AUF2021L00625Enacted

Recycling and Waste Reduction (Export—Waste Plastic) Rules 2021

Jurisdiction:
Australia
Type:
Preemption · Other
Last action:
Jan 1, 2021
Plastic Packaging
This rule restricts export of waste plastic, effectively preempting domestic circular-economy processing and potentially weakening local recycling/stewardship infrastructure by limiting end-markets for collected plastic waste.

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