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March 6, 2023

Equipment Energy Efficiency Program

The Equipment Energy Efficiency (E3) program is a joint initiative of the Australian Government, Australian state and...

Type
Legal/Regulatory instrument
Policy
March 6, 2023

Euro VI Standards for New Heavy Vehicles

The current minimum noxious emission standard for new heavy vehicles in Australia is Australian Design Rule 80/03, which is...

Type
Legal/Regulatory instrument
Policy
March 6, 2023

Water Efficiency Labelling and Standards scheme

The WELS scheme achievements against the three objects of the WELS Act include: Water savings: The WELS scheme has...

Type
National strategy/Roadmap/Plan
Policy
March 6, 2023

Reforms to Australia’s packaging co-regulatory framework

Australia has a mandatory national co-regulatory framework that was established in 1999 to reduce the environmental impacts...

Type
Legal/Regulatory instrument
Policy
March 6, 2023

National Waste Policy and National Waste Policy Action Plan

The National Waste Policy identifies five overarching principles for waste management in a circular economy. These are: avoid...

Type
National strategy/Roadmap/Plan
Policy
March 6, 2023

National Plastics Plan 2021

The National Plastics Plan sets out Australia’s goals and actions to reduce the negative impacts of plastics on the...

Type
National strategy/Roadmap/Plan
Policy
March 6, 2023Australia - Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment

National Food Waste Strategy: Halving Australia’s food waste by 2030

The National Food Waste Strategy: Halving Australia’s food waste by 2030 (the Strategy) provides a framework to support...

Organisation
Australia - Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment
Type
National strategy/Roadmap/Plan
Policy
March 1, 2023Blue Community Consortium

Plastic Reduction

The policy encourages all 40 of our Blue Community Consortium members to seek alternatives to the use of plastics in all food...

Organisation
Blue Community Consortium
Type
Organisation policy
Policy
February 18, 2022

GLA Group Responsible Procurement Policy

Policy commitment ensures that decisions taken by members of the GLA Group on the procurement of goods, works or services are...

Type
Organisation policy
Policy
February 10, 2022United Kingdom - Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA)

Ecodesign of stoves

From 1 January 2022 all stoves placed on the market in the UK must be Ecodesign compliant. This means that they have been...

Organisation
United Kingdom - Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA)
Type
Legal/Regulatory instrument
Policy
February 10, 2022United Kingdom - Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA)

Environment Act: Powers on ecodesign and information

The new powers acquired in the Environment Act 2021 extend UK Government’s ability to introduce ecodesign requirements to a...

Organisation
United Kingdom - Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA)
Type
Legal/Regulatory instrument
Policy
February 10, 2022United Kingdom - Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA)

Single-use plastic item ban: Plates, cutlery, balloon sticks, expanded polystyrene food & drink containers

From November 2021 to February 2022, we consulted on the proposal to ban the supply of single-use plastic plates, cutlery...

Organisation
United Kingdom - Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA)
Type
Legal/Regulatory instrument