Waste reduction initiatives

Putting batteries in waste or recycling kerbside bins is unsafe and can cause fires in garbage trucks and waste facilities. There are locations across Queensland where you can safety dispose of batteries.

• Tackling plastic waste
• How to reduce consumption of avoidable and single-use plastics
• Single-use plastic items ban
• Innovation challenge

• About Containers for Change
• Eligible containers
• Expanding the container refund scheme
• Information for manufacturers of wine and pure spirits

• Reduce food waste at home
• Reduce food waste at your business
• Reduce food waste in your community
• Reduce food waste at school

Knowing what items can go in your recycling bin will help make sure we’re recycling as much as we can and recycling correctly.

• Plastic bag ban — for shoppers
• Plastic bag ban — for retailers
• How the ban is being enforced

The Australian Packaging Covenant is an agreement between companies in the supply chain and all levels of government to reduce the environmental impacts of consumer packaging.