The quick service restaurant sector includes fast-food and takeaway outlets that serve quickly prepared meals with minimal table service. Australia loses $36.6 billion to wasted food each year, eroding value across the supply chain through inefficiencies that can be reduced. This action plan was developed to help businesses mitigate back-of-house food waste.

The assessment identifies the coastal waterways most contaminated by microplastics and provides a clear picture of the scale and type of microplastics in New South Wales (NSW) waterways. The study provides a baseline for NSW coastal waterways, enabling targeted management and policy action, as well as raising awareness within the community of microplastic contamination.

This report outlines evidence that Australia's federal policy framework on waste reduction and recycling has failed to achieve its objectives. It recommends the introduction of a circular economy framework, a review of the role that could be played by financial incentives, and implementation of mandatory national rules and regulations to improve environmental and economic outcomes.

This consultation draft seeks public input on the proposed next stage of New South Wales' Plastics program and recommends ways to reduce single-use, unnecessary and problematic plastic items and materials.

This consultation document seeks feedback on proposed regulations affecting the international trade in e-waste. The New Zealand Government proposes extending the current conditions of consent that apply to the import or export of hazardous e-waste to include non-hazardous e-waste, in line with amendments to the Basel Convention.