Abbreviations and Terminology

Abbreviations and Terminology

2019 Action Plan

2019 National Waste Policy Action Plan

2024 Action Plan

2024 National Waste Policy Action Plan

2024 NWRR Report

2024 National Waste and Resource Recovery Report

ACCC

Australian Competition and Consumer Commission

ACOR

Australian Council of Recycling

AFGC

Australian Food and Grocery Council

ALGA

Australian Local Government Association

AMCS

Australian Marine Conservation Society

AMTA

Australian Mobile Telecommunications Association

ANAO

Australian National Audit Office

ANZ

Australia and New Zealand

ANZRP

Australia and New Zealand Recycling Platform

APCO

Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation

ARL

Australasian Recycling Label

ARRC

Australian Resources Recovery Council

ATRA

Australian Tyre Recyclers Association

Basel Convention

Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal

BSC

Battery Stewardship Council

CDS

container deposit scheme(s)

CEMAG

Circular Economy Ministerial Advisory Group

CEO

Chief Executive Officer

COAG

Council of Australian Governments

committee

Senate Environment and Communications References Committee

Covenant

Australian Packaging Covenant

CRC

Cooperative Research Centre

CSIRO

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation

DCCEEW

Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water

Decision RIS

Decision Regulation Impact Statement: Phasing out exports of waste plastic, paper, glass and tyres

Directive

Ecodesign Directive 2009/125/EC

DISR

Department of Industry, Science and Resources

EPA

Environment Protection Authority

EPR

extended producer responsibility

EPS

expanded polystyrene

ESP Regulation

Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation

EU

European Union

FOGO

food organics and garden organics

G20

Group of 20

GISA

Green Industries South Australia

GO

garden organics

HAC

High Ambition Coalition to End Plastic Pollution

HPDE

high-density polyethylene

INC

Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee

kt

kilotonne [one thousand tonnes]

Law Council

Law Council of Australia

LDPE

low-density polyethylene

Legislation Committee

Senate Environment and Communications Legislation Committee

LGAQ

Local Government Association of Queensland

minister

Minister for the Environment and Water

Mt

megatonne [one million tonnes]

MRF

materials recovery facility

NBS

National Battery Strategy

NEPM

National Environment Protection (Used Packaging Materials) Measure 2011

NPRS

National Plastics Recycling Scheme

NSW

New South Wales

NWRIC

National Waste and Recycling Industry Council

OECD

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

PC

Productivity Commission

PET

polyethylene terephthalate

PFAS

per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances

Plastics Study

Australian Plastics Flows and Fates Study 2021-22

PP

polypropylene

PPT

Plastic Packaging Tax

PS

polystyrene

PSO

Product Stewardship for Oil

PV

photovoltaic

PVC

polyvinyl chloride

RAWR Act

Recycling and Waste Reduction Act 2020

ReMade scheme

ReMade in Australia scheme

RMF

Recycling Modernisation Fund

Roadmap

National Kerbside Collections Roadmap

SA EPA

South Australian Environment Protection Authority

SEEE

small electrical and electronic equipment

SOR

Southern Oil Refining

TFA

Toxics Free Australia

TPSS

Tyre Product Stewardship Scheme

UK

United Kingdom

UN

United Nations

Waste Fee Rules

Recycling and Waste Reduction (Fees) Amendment (Export of Regulated Waste Material Fees and Other Measures) Rules 2024

Waste Policy

2018 National Waste Policy

WCRA

Waste Contractors and Recyclers Association of New South Wales

WHO

World Health Organization

WMRR

Waste Management and Resource Recovery Association of Australia

Working Group

National Plastics Harmonisation Working Group

WRIQ

Waste, Recycling Industry Association of Queensland