Resources

Statement of Position

21/12/04
The Boomerang Alliance is committed to working with business and the community to achieve zero waste in Australia. Our main focus is nationwide adoption of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) for ensuring the elimination, over time, of excess products and packaging from the waste stream.

Statement_of_position.pdf (PDF, 257k)

Joint Statements

31/03/05
Update for environment ministers on the progress of developing overarching targets for the National Packaging Covenant.

progress_report_letter.pdf (PDF, 247k)

10/02/05
The Boomerang Alliance seeks a correction from Coca-Cola Amatil regarding an incorrect and misleading statement made on the 7.30 Report.

7.30_Report_CCA_letter.pdf (PDF, 248k)

3/02/05
The Boomerang Alliance suspended its involvement with the consultation process for the NPC Mk 2 on Monday 31 January 2005.

walkout_letter.pdf (PDF, 233k)

21/12/04
The Boomerang Alliance submission to the Tasmanian Parliamentary Inquiry into Waste Management.

boomerang_alliance_tas_submission.pdf (PDF, 458k)

20/12/04
The Boomerang Alliance congratulates environment ministers on their stance to improve the draft National Packaging Covenant and calls for appropriate mechanisms to reach quantifiable targets.

Post_EPHC_decision_letter.pdf (PDF, 243k)

17/11/04
The Boomerang Alliance urges Australia’s main packaging waste producers to reject the National Packaging Covenant and work with us towards the goal of zero waste.

corporate_letter.pdf (PDF, 194k)

17/11/04
The Boomerang Alliance appeals to State and Territory environment agencies, Ministers and Premiers to reject the redrafted National Packaging Covenant.

government_letter.pdf (PDF, 117k)

Reports

16/02/07
2006 report from Canada highlights Container Deposit systems are zero cost to industry – why then do Australian packaging and bottling companies continue to try and stop deposit systems in Australia?

WhoPaysWhat.pdf (PDF, 1031k)

16/02/07
Container Deposits – The Common Sense Approach

Final_Container_Deposits___the_common_sense_approach.pdf (PDF, 2098k)

30/06/05
Pathetic Package: Poor management of packaging resources costs Australia over $350 million p.a. and highlights the need for Environment Ministers to act.

July_EPHC_Report.pdf (PDF, 294k)

30/06/05
EU packaging waste statistics published by the Association for the Sustainable Use and Recovery of Resources in Europe (Assurre).

assurre_packaging_waste_stats.pdf (PDF, 75k)

30/03/05
Progress Report prepared by the Boomerang Alliance for the Environment Protection and Heritage Council on development of overarching targets for the National Packaging Covenant.

EPHC_Progress_Report.pdf (PDF, 312k)

23/03/05
Extended Producer Opportunity - making EPR and zero waste work for business and society.

Extended_Producer_Opportunity.pdf (PDF, 490k)

16/03/05
Towards a Zero Waste Society - the Boomerang Alliance's vision for a national EPR approach.

Towards_a_zero_waste_society.pdf (PDF, 89k)

1/12/04
National Packaging Covenant: Say No to the Waste Club – a report prepared by the Boomerang Alliance in association with Warnken Industrial and Social Ecology Pty Ltd.

Say_No_to_the_Waste_Club.pdf (PDF, 545k)

1/12/04
A summary position paper of the National Packaging Covenant: Say No to the Waste Club Report.

Summary_Say_No_to_the_Waste_Club.pdf (PDF, 125k)

17/11/04
The Boomerang Alliance’s critique of the National Packaging Covenant 2005 – 2010: Inequitable, Ineffective and Irresponsible.

NPC_critique.pdf (PDF, 256k)

Studies

20/01/05
Community Attitudes to Packaging Survey - prepared by Newspoll for the Boomerang Alliance.

Packaging_study_summary.pdf (PDF, 83k)

Fact Sheets

8/04/05
Presentation delivered by Keynote Speaker Darryl Young, former head of the Californian Department of Conservation, at the Green Capital Waste Wars events in March 2005.

darryl_young_presentation.pdf (PDF, 472k)

14/03/05
The best recyclers in the world have one thing in common - container deposits.

container_deposits.pdf (PDF, 122k)

7/03/05
Container Deposit Legislation and kerbside recycling - are they compatible? Experience shows that the answer is yes.

CDL_and_kerbside.pdf (PDF, 114k)

7/03/05
A brief overview of how Container Deposit Legislation works in South Australia.

CDL_in_South_Australia.pdf (PDF, 103k)

7/03/05
The media debate on the National Packaging Covenant and container deposits - a summary of the main arguments and speakers.

media_debate.pdf (PDF, 89k)

1/02/05
Recycling poster used in California - with a Boomerang theme!

boomerang.pdf (PDF, 79k)

20/01/05
Green Capital presents 'Waste Wars: A Garbage Policy or a Policy that's Garbage?' Join the debate in Melbourne on 16 March or Sydney on 22 March. Keynote speaker is Darryl Williams, former director of the California Department of Conservation.

Waste_Wars_Invite.pdf (PDF, 72k)

17/01/05
Packaging is wasting Australia - quick facts about our packaging waste problem.

Packaging_is_wasting_Australia.pdf (PDF, 74k)

Media Releases

1/07/05
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Ministers avert waste crisis.

Media_Release_Ministers_Avert_Waste_Crisis.pdf (PDF, 245k)

2/12/04
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
The National Packaging Covenant is Rubbish.

Media_Release_NPC_is_Rubbish.pdf (PDF, 125k)

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