Victorian will become a national leader in waste management and resource recovery, with the release of the State Government’s Getting full value: Victoria’s Waste and Resource Recovery Policy.
The 30-year plan aims to grow the state’s economy by unlocking the hidden value from recovered materials while protecting the health of communities and the environment.
Environment and Climate Change Minister Ryan Smith the policy aimed to reduce Victoria’s growing waste generation and make the best use of the resources available from materials that were currently going to landfill.
Mr Smith said a critical Auditor-General’s June 2011 report found that “ineffective planning, leadership and oversight have resulted in inadequate co-ordination of implementation and limited progress” in reducing municipal waste.
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