Australian environment ministers have made fundamental progress on the national management of waste at last week's meeting of the Environment Protection and Heritage Council (EPHC) in Hobart.A key element of this new approach will be the incorporation of national product stewardship arrangements, where manufacturers and distributors would be called upon to take greater responsibility for reducing the environmental impact of their goods, in not only product design but through involvement in end-of-life disposal and recycling.
Of particular importance is the Council's focus on addressing stewardship for the recycling of Australia's electronic waste (e-waste). It agreed that a national framework is needed to run an effective e-waste program, and will release a Regualtory Impact Statement in the coming months for public comment to indentify the most appropriate policy mechanisms to govern the initiative.
E-waste is a mounting problem, with around 1.6 million computers being dumped in our landfills each year, and another 1.8 million being stored away, unused, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
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So don't forget to sort out your e-waste do dispose of in a sustainable way on 6-7 June!
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