NARGA Chairman John Cummings

Packaging waste

Mechanisms aimed at reducing the volumes of packaging waste disposed in landfill or making packaging more resource efficient are rarely assessed in the context of their impact on the total supply chain.  The current [NEPM] RIS fails to do so, taking as a given the validity of the National Waste Policy and the need for [...]

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Sustainability involves the optimisation of environmental, economic and social factors. In this balancing act governments need to ensure that community needs are met with optimal use of resources, optimal environmental impact at lowest community cost. Download in Word format

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Senate Submission – Container Deposit Legislation

23 July 2009

Calls for a container deposit tax approach to the recovery for recycling of beverage containers are based on incorrect perceptions regarding need and merit. NARGA document – Container Deposit and Legislation Bill 

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Australian Government’s Response to Productivity Commission report on waste management

5 August 2007

The Australian Government has released its response to the Productivity Commission’s inquiry into waste management. See pp 203 for the Commission’s views on plastic shopping bags and NARGA’s contribution to the inquiry. Read the Government’s response.

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Supplementary Submission to the Inquiry Into Waste Management – Comments on the ACG Analysis of EPHC Plastic Bag Reduction Policy Scenarios

15 September 2006

Supplementary submission to the Productivity Commission with comments on the ACG analysis of EPHC plastic bag reduction policy scenarios. Download PDF

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Container Deposit Legislation Briefing Paper

13 September 2006

Discusses the implications of Container Deposit Legislation (CDL) currently under consideration by State Governments.  Download PDF

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