Media Releases

Plastic Packaging: Environment Ministers Stall 

Australia’s Environment Ministers have delayed concrete action on fixing Australia’s  packaging, recycling and plastic pollution crisis. 

Plastic Packaging: State Environment Ministers must stand up to Federal Government 

Australia’s Environment Ministers will choose tomorrow whether to save the plastic  recycling industry and prevent ongoing plastic packaging pollution or adopt the federal government’s do nothing approach.

AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT MUST ACT ON PLASTIC PACKAGING AND HEALTH – NEW POLL

Inaction by the federal government on plastic pollution and health, including from packaging, is defying the health concerns and support for action of over 80% of people, according to a new YouGov poll.

NSW OPPOSITION ON WRONG TRACK WITH REUSABLE CUPS 

The NSW Opposition’s rejection of a proposed reusable cup scheme for drinks like coffee, under plastic pollution laws, is short sighted and ignorant, environmentalists said today. 

Greens Packaging Responsibility Bill exposes government inaction 

The Boomerang Alliance has welcomed the tabling of a federal Greens bill for a national Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) Scheme for Packaging

Coke and Beverage Sector seek to torpedo Qld Container Refund Reforms

Coke and Beverage Sector seek to torpedo Qld Container Refund Reforms

Scamps and Chaney back Boomerang Alliance’s call for urgent packaging reform to tackle Australia’s plastic crisis 

Independent MPs Dr Sophie Scamps and Kate Chaney have joined with the Boomerang Alliance to call for urgent national packaging reform ahead of this week’s Environment Ministers’ Meeting. 

Local Volunteers Unite for Keast Park Clean Up: A Call for 20c Refunds

More than 100 locals gathered in Carrum Downs to remove over 115kg of rubbish from the foreshore

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