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Consultation paper - A National Waste Policy: Managing Waste to 2020

The Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts released a consultation paper, A National Waste Policy: Managing Waste to 2020, on 7 April 2009. Stakeholders were invited to contribute their ideas, insights, views and knowledge to help shape the development of a national waste policy.

Public consultation sessions were held from 21 April to 1 May 2009 in each capital city, as well as Townsville, Kalgoorlie and Wagga Wagga.

The Waste Policy Task Force would like to thank all those who have provided input into the development of the national waste policy through participating in the public consultation sessions or providing a submission.

Submissions

The Department has received over 140 submissions on the Consultation Paper and we are progressively loading these onto the website.

Submission NumberSubmitted by
0571800 EWASTE Pty Ltd (PDF - 65KB)
1800 EWASTE Pty Ltd - Attachment A
084 A3P / Paper Round (PDF - 900KB)
121 ACOR and Boomerang Alliance (PDF - 1,248KB)
067Alcoa of Australia Limited (PDF - 40KB)
022ALDI Stores (PDF - 1235KB)
080 Alliance for a Clean Environment Inc (PDF - 291KB)
070Aluminium Can Group Incorporated (Word - 2551KB)
058Australian Battery Recycling Initiative (PDF - 112KB)
089Australian Conservation Foundation - Central Coast Branch (PDF - 28KB)
134 Australian Dental Association Inc (PDF - 449KB)
Attachment A (PDF - 82KB)
054Australian Dental Association Victorian Branch Inc. (PDF - 1118KB)
068 Australian Industry Group (PDF - 335KB)
105 Australian Food and Grocery Council (PDF - KB)
104 Australian Information Industry Association (PDF - 288KB)
086Australian Landfill Owners Association (PDF - 117KB)
120 Australian Local Government Association (PDF - 659KB)
123 Australian Mobile Telecommunications Association (PDF - 196KB)
094 Australasian Paper Industry Association Ltd (Word - 68KB)
126 Australian Tyre Recyclers Association (Word - 53KB)
Australian Tyre Recyclers Association - Attachment A
040Blue Environment Pty Ltd (Word - 180KB)
127 Biohazard Waste Industry (A Division of WMAA) (PDF - 238KB)
008Carol O'Donnell (Word - 74KB)
Carol O'Donnell - Attachment A
Carol O'Donnell - Attachment B
032Cement Industry Federation (PDF - 296KB)
013City of Casey (Word - 95KB)
064City of Darebin (Word - 262KB)
138 City of Marion (PDF - 695KB)
110 CMA Ecocycle (Word - 38KB)
Attachment A (PDF - 439KB)
Attachment B (PDF - 1,467KB)
Attachment C (PDF - 1,711KB)
Attachment D (PDF - 289KB)
Attachment E (PDF - 198KB)
Attachment F (PDF - 2,961KB)
139 Community Environment Network Inc (Word - 28KB)
010Compost Western Australia (PDF - 115KB)
119 Conservation Council of South Australia (PDF - 151KB)
027 Consumer Electronics Suppliers Association and Product Stewardship Australia (PDF - 99KB)
Consumer Electronics Suppliers Association and Product Stewardship Australia - Attachment A
107 Council of Mayors (SEQ) (PDF - 982KB)
023 Craig Walters (PDF - 25KB)
137 CropLife Australia (PDF - 102KB)
095 Eastern Metropolitan Regional Council (Word - 1,536KB)
096 Eco Products Agency and Nextek Ltd (Word - 171KB)
061 Engineers Australia (PDF - 250KB)
116 Environment Institute of Australia and New Zealand (Word - 392KB)
005 Estelle Ross (Word - 27KB)
133 Francis Fisher (Word - 48KB)
Attachment A (Word - 35KB)
Attachment B (Word - 299KB)
034 GHD Sydney (PDF - 69KB)
122 Global Renewables (PDF - 49KB)
113 Helmut Kater (Word - 22KB)
103 Housing Industry Association (PDF - 52KB)
018 InSinkErator (PDF - 63KB)
102 Jeffries Group (PDF - 190KB)
012 Jenny Brown (RTF - 18KB)
004 John R Sabine (Word - 32KB)
021 KDL Products Pty Ltd (PDF - 2,236KB)
002 Keelahlam (Word - 146KB)
Keelahlam - Attachment A
056 Keep Australia Beautiful National Association (PDF - 112KB)
060 Keep Australia Beautiful Victoria (PDF - 493KB)
