AUS: Product stewardship – Australia’s top waste priority

Published Tuesday 13th July 2010

Product stewardship will be a “primary focus” over the next two to three years, according to the National Waste Policy Implementation Plan endorsed at the EPHC meeting of environment ministers in Darwin. Charting the course for Australian waste reform over the next five years, it says “fulfilling the 16 [key priority] strategies will involve a mix of new activity as well as building on existing policies and programs”.

“National product stewardship framework legislation will be enacted and the television, computer and tyres industries assisted in their development of product stewardship schemes. Administrative arrangements to support the product stewardship legislation will also be established,” states the implementation plan.