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Australia’s plan to curb plastic pollution has failed miserably

The industry wants to blame consumers for its problems, one environmentalist told Crikey.

Crikey

REDcycle’s collapse and the hard truths on recycling soft plastics in Australia

Shoppers are still being incorrectly told they can return food packaging to supermarkets a year after the program ended. So is any soft plastic being recycled?

The Guardian - AU

NSW premier says construction waste recycling rules may be reviewed as widespread compliance issues revealed

Chris Minns says environmental watchdog’s powers must be ‘sufficiently robust’ amid investigation into asbestos-contaminated garden mulch

The Guardian - AU

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Australian governments impose recycling rules after packaging industry fails on waste

New rules agreed at meeting of environment ministers welcomed as breakthrough by conservationists

The Guardian - AU

Australia’s backlog of soft plastic could be processed overseas before supermarket scheme is rebooted

Environment groups say strategy to restart recycling scheme does not go far enough in addressing waste problem

The Guardian - AU

Supermarket giants promise to ‘urgently’ resume soft plastics recycling

Australia's three big supermarkets have promised to "urgently" revive the failed soft plastics recycling scheme, but still face big problems.

The New Daily

NSW Labor's pledge to create Georges River Koala National Park welcomed by conservation groups

Public land between Glenfield and Appin would be used for the new Georges River Koala National Park to save local colonies which, unlike other populations in the Sydney basin, are chlamydia-free and thriving.

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Urgent research needed to understand Hunter koala populations after bushfire devastation

Research is urgently needed to fill knowledge gaps about koala populations in Cessnock and Lake Macquarie, according to data collected by the NSW Environmental Defenders Office.

Newcastle Herald

Tanya Plibersek urged to intervene to stop stockpiled soft plastics from being dumped

Environmentalist alliance says plastic waste from failed supermarket-backed recycling scheme can be safely warehoused until it can be recycled

The Guardian - AU

NSW planning laws failing to protect koalas: report

Land development has caused significant koala habitat loss in the Sydney basin, a report says, compounding the effect of droughts, fires and floods.

AAP

‘War on cigarette butts’: Coalition plan to reduce pollution ‘never existed’, Tanya Plibersek says

Up to 9bn plastic cigarette butts are discarded and washed into waterways in Australia each year

The Guardian - AU

Victoria's single-use plastic ban starts today, but experts worry it does not go far enough

Changes include prohibiting the supply and sale of plastic straws, cutlery, plates, drink-stirrers and cotton bud sticks, bringing Victoria into line with most other states.

ABC News

Wine industry sour on return and earn

Almost all Australians are in favour of container recycling programs being expanded to include wine and spirit bottles, according to a new poll.

AAP

Supermarkets are pausing soft plastic recycling. What should I do with my plastic bags now?

Peak industry bodies say the halt has exposed deeper problems within the packaging industry

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'Teething problems' for NSW plastic bag ban as deadline looms for single-use cutlery and straws

When is a "thicker" plastic bag not thick enough? When is a fine merited? The move away from disposable bags and single-use cutlery items is not proving to be an easy transition.

The Canberra Times

Recycling upgrade part of plan to build domestic industry

ACT recycling will get a major tech upgrade.

The Guardian - AU

Rubbish revelations: collectors combine recycling and garbage in some Sydney streets

Canterbury-Bankstown mayor says bin mixing due to ‘problematic locations’, sparking wider reflection on Australia’s waste system

The Guardian - AU

Property developers fight NSW bid to make houses more energy-efficient and climate-resilient

Environmentalists call changes ‘everything you could ever dream about’ but industry says they ‘undermine the economics of delivering housing’

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