Member feedback required – Federal packaging regulation reform consultation
11 October 2024
Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW) has opened a public consultation on options to reform Australia’s packaging regulation. The consultation closes on 28 October 2024.
The consultation paper builds on the department’s previous stakeholder engagement. It seeks views on reform objectives and areas of focus, including designing packaging to reduce waste and for recyclability, recyclability labelling and recycled content thresholds. It presents three potential reform options:
Option 1: Strengthening administration of the co-regulatory arrangement
Option 2: National mandatory requirements for packaging
Option 3: An extended producer responsibility scheme for packaging.
Member Action
The AFGC is seeking input from members for our submission and strongly encourages members to participate in the consultation process both through the AFGC and directly with the department.
All information and data provided will be de-identified and aggregated within the AFGC’s submission to DCCEEW.
We ask that members provide feedback through our Menti Survey below –click here and enter the codeor scan the QR code to access it.
