Ministers Sussan Ley and Trevor Evans have confirmed they want an EU-style e-waste stewardship scheme in Australia, and have agreed voluntary approaches need "a credible threat of regulation" as a backstop.
The federal government will this financial year consider implementing an EU-style mandatory stewardship scheme for electronic and electrical waste, and has announced $190 million in new recycling infrastructure funding.
Waste Reduction Minister Trevor Evans is expected to release a draft Bill in the next few weeks on arrangements for implementing the Morrison government's waste export restrictions.
The Federal Court today rejected the ACCC's arguments that Kimberly-Clark had misleadingly claimed its wet wipes were safe for sewerage systems, and criticised the Commission's tactics in the appeal hearing.
Federal legislation to ban the export of key waste streams can't be introduced in time to meet the original deadline for prohibiting waste glass exports, the Morrison government has confirmed.