Meeting papers

Attachment 1:




                                                                                                             Waste Plan 2023-2028
National Waste Policy and Plans and Queensland Waste
Strategy

National Government
In 2018 the Commonwealth Government endorsed the 2018 National Waste Policy which
preceded the National Action Plan released in 2019. The National Action Plan presents targets
and actions to implement and guide the use of waste as a 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 more responsible for its own waste.
The circular economy principles for waste as per the National Action Plan 2019 are as follows:
1. Avoid waste.
2. Improve resource recovery.
3. Increased use of recycled material and build demand and markets for recycled products.
4. Better manage material flows to benefit human health, the environment and the economy.




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5. Improve information to support innovation, guide investment and enable informed consumer
decisions.




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The targets for the National Action Plan are as follows:
    an the export of waste plastic, paper, glass and tyres, commencing in the second half of
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   2020.
2. Reduce total waste generated in Australia by 10% per person by 2030.




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    0% average resource recovery rate from all waste streams following the waste hierarchy by
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   2030.




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4. Significantly increase the use of recycled content by governments and industry.
5. Phase out problematic and unnecessary plastics by 2025.
6. Halve the amount of organic waste sent to landfill by 2030.
    ake comprehensive, economy-wide and timely data publicly available to support better
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   consumer, investment and policy decision.

Queensland Government
In 2019 the State Government endorsed the Queensland Waste Management and Resource
Recovery Strategy 2019 to better manage waste in Queensland. The overview of the strategy
states the following:
“The Strategy presents a strategic plan for a better way of managing waste in Queensland, by
harnessing the potential value of resources that have traditionally been discarded. The Strategy’s
three strategic priorities will guide the transition to a more circular economy, reduce the amount
of waste disposed of to landfill, 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
of action plans that detail the implementation of the strategic priorities, including timeframes and
responsibilities.”
The strategy focuses on three strategic priorities to support the shift away from the current
practices in material considered as waste.
1. Reducing the impact of waste on the environment and communities.
2. Transitioning towards a circular economy for waste.
3. Building economic opportunity.

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