Less waste, more resources
Key documents
National Waste Policy: Less Waste, More Resources
The National Waste Policy sets a clear direction for Australia for the next 10 years and will update and integrate Australia’s policy and regulatory framework.
- National Waste Policy: Less Waste, More Resources - available on the EPHC website
- Fact sheet - National Waste Policy: Less Waste, More Resources
National Waste Policy Implementation Plan
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 - available on the EPHC website
EPHC Working Groups
Eight EPHC National Waste Policy working groups have been established in order to achieve commitments made by the Australian Government under the National Waste Policy Implementation Plan (Table 4).
- More about the Working Groups - terms of reference, contact details
Status report
Released on 4 November 2010, the Status Report on National Waste Policy implementation provides a snapshot of progress against the 2010 milestones set out in the National Waste Policy Implementation Plan (as at 14 October 2010) and an update on the remaining strategies which have longer term milestones.
- Status report on National Waste Policy implementation - available on the EPHC website
National Waste Report 2010
Launched in May 2010, the National Waste Report 2010 presents key information on waste management and resource recovery and draws on a range of published sources, commissioned research and information from states and territories.
As well as presenting national, state and territory waste data, the report discusses: the costs and impacts of landfill; recycling; hazardous waste; organic waste and litter; and describes how we managed waste in the past, our current arrangements and emerging issues and trends. For more information email wastereport@environment.gov.au
- National Waste Report 2010
- National Waste Report 2010 - media release
National Waste Overview 2009
National Waste Overview 2009 provides a summary of key facts and figures on waste and recycling in Australia
- National Waste Overview 2009 - available on the EPHC website
National waste policy resources
Full list of National Waste Policy publications
National Waste Policy
These publications are available on the Environment Protection and Heritage Council web site.
- National Waste Policy: Less Waste, More Resources - available on the EPHC website
- National Waste Policy Implementation Plan - available on the EPHC website
- National Waste Report 2010
- National Waste Overview 2009 - available on the EPHC website
- Status report on National Waste Policy implementation - available on the EPHC website
Fact sheets
- Local government - National Television and Computer Product Stewardship Scheme (PDF - 242KB) | (Word - 1556KB)
- Product Stewardship Act 2011 (PDF - 2672KB) | (Word - 251KB)
- Responsible disposal of unwanted televisions and computers (PDF - 38KB) (RTF - 2434KB)
- National Waste Report 2010 (PDF - 776KB) (RTF - 341KB)
- National Waste Policy: Less Waste, More Resources (PDF - 1541KB) (RTF - 347KB)
- Organic waste (PDF - 855KB) (RTF - 357KB)
- Australian Packaging Covenant (PDF - 115KB) (RTF - 327KB)
- Hazardous substances and hazardous waste (PDF - 894KB) (RTF - 441KB)
E-news
Supporting research
- Australian landfill capacities into the future - 2009
- Australian waste classifications - roles in decision making - 2011
- Baseline analysis of mass balance rate of television and computer recycling in Australia - 2011
- Climate change and the resource recovery and waste sectors - 2010
- Common data requirements for product stewardship - 2010
- A comprehensive baseline analysis of Occupational Health & Safety (OHS) statistics specific to the e-waste recycling industry within Australia, including collection, storage, handling, transport and treatment/processing - 2011
- Construction and demolition waste status report - management of construction and demolition waste in Australia - 2011
- Construction and demolition waste guide - recycling and re-use across the supply chain - 2011
- Cost of landfill disposal in Australia - 2009
- Cost of landfill disposal in Australia - peer review - 2009
- Employment in waste management and recycling - July 2009
- Independent review of the draft AIIA and PSA draft interim industry standard - 2011
- Landfill ban investigation - final report - 2011
- National Waste Data System Requirements Study - 2009
- National Waste Policy - Regulatory Impact Statement - 2009
- Product Stewardship in North America and Europe - 2009
- Product stewardship schemes in Asia: China, South Korea, Japan and Taiwan - 2009
- Review of the application of landfill standards - 2010
- A Study of Australia’s Current and Future E-Waste Recycling Infrastructure Capacity and Needs - 2010
- Waste and Recycling in Australia: Amended report (Hyder 2009)
- Waste Technology and Innovation Study - 2009
Public consultation
- Exposure draft of the Regulations for the National Television and Computer Recycling Scheme
- National Television and Computer Product Stewardship Scheme: Consultation Paper on Proposed Regulations
- Product Stewardship Legislation Consultation paper
- Discussion paper - Draft National Waste Policy Framework - less waste more resources
- Consultation paper - A National Waste Policy: Managing Waste to 2020
Find out more
State and territory government websites
Australian Capital Territory
Department of Territory and Municipal Services
www.tams.act.gov.au/live/Recycling_and_Waste
New South Wales
Department of Environment and Climate Change
www.environment.nsw.gov.au/waste/
Department of Energy, Utilities and Sustainability
www.deus.nsw.gov.au/Sustainability/Sustainability.asp
Northern Territory
Department of Natural Resources, Environment and the Arts
www.nt.gov.au/nreta/environment/waste/index.html
Queensland
Department of Environment
www.epa.qld.gov.au/environmental_management/waste/waste_management/
South Australia
Zero Waste SA
www.zerowaste.sa.gov.au/Home.mvc
Tasmania
Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment
www.environment.tas.gov.au/index.aspx?base=346
Victoria
Department of Sustainability and Environment
www.dse.vic.gov.au
Sustainability Victoria
www.sustainability.vic.gov.au/www/html/1517-home-page.asp
Western Australia
Waste Authority
http://www.zerowastewa.com.au
Latest news
National Product Stewardship legislation
Product Stewardship (Televisions and Computers) Regulations
National scheme for recycling televisions and computers a step closer with the making of regulations under the new Product Stewardship Act.
More about the Regulations
Product Stewardship Act 2011
The Product Stewardship Act 2011 came into effect on 8 August 2011
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