FINAL WASTE PLAN 2023 - 2028 · Attachment 1: From Waste to Resource Waste Plan 2023-28

Attachment 01: National Waste Policy,
Plans and Queensland Waste Strategy

National Government                                                                     Queensland Government
In 2018 the Commonwealth Government endorsed the 2018 National Waste Policy             In 2019, the State Government endorsed the Queensland Waste Management and
which preceded the National Action Plan released in 2019. The National Action           Resource Recovery Strategy 2019, to better manage waste in Queensland. The
Plan presents targets and actions to implement and guide the use of waste as a          overview of the Strategy states the following:
resource to 2030 and beyond. The plan supports National packaging targets and
impediments to a circular economy for waste in Australia and thus making Australia      “The Strategy presents a strategic plan for a better way of managing waste in
more responsible for its own waste.                                                     Queensland, by harnessing the potential value of resources that have traditionally
                                                                                        been discarded. The Strategy’s three strategic priorities will guide the transition
The circular economy principles for waste as per the National Action Plan 2019 are      to a more circular economy, reduce the amount of waste disposed of to landfill,
as follows:                                                                             or illegally, and provide a more sustainable source of end-of-life products and
                                                                                        materials to create new products. The Strategy will be accompanied by a series
1. Avoid waste.                                                                         of action plans that detail the implementation of the strategic priorities, including
2. Improve resource recovery.                                                           timeframes and responsibilities.”
3. Increased use of recycled material and build demand and markets for recycled
   products.                                                                            The Strategy focuses on three strategic priorities to support the shift away from the
4. Better manage material flows to benefit human health, the environment and the        current practices in material considered as waste.
   economy.
5. Improve information to support innovation, guide investment and enable               1. Reducing the impact of waste on the environment and communities.
   informed consumer decisions.                                                         2. Transitioning towards a circular economy for waste.
                                                                                        3. Building economic opportunity.
The targets for the National Action Plan are as follows:
                                                                                        The targets for the Queensland Waste Management and Resource Recovery
1.    Ban the export of waste plastic, paper, glass and tyres, commencing in the        Strategy 2019 include:
      second half of 2020.
2.    Reduce total waste generated in Australia by 10% per person by 2030.              1.   Average landfill diversion of 65% for all waste streams by 2025.
3.    80% average resource recovery rate from all waste streams following the waste     2.   25% reduction in household waste by 2050.
      hierarchy by 2030.                                                                3.   90% of waste is recovered and does not go to landfill by 2050.
4.    Significantly increase the use of recycled content by governments and industry.   4.   75% recycling rates across all waste types by 2050.
5.    Phase out problematic and unnecessary plastics by 2025.                           5.   Halve the amount of food waste generated by 2032.
6.    Halve the amount of organic waste sent to landfill by 2030.                       6.   Divert 80% of the organic material generated from landfill by 2032.
7.    Make comprehensive, economy-wide and timely data publicly available to            7.   Achieve a minimum organics recycling rate of 70% by 2032.
      support better consumer, investment and policy decision.


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