Bag Ban & Container Refund Bill Becomes Law in Qld
We welcome today the unanimous passage of the Waste Reduction and Recycling Amendment Bill through the Queensland Parliament. The bill confirms a Plastic Bag...
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Urgent Reforms needed for the Waste Industry
Photo: Ms Palaszczuk says operators will be forced to comply with dumping regulations. (ABC News: Ashleigh Stevenson) The Boomerang Alliance is calling for three urgent...
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NSW CDS coordinator & network operator revealed
After a rigorous tender process the NSW Government has announced the appointment of Exchange for Change (big 5 beverage companies) as the Coordinator (CO) and...
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NSW blocks progress on plastic bag bans
The failure of today’s meeting of environment ministers to agree on national coverage of plastic bag bans is due to the intransigence of NSW. Other...
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Breaking: Vic might consider a ban on plastic bags
The Victorian Environment Minister Lily D’Ambrosio announced last week that Victoria might consider a ban on light-weight plastic bags, saying: "We believe that a national...
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Premier called out on bags at NSW State of the State
Today, Boomerang Alliance was at the annual NSW State of the State where Premier Gladys Berejiklian was the key note speaker. We decided to sneak...
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Woolworths, Coles & Harris Farm Ban the Bag in Australia
Woolworths & Coles Ban the Bag in Australia Today we welcome the announcement that Woolworths and Coles will ban lightweight plastic bags in their...
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Qld Bag Ban & Container Refund Bill in Parliament
The Boomerang Alliance has welcomed the tabling of the Waste Reduction and Recycling Amendment Bill 2017 into the Queensland Parliament today as one of...
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Give Our Oceans a Voice - NSW, VIC & WA Need to Ban the Bag
We need to ensure our oceans have a voice! The next couple of months are critical for increasing political pressure to achieve a ban...
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Commonwealth Plan on Marine Debris
The Australian Government Department of the Environment and Energy has released the Draft Threat Abatement Plan for the impacts of marine debris on vertebrate marine...
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