We took community voices to Canberra.
We delivered our joint open letter to Minister Watt, backed by more than 10,000 supporters calling for meaningful action on packaging waste.
Because of your support, we also met with politicians from across the spectrum — ensuring the community’s voice was not just heard, but impossible to ignore.
This marks a significant moment. For the first time, community organisations, environmental advocates, businesses, and industry groups are united in calling for a mandated extended producer responsibility scheme.
The message is clear: the companies that create packaging must take full responsibility for its impact, from production through to end-of-life.
We are at a turning point. This level of alignment sends a strong signal that Australians are ready for practical, system-wide reform.
We’ll continue working with decision-makers to turn this momentum into outcomes.
Stay tuned — more updates to come.
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DRIVING REAL CHANGE ACROSS AUSTRALIA
During the 2025 federal election, with the backing of our community, we put plastic pollution firmly on the political agenda and held federal candidates to account.
Environmental policies were barely on the radar—but together, we made it clear that Australians expect action. Our movement sent a strong message: it’s time to cut plastic waste and protect our environment.
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See how the parties and independents measured up in our scorecard.
THE PROBLEM
THE ROLE REUSE PLAYS
Right now, single-use plastics are flooding our environment, driving climate change, and increasing cost-of-living pressures for households and businesses.
The solution? A bold, national shift to reusable packaging by 2030.
That’s why we’ve launched the Reuse Australia Program and declared the Year of Reuse — an ambitious campaign to supercharge the transition away from single-use plastics.
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Our vision is simple: an Australia where single-use is undesirable and unacceptable. By embracing reusables, we can:
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Reduce waste and pollution.
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Lower emissions and protect wildlife.
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Save money for households, businesses, and councils.
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Drive innovation and create sustainable jobs.
TAKE ACTION
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Australia is the second largest consumer of single-use plastic packaging in the world, and we only recycle 18% of it. It’s time for change.
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Plastic Waste Maker Index,
Minderoo Foundation
OUR IMPACT
25,000
People signed our ‘Unwrapped’ petition in partnership with the Australian Marine Conservation Society, pushing supermarkets to ‘cut the wrap’ and holding corporations and legislators accountable.
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Allied organisations that support systems and behaviour change to build up a circular economy across Australia.
40,000
Supporters that have kept the pressure on decision makers by sending thousands of emails to businesses, industry and governments, calling for change.