Waste and recycling
Latest news
The National Waste Policy Implementation Plan was endorsed by the Environment Protection and Heritage Council on 5 July 2010. The implementation plan identifies priority initiatives and milestones, presents the governance arrangements that will support the Environment Protection and Heritage Council and sets out how progress will be tracked and performance monitored.
The implementation plan will be regularly updated as initiatives are scoped, consultation occurs, initiatives are completed and new work is agreed.
- National Waste Policy Implementation Plan - Environment Protection and Heritage Council web site
- More about the National Waste Policy
Fact sheets
- National Waste Report 2010 (PDF - 776KB) (RTF - 341KB)
- National Waste Policy: Less Waste, More Resources (PDF - 1541KB) (RTF - 347KB)
- Product stewardship (PDF - 2199KB) (RTF - 344KB)
- Organic waste (PDF - 855KB) (RTF - 357KB)
- Australian Packaging Covenant (PDF - 115KB) (RTF - 327KB)
- Hazardous substances and hazardous waste (PDF - 894KB) (RTF - 441KB)
About the EPHC
The objective of the Environment Protection and Heritage Council is to ensure the protection of the environment and heritage of Australia and New Zealand.
Latest EPHC news
- www.ephc.gov.au
meetings, reports, public consultation