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'Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek says despite the collapse of a major soft
plastics recycling scheme, the federal government has set a target to recycle
or reuse 100 per cent of plastic waste by 2040 and end plastic pollution.
Ms Plibersek says the government has made the ambitious pledge to recycle all
virgin plastics by that year.
Virgin plastics are any plastics made from non-recycled material.
Currently, Australia only recycles and reuses about 16 per cent of the more
than 1 million tonnes of plastic in circulation.
The previous government set a target of recycling 70 per cent of plastics by
2025.
Ms Plibersek acknowledged the target was ambitious given the "poor" state of
recycling in Australia but said it was an important move to join the High
Ambition Coalition to End Plastic Pollution, which includes Canada, the United
Kingdom and a number of Pacific nations.
"Australia is a large producer of waste by global standards," Ms Plibersek told
7.30.
"We haven't got good recycling at the moment.
"We've got to do better, and by working in this global coalition it's
signalling that we're prepared to be held to account."
Last month the Commonwealth, along with the states, also promised to reform
packaging regulation by 2025 and aim to create a better circular economy by
2030.'
Via
Future Crunch issue 191:
https://futurecrunch.com/
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
