our existing kerbside recycling bins and creating new opportunities for recycling through the nation’s yellow lid recycling bins. Before CDS, eligible containers represented about 50 per cent of the volume of most kerbside bins in Australia. As more containers are recovered through reverse …
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Circular economy builds under 2025 strategy
Under the Circular Economy pillar of its 2025 strategy, Officeworks has said it’s becoming a zero-waste business and will work towards repairing, repurposing, recycling 17,000 tonnes of unwanted products.
How Sweden is leading in circular flow
Stena Recycling of Sweden and household electronics producer Electrolux have developed a vacuum cleaner made entirely from recycled and reused materials. The plastics and components used come from end-of-life electronic products such as hairdryers, computers and other vacuum cleaners.
Geofabrics and Visy partner to reuse PET
Geofabrics has signed a multi-year partnership with Visy to reduce the number of plastic bottles going into landfill.
Monitoring Program to track packaging progress
During the Australian Institute of Packaging (AIP) 2020 Conference which opened today, the Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation (APCO) released the program that maps the framework for measuring progress towards the 2025 National Packaging Targets.
EOI process reveals underdeveloped downstream circular economy
Stage 1 of the Circular Greater Bendigo EOI process has been completed, however the exercise has raised issues around the efficacy of proposed solutions. The Council told Inside Waste that respondents have been notified of the outcomes and next steps. “We had 40 EOI submissions resulting in moving 22 EOIs forward to the co-design stage. …
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How Ireland is building its circular economy
The Irish Department of Communications, Climate Action and the Environment published its Waste Action Plan (WAP) for a Circular Economy last month.