REDCYCLE — SOFT
PLASTIC RECYCLING
1114. Hon SOPHIA MOERMOND to the minister representing the
Minister for Environment:
I refer to the recent collapse of
soft plastic recycling in Australia through REDcycle.
(1) Does the collapse of REDcycle jeopardise the
targets set in this government's Waste avoidance and resource
recovery strategy 2030?
(2) Is the Waste Authority proving local governments
and the community with information on how to correctly dispose of soft
plastics?
(3) Would the minister consider allocating a portion
of the $62.25 million collected through the Waste Avoidance and Resource
Recovery Act that is not allocated to waste projects to tackle this mounting
problem?
Hon
STEPHEN DAWSON replied:
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question. The honourable member said ''proving''
in her second question; I saw it as ''providing'' and providing
made sense, so I have answered it as though the question said providing.
(1) No.
(2) The Waste Authority's WasteSorted: Be a GREAT
Sort communication programs will continue to provide information to
support households with their waste management.
(3) A soft plastics industry task force is being
established nationally to identify options to help manage collection,
storage and processing. It is appropriate that industry contributes to the cost
of managing its products.