6.12: No-Waste Strategy
Develop a new, forward-thinking policy and strategy to manage and minimise waste. Other Information:
As NOWaste by 2010 reaches the end of its life, the ACT Government is developing a new, forward-thinking policy and strategy
to manage and minimise waste. The new measures will continue to emphasise waste minimisation and embody the principles of
environmental, economic and social sustainability. The goal will be to continue to progress NOWaste to an environmentally,
economically and socially sustainable level. The future priorities will be wastes generated by the business sector and the
recovery of recyclables and organics. Construction and demolition wastes will have to be treated at mixed waste plants prior
to land filling. In the domestic sector the focus will be on improving recycling, processing waste delivered to transfer stations
and managing organic and compostable materials. Increased activity by the private sector is seen as critical to increasing
resource recovery levels in the ACT. The ACT Government will continue to support growth in this sector through the development
of the Hume Resource Recovery Estate and to assist with market development for waste-derived products. Work will continue
at a national level on extended producer responsibility and take-back schemes for computers, e-waste, televisions, tyres,
mobile telephones and batteries. Measures will be pursued to strengthen the National Packaging Covenant that targets packaging
wastes.
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