News

1/07/05
Media release:
The Boomerang Alliance today commended Environment Ministers for a historic decision on new recycling targets for Australia’s mountains of packaging.

commend_waste_decision.pdf (PDF, 170k)

1/07/05
Media release:
Green groups and local government are calling on state environment ministers not to give in to the Commonwealth on a new packaging agreement.

commonwealth_roll_over_on_waste.pdf (PDF, 177k)

30/06/05
Media release:
Green groups and local government are demanding state and federal Environment Ministers deliver a national packaging plan to fix Australia’s growing waste mountain at a meeting in Perth on 1 July.

ministers_on_trial_on_waste.pdf (PDF, 236k)

14/04/05
Media release:
Community groups around Australia have applauded a call from NSW and Victorian Environment Ministers to introduce high minimum recycling standards for bottles, cans and cardboard.

industry_called_to_account.pdf (PDF, 236k)

14/04/05
Media release:
Victorian Environment Minister John Thwaites will today call for the introduction of tough targets on packaging waste at a meeting of Environment Ministers in Darwin.

John_Thwaites_release.PDF (PDF, 49k)

13/04/05
Media release:
NSW Environment Minister Bob Debus will push for tough targets for reducing packaging waste when the nation’s environment ministers meet in Darwin tomorrow.

Bob_debus_release.pdf (PDF, 70k)

12/04/05
Media release:
Community groups are building a mountain of plastic bottles in Hyde Park to highlight their call for the return of refundable bottles and cans.

bottle_refund_event.pdf (PDF, 234k)

22/03/05
Media release:
Former head of the Californian Department of Conservation Darryl Young today urged Australian businesses to take greater responsibility for packaging waste.

Media_release_Californian_expert.pdf (PDF, 225k)

7/03/05
Media release:
Overwhelming amounts of packaging picked up on Clean Up Australia Day show the need for new solutions to reduce packaging waste.

CUA_Day.pdf (PDF, 235k)

31/01/05
Media release:
Community groups today walked out of consultations in Canberra aimed at reducing packaging waste, accusing industry of snubbing community concerns.

Community_groups_walk_out.pdf (PDF, 232k)

3/12/04
Media release:
Ministers avert waste crisis.

Media_Release_Ministers_Avert_Waste_Crisis.pdf (PDF, 245k)

2/12/04
Media release:
Community demands action from Government on packaging – Say no to the Waste Club.

Simple_tips_on_writing_a_press_release.doc (PDF, 34k)

19/11/04
Media release:
The National Packaging Covenant is Rubbish.

Media_Release_NPC_is_Rubbish.pdf (PDF, 125k)

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