028 KESAB (Word - 888KB)
020 Kimberly-Clark Australia (PDF - 4670KB)
042 Kogarah Council (Word - 49KB)
044 Lake Macquarie City Council (PDF - 959KB)
092 Lighting Council Australia (PDF - 68KB)
073 LMS Generation Pty Ltd (PDF - 2419KB)
036 Local Government and Shires Associations of NSW (Word - 197KB)
087 Local Government Association of the Northern Territory (PDF - 133KB)
053 Local Government Association of South Australia (PDF - 251KB)
050 Local Government Association Tasmania (PDF - 197KB)
016 Logan City Council (Word - 57KB)
007 Lyndall McCormack (PDF - 31KB)
115 Manly Council (Word - 4,399KB)
045 Manningham City Council (PDF - 3163KB)
024 Margaret Davies (Word - 68KB)
082 Minerals Council of Australia (PDF - 340KB)
043 Moreton Bay Regional Council (PDF - 106KB)
009 Morrie Goodz (Word - 29KB)
Morrie Goodz - Attachment A
Morrie Goodz - Attachment B
Morrie Goodz - Attachment C
Morrie Goodz - Attachment E
118 Municipal Association of Victoria (PDF - 317KB)
077 National Association of Retail Grocers of Australia (PDF - 662KB)
National Association of Retail Grocers of Australia - Attachment A (PDF - 1310KB)
035National Packaging Covenant Industry Association (Word - 64KB)
039 National Timber Product Stewardship Group (PDF - 136KB)
National Timber Product Stewardship Group - Attachment A
National Timber Product Stewardship Group - Attachment B
National Timber Product Stewardship Group - Attachment C
091 Nature Conservation Council NSW (Word - 25KB)
019 Net Balance (PDF - 334KB)
125 Permaculture (Sydney) North Inc. (Word - 156KB)
093 Perth Region NRM (Word - 90KB)
075 Peter Maganov (PDF - 940KB)
131 Plastics and Chemicals Industries Association (PDF - 779KB)
014 Port Stephens Council (Word - 49KB)
101 Product Stewardship Council (PDF - 93KB)
117 Pumper Dump P/L (PDF - 30KB)
112 Queensland Conservation Council (PDF - 228KB)
111 Queensland Recycling (PDF - 548KB)
062 Resource Work Cooperative Society Limited (PDF - 291KB)
106 Reverse Garbage Co-operative Ltd (Word - 70KB)
132 Revive Recycling Pty Ltd (PDF - 164KB)
Attachment A (PDF - 555KB)
Attachment B (PDF - 2,804KB)
Attachment C (PDF - 1,092KB)
Attachment D (PDF - 1,336KB)
140 Riverina Eastern Regional Organisation of Councils (Word - 136KB)
135 Rosalind Ellinger (Word - 20KB)
072 Southern Metropolitan Regional Council (PDF - 140KB)
041 South East Resource Recovery Regional Organisation of Councils (Word - 199KB)
037 Southern Region Waste Resource Authority (PDF - 1589KB)
078 Southern Sydney Regional Organisation of Councils (PDF - 374KB)
033 Standards Australia (PDF - 42KB)
100 Steel Stewardship Forum (PDF - 205KB)
001 Steve Magyar (PDF - 51KB)
059 Sunshine Coast Regional Council (PDF - 92KB)
128 Technical Textiles & Nonwoven Association (PDF - 380KB)
003 Telework Australia (Word - 92KB)
052 Thiess Services Pty Ltd (PDF - 526KB)
108 Townsville City Council (Word - 100KB)
047 Transpacific Industries Group (PDF - 1003KB)
017 Veolia Environmental Services (Australia) Pty Ltd (PDF - 2977KB)
083 Visy Industries (PDF - 2800KB)
088 The Waste Authority (Western Australia) (Word - 151KB)
066 Waste Management Association of Australia (PDF -89KB)
074 Woolworths Limited (PDF - 132KB)
129 WorkCover NSW (Word - KB)
079 Zambelli Environmental on behalf of Plencove Pty Ltd (Word - 079-thelzenvironmental.doc)
006 Zero Waste Australia (PDF - 132KB)
Zero Waste Australia - Attachment A (PDF - 47KB)
Zero Waste Australia - Attachment B (PDF - 61KB)
Zero Waste Australia - Attachment C (PDF - 2096KB)
Zero Waste Australia - Attachment D (PDF - 467KB)
Zero Waste Australia - Attachment E (PDF - 767KB)

Downloads

Public consultation session presentation

Consultation paper

Questions?

If you have any questions about the public consultation process please contact the Waste Policy Taskforce at wastepolicy@environment.gov.au or phone 1800 803 772.