List of Recommendations

Recommendation 1

2.99
The committee recommends that the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment continue its engagement with state, territory and local governments, as well as with industry, business and environmental stakeholders in the implementation of the RWR bills, particularly with reference to costs, penalties, and 'naming and shaming' criteria.

Recommendation 2

2.100
The committee recommends that in their work with state, territory and local governments to coordinate the implementation of the bills—including the Commonwealth's broader reform to waste management and recycling—the Commonwealth have a specific focus on achieving alignment of infrastructure, investment and data (definitions and reporting), as well as associated policy, guidelines and regulatory regimes.

Recommendation 3

2.101
The committee recommends that the government should expedite consideration of a cost-benefit analysis of large infrastructure projects including mandatory targets for the use of a percentage of recycled material.

Recommendation 4

2.102
The committee recommends that the bill be passed.

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About this inquiry

The bills would implement the 2020 commitment of the Commonwealth Government (through the former COAG) to ban the export of waste glass, plastics, tyres and paper. The bills would also incorporate the framework of the Product Stewardship Act 2011, and would make amendments to regulate and encourage businesses that design, manufacture and distribute products to take greater responsibility for their environmental impacts.



Past Public Hearings

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