We are seeking public comment on the consultation draft of the Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery (e-waste) Regulations 2023 (draft Regulations) using the feedback template in Appendix 1 of the information paper . The draft Regulations have been developed under the Waste Avoidance and...
Closes 22 November 2023
Western Australia’s Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery Strategy 2030 (waste strategy) sets out objectives and strategies for transitioning the state towards a circular economy. Released in 2019, the strategy contains a vision for WA to become a sustainable, low‑waste, circular economy in...
Closed 11 July 2023
Long-term planning for waste infrastructure at a state level is the basis of headline strategy 6 in the Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery Strategy 2030 Action Plan. It supports the Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery Strategy 2030 vision for the state to become a sustainable, low-waste,...
Closed 23 June 2023
Discussion paper: Seeking public feedback on plan to increase recovery and recycling The Western Australian container deposit scheme (CDS), Containers for Change , started on 1 October 2020. It delivered a commitment of the McGowan Government to increase recycling, reduce litter, provide...
Closed 1 June 2023
We are seeking public comment on the exposure draft of amendment regulations and discussion paper, Environmental Protection Amendment Regulations 2022 . Changes to the Environmental Protection Act 1986 (EP Act) being made by the Planning and Development Amendment Act 2020 (PD...
Closed 14 April 2023
The State Government is committed to a ban on e-waste disposal to landfill by 2024 . Banning e-waste from disposal to landfill supports our vision for a low-carbon Western Australia with a healthy environment and secure water resources for future generations. The ban also...
Closed 31 March 2023