Australia
Indicators
Resource Use

Existing

  • The National Waste Report provides material flow analyses for ash, glass, metals, paper and cardboard, plastics and tyres
  • National Waste Policy Action Plan 2019
Resource Circulation / Disposal

Existing

  1. The Australian Plastics Flows and Fates Report provides a comprehensive time-series picture of plastic flows across all polymer types and applications. Key indicators include consumption, plastics reaching end of life, recovery rate, recycling rate, reprocessing, and reprocessing capacity.
  2. The National Waste Report provides material flow analyses for ash, glass, metals, paper and cardboard, plastics and tyres
  1. National Waste Policy Action Plan 2019
  2. The National Plastics Plan 2021 outlines Australia’s approach to increase plastic recycling, find alternatives to unnecessary plastics and reduce the impact of plastic on the environment
Environmental Impact In The Context Of Circular Economy / Resource Efficiency

Existing

  1. Tonnage of waste being diverted from landfill by projects funded under the RMF
  2. Measures and activities to reduce the impact of plastic pollution on threatened species in Australia
  1. Modernising Australian Recycling Infrastructure (Recycling Modernisation Fund - RMF)
  2. Threat abatement plan for the impacts of marine debris on the vertebrate wildlife of Australia’s coasts and oceans.
Social Impact In The Context Of Circular Economy / Resource Efficiency

Existing

  1. Number of jobs being created by projects funded under the RMF
    • Number of ongoing jobs being created in regional and remote Australia
  1. Modernising Australian Recycling Infrastructure (Recycling Modernisation Fund - RMF)
Economic Impact In The Context Of Circular Economy / Resource Efficiency

Existing, Planning

  1. Total RMF funding being injected into the resource recovery industry
    • Total investment made into recycling infrastructure in regional and remote Australia.
  2. The Australian Plastics Flows and Fates Report provides a comprehensive time-series picture of plastic flows across all polymer types and applications. Key indicators include consumption, plastics reaching end of life, recovery rate, recycling rate, reprocessing, and reprocessing capacity.
  1. Modernising Australian Recycling Infrastructure (Recycling Modernisation Fund)
  2. The National Plastics Plan 2021
Targets
Resource Input
Existing
  1. National Waste Policy Action Plan 2019 targets:
    • Reduce total waste generated by 10% per person by 2030
    • 80% average resource recovery rate from all waste streams following the waste hierarchy by 2030
    • Significantly increase the use of recycled content by governments and industry
    • Phase out problematic and unnecessary plastics by 2025
    • Halve the amount of organic waste sent to landfill by 2030
  2. Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation 2025 National Packaging Targets:
    • 100% reusable, recyclable or compostable packaging.
    • 70% of plastic packaging being recycled or composted.
    • 50% of average recycled content included in packaging (revised from 30% in 2020).
    • The phase out of problematic and unnecessary single-use plastics packaging.
  1. National Waste Policy Action Plan 2019
  2. Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation 2025 National Packaging Targets
Resource Circulation
Existing
  1. National Waste Policy Action Plan 2019 targets:
    • Reduce total waste generated by 10% per person by 2030
    • 80% average resource recovery rate from all waste streams following the waste hierarchy by 2030
    • Significantly increase the use of recycled content by governments and industry
    • Phase out problematic and unnecessary plastics by 2025
    • Halve the amount of organic waste sent to landfill by 2030
  2. Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation 2025 National Packaging Targets:
    • 100% reusable, recyclable or compostable packaging.
    • 70% of plastic packaging being recycled or composted.
    • 50% of average recycled content included in packaging (revised from 30% in 2020).
  3. The phase out of problematic and unnecessary single-use plastics packaging
  1. National Waste Policy Action Plan 2019
  2. Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation 2025 National Packaging Targets
  3. The National Plastics Plan 2021
Environmental Impact In The Context Of Circular Economy / Resource Efficiency
Existing
Social Impact In The Context Of Circular Economy / Resource Efficiency
Existing
Economic Impact In The Context Of Circular Economy / Resource Efficiency
Existing
Good-Practices
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