Waste Strategy
The Queensland Government released the Waste Management and Resource Recovery Strategy on 1 July 2019.
The strategy provides the strategic framework for Queensland to become a zero-waste society, where waste is avoided, reused and recycled to the greatest possible extent.
The strategy focuses on transitioning to the principles of a circular economy to help retain the value of material in the economy for as long as possible.
The framework will help to deliver coordinated, long-term and sustained growth for the recycling and resource recovery sector while reducing the amount of waste produced and disposed of by promoting more sustainable practices for business, industry and households.
The strategy sets the following ambitious stretch targets for 2050:
- 25% reduction in household waste
- 90% waste recovered, diverted from landfill
- 75% recycling rates across all waste types.
Providing an incentive to recover and recycle materials will help protect the natural environment and conserve natural resources that would otherwise require the input of virgin materials to manufacture new products.
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