Transform waste


No more band aids: A Circular Economy can ELIMINATE waste and polution. Let’s make sure the Victorian Government gets it right! SIGN THE PETITION: Say no to waste to energy! Waste to Energy is polluting,and locks us into a bad waste system EMAIL YOUR COUNCIL: We’re Transforming Australia’s Waste System JOIN US! Australia, we are […]
No to waste to energy, and transform Australia's Waste System

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No more band aids: A Circular Economy can ELIMINATE waste and polution. Let’s make sure the Victorian Government gets it right!
SIGN THE PETITION: Say no to waste to energy! Waste to Energy is polluting,and locks us into a bad waste system
EMAIL YOUR COUNCIL: We’re Transforming Australia’s Waste System
JOIN US!

Australia, we are in a waste crisis! Australia’s waste is growing at TWICE the rate of its population. Every MINUTE we produce 1 TONNE of plastic waste. Every HOUR we throw out 36,000kg of clothes. Every DAY we throw out enough bottles and cans to STRETCH ACROSS AUSTRALIA. By 2050 there will be MORE PLASTIC in the ocean THAN FISH.
– We’re using up valuable resources
– We’re making climate change worse
– We’re messing up the environment
– We’re making ourselves sick​

This is a BIG problem that needs BIG solutions. Individual actions just aren’t enough
– A lot of waste happens before products hit the shelves…
– We often don’t have low waste options available…
– There are a lot of things that could be repaired or recycled, but we don’t have the services in Australia…
– Our recycling system is confusing, and even when we figure it out things don’t necessarily get recycled…
– Reducing your waste in our current system can be HARD, and not available to everyone​…

Australia needs a waste system that is
– COMPREHENSIVE: The best possible system for all waste, for all Australians
– TRANSPARENT: A clear system we have confidence in
– EASY TO USE: A system that makes it simple for all Australians to do the right thing
We are bringing people together to create the waste system we need. We are based in Melbourne, Victoria and come from many different walks of life. We are all passionate Keep Cup users and recycling sorters, but got increasingly frustrated as we found we couldn’t have the impact we wanted. Now we are using the power of grassroots activism to hold government and industry to account.

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Campaign Details

Group Leading this Campaign: Friends of the Earth Melbourne

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Who this Campaign is Targeting: Government and industry, Victorian Government, your Council

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Campaign Ran From: 2019 to 2024

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Outcome Evidence: The ABC reported in March 2024 that 'Victoria's first ever waste-to-energy project has been given the green light. The plant will be built in the Latrobe Valley at Opal Australia's Maryvale Paper Mill, and will burn rubbish to power the mill.' Furthermore, there is no evidence to show that Victoria's waste system has been transformed since the campaign began, although it was announced in Feb 2024 that 'The  Victorian Government has invested $515 million to transform the Victoria’s waste and recycling system, helping us achieve our target of diverting 80 per cent of all material away from landfill by 2030.' Campaign is ongoing to ensure this transformation happens. (Ascertained June 2024)

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