Media Releases - 2023

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25 Sep 2023 - National Soft Plastics Summit: Producers and Retailers urged to fastrack solution

22 Sep 2023 - National Packaging Solution: Producers mandated to take full responsibility for waste & pollution

15 Sep 2023 - Container Refund Scheme must be expanded

25 Aug 2023 - Time for the Reuse Revolution in Australia

28 Jun 2023 - Mandatory packaging targets can turn Australia's tide on plastic

9 Jun 2023 - Major breakthrough in packaging waste crisis

5 Jun 2023 - Australia's plastic ambitions must step up

20 Apr 2023 - Scale of packaging mess revealed

20 Apr 2023 - Cheers to QLD for move on wine, spirits in container refunds

14 Apr 2023 - Container refunds come to Victoria - finally - but challenges ahead

7 Mar 2023 - Supermarkets released timid plan for soft plastics recycling

24 Feb 2023 - Supermarkets first step on soft plastics journey?

23 Feb 2023 - Queensland to ban the release of lighter than air balloons

15 Feb 2023 - Woolworths should supply reusable bags, not paper bags

13 Feb 2023 - National Plan for soft plastics recycling released

11 Jan 2023 - Restaurants should stop serving in disposable foodware

 

2022

9 Nov 2022 - REDcycle Collapse Exposes Packaging Industry Flaws

8 Nov 2022 - Container Refund Scheme expansion - states line up

20 Oct 2022 - Stopping Plastic Pollution: Urgent focus for Environment Ministers at first meeting

19 Oct 2022 - Single-use coffee cups on the agenda

15 Oct 2022 - Drink Container Refund expansion - an essential move

19 Aug 2022 - Queensland Container Refund Scheme under the microscope

3 Aug 2022 - NSW EPA supports disposable polluting plastics

1 Jul 2022 - Boomerang Alliance congratulates Western Australia on Plastic Bans

1 Jul 2022 - ACT acts on fake green "degradable" plastics

1 Jul 2022 - Queensland steps forward on polluting heavyweight plastics bags & coffee cups

3 Jun 2022 - Woolworths Bag Phase Out - Major Step

3 Jun 2022 - Plastic Free Places Hits 12.5 Million Pieces of Single Use Plastics Removed

1 Jun 2022 - Big Plastic and Waste Agenda for new Fed Minister

31 May 2022 - NSW Plastic Bag Ban - no dithering on next steps

26 May 2022 - New "Flushables" Standard an Important Advance

25 May 2022 - New Coles "Reusable Bags" are not Genuinely Reusable

3 May 2022 - Environment Groups Call for Mandated Targets on Plastics

29 Apr 2022 - NT Plastics and Recycling Move Up a Gear

21 Mar 2022 - All Plastic Bags in the Firing Line

3 Mar 2022 - Plastic Pollution Treaty takes a big step

24 Feb 2022 - Tas Container Refunds Bill – more delay?

21 Feb 2022 - Wine Bottlers should join Container Refund Schemes

 

2021

6 Dec 2021 - Plastic bans move up a gear

6 Dec 2021 - South Australia – next steps on single-use plastics ban

6 Dec 2021 - Queensland expanding single-use plastics ban

18 Nov 2021 - Industry Packaging Covenant admits failure on national targets

1 Nov 2021 - ALP Container Refund Inquiry - dangerous waste of time

22 Oct 2021 - At last! NSW moves on plastic ban

1 Oct 2021 - Big W flouts QLD Plastic Ban

18 Sep 2021 - Boag gets it wrong on Container Deposit Scheme

23 Jul 2021 - The end of plastic collectibles welcomed

15 Jun 2021 - Plastic bans forge ahead

13 Jun 2021 - NSW takes major steps on plastic and waste

30 May 2021 - NSW non-existent plastic pollution policy shame

18 May 2021 - Plastic Pact - don't get too excited. Plan B released

29 Apr 2021 - Reducing plastic pollution: election policies make headway

14 Apr 2021 - VIC Container Deposit Scheme – best choice for community, consumers and environment

12 Apr 2021 - Bans on Single Use Plastics must occur in next Tas Parliament

31 Mar 2021 - ACT becomes a leading jurisdiction to ban single use plastics

10 Mar 2021 - Queensland Bans Plastic Takeaway items

4 Mar 2021 - Commonwealth Plastic Plan will move nation forward on plastic pollution