An emergency waste policy in Victoria has introduced new measures to prevent fires, while Western Australia has proposed tighter controls to prevent landfill levy avoidance and stockpiling.
The Western Australian government will launch a container deposit scheme in 2019 and is canvassing views on how it should mesh with refund regimes in other states.
A large increase in Perth's waste levy has triggered a 42% drop in the amount sent to landfill, but that's partly because businesses are stockpiling unprocessed construction and demolition waste, according to a new report.