Zero Waste Victoria (Australia)
Empowering community to reduce waste
We’ve achieved some amazing community focused outcomes, in a short amount of time at Zero Waste Victoria. The most significant being a win in an appeal at VCAT against the EPA’s approval of a waste-to-energy plant in Laverton North, a Read More
Tell the government what they should do to eliminate problematic plastics
The Parliamentary inquiry into recycling and waste management received over 700 written submissions. This shows there is interest and concern and that people want our government to take action. When I started looking into this inquiry, as President of Zero Read More
Australia is facing a waste crisis that is adding to already pressing environmental challenges and climate change. Labor announced a $90 million dollar plan to tackle waste reinforcing waste management as a national issue. This is a welcome announcement given the Read More
We are in the middle of a recycling and waste crisis. But the good news is that it’s being review and the Victorian State Government is conducting an inquiry into recycling and waste management. The public have been invited to Read More
Product Stewardship is the process where manufacturers and sellers take responsibility for what they sell by taking into account the environmental impact from the products, packaging and substances contained in them. The Product Stewardship Act is federal legislation that provides Read More