The Australian Government is actively exploring the most effective ways to reform our packaging regulations, aiming to reduce waste, combat pollution, and support a circular economy.
A core focus is making producers accountable for the waste they generate, a critical step that will help drive down pollution and promote sustainable practices.
This moment presents an unprecedented opportunity to push for meaningful change in Australia’s packaging landscape and champion a cleaner, greener future.
Making producers responsible means they:
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Avoid and reduce packaging in the first place
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Design packaging that can be easily reused, composted or recycled
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Cover the full costs of collecting and recovering their packaging.
As we’re rapidly approaching a critical decision point, please join us in calling for comprehensive legislation to turn the tide on waste and plastic pollution.
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It’s Time For Change.​​
Product Stewardship Is An Election Issue
We believe product stewardship must become a national priority—and an election issue. The new government has a clear opportunity to adopt a product stewardship model that holds corporations accountable for their packaging waste while championing a reusable future.
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By integrating product stewardship into our policies, we can:
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Shift the burden of waste management from households and councils to the industries profiting from single-use packaging.
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Incentivise businesses to invest in reusable solutions and reduce waste.
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Create a fairer system where corporations pay their fair share.
Australia has the chance to lead by example and demonstrate how responsible, innovative policies can address the plastic crisis while strengthening our economy.
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.