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Waste reduction initiatives

Plastic pollution reduction

  • Tackling plastic waste
  • How to reduce consumption of avoidable and single-use plastics
  • Single-use plastic items ban
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Queensland's draft E-Products Action Plan

Information on the draft E-Products Action Plan and how to participate in the consultation.

Containers for Change

  • About Containers for Change
  • Eligible containers
  • Expanding the container refund scheme

Queensland Organics Strategy and Action Plan

Learn how the Queensland Government is proposing to manage organic waste.

Reduce food waste

  • Reduce food waste at home
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Plastic bag ban

  • Why the ban was introduced
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Australian Packaging Covenant

Learn how the Covenant aims to reduce the environmental impacts of consumer packaging.

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Queensland takes action to fight plastic waste and pollution

More single-use plastic items are now banned - cotton buds with plastic stems, microbeads, peanut style expanded polystyrene packaging and releasing helium balloons. Read more about expanding the ban.

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Find out what can be recycled in your yellow lid bin

Let’s make sure we’re recycling as much as we can and recycling correctly.

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Reduce food waste

Learn about how we can all play a part in reducing food waste in Queensland.

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Funding and grants

Learn how we’re investing in managing organic waste.

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Recycling and Waste in Queensland report 2021-22

Find out more about waste disposal and recovery data and trends in Queensland during 2021-22.

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WASTE NOTes Bulletin

To stay up to date on Queensland’s latest waste and recycling policies and news please subscribe to the WASTE NOTes Bulletin.

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