Less Waste, More Resources - Government Moves to Tackle Growing Waste Mounds

Key Points: A national product stewardship scheme will require liable businesses to consider options for end-of-life treatment of their products such as return or recycling schemes.

The first national waste policy released by the Australian Government for almost 18 years is optimistically called Less Waste, More Resources. This policy aims to combat the criticism that has developed from the lack of overarching legislative or policy framework to encourage reuse, recycling and diversion of waste away from landfill.

Key priorities

Unlike the former waste strategy, this policy sets out focused strategies, responsibilities and dates for implementing actions (in some cases) to achieve specific policy outcomes.