WASTEIan Kiernan's Opinion Piece - Plastic Bags and Marine Debris June 2009 - As environmental challenges go, climate change is without doubt the most significant issue facing our generation. But what chance do we have of getting in place the complex solutions for this issue when it appears we can’t even tackle a very simple solution for the problem of plastic bags – banning them. |
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Waste issues mount up ahead of Environment Ministers’ meeting 21 May 2009 - Environment Ministers from each state and territory have the opportunity to dramatically increase recycling rates in Australia when they meet with Federal Environment Minister Peter Garrett tomorrow by agreeing to both a national plastic bag ban and the introduction of national container refund scheme. |
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Australia’s plastic bag dependence contributing to global marine debris crisis 9 June, 2009 - The findings of the first-ever attempt to assess the impact of marine litter across the world has highlighted the urgent need for a ban on plastic shopping bags in Australia, Clean Up Australia said today. |
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No excuses left: a national plastic bag ban a must 3 May 2009 - There are no excuses left for state and federal government environment ministers to oppose a national plastic bag ban as South Australia prepares to rid itself of them from tomorrow, Clean Up Australia said. |
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NT refund scheme for drink cans/bottles should now go national 11 March 2009 - Clean Up Australia today welcomed the Northern Territory’s decision to introduce a refund scheme for drink containers. |
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Orange recycled water project 15 April 2009 - Guaranteeing future supplies of drinking water for drought and climate change-ravaged areas of Australia took a critical step forward today as Orange City Council became the first centre in the country to harvest its stormwater for drinking, Clean Up Australia Chairman Ian Kiernan AO said. |
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Electronic waste out of control unless urgent national action taken 11 December 2008 - Clean Up Australia’s Chairman Ian Kiernan AO has backed calls for a national recycling scheme for electronic waste and said unless urgent action is taken the problem may get out of control. |
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National plastic bag ban now needed following SA’s lead 13 November 2008 - Today’s historic decision by the South Australian parliament to ban plastic bags in South Australia should now push the Federal Government to act on a national ban, Clean Up Australia said today. |
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Muswellbrook lead on e-waste should be followed nationally 10 November, 2008 - Local government across Australia should follow Muswellbrook Shire Council’s lead in the fight against electronic waste by encouraging recycling of electrical appliances and conducting e-waste collection days, Clean Up Australia said today. |
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E-Waste to Spiral Out of Control 8 November 2008 - South Australia’s decision to go it alone on banning electronic waste from landfill should now add pressure on the Federal Government to fast-track a national scheme for recycling Australia’s fastest growing waste problem, Clean Up Australia said today. |
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Waste challenges piling up ahead of Environment Ministers meeting 6 November 2008 - National waste problems are piling up ahead of tomorrow’s important next meeting of state and federal environment ministers in Adelaide, Clean Up Australia said today. |
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New container deposit legislation in South Australia 8 September 2008 - South Australia’s doubling of its container deposit from five cents to ten cents should act as a wake up all to other states and territories, Clean Up Australia chairman Ian Kiernan AO said today. |
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South Australia to Ban Plastic Bags 18 June 2008 - South Australia is showing the rest of Australia the way forward on solving the problem of plastic bags and their impact on the environment by pursuing a ban, Clean Up Australia said today. |
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China’s ban on plastic bags highlights damage of delays in Australia 4 June 2008 - China’s decision to ban plastic bags has caused further embarrassment for Australia, which continues to delay a final decision to ban them despite evidence a levy does not work in the long run, Clean Up Australia said today. |
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Urgent action on flood debris needed 11 January 2008 - North coast residents are being urged to help clean up the huge amounts of rubbish that have been washed onto beaches and along the north coast in the aftermath of the floods. |
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Ban on plastic bags will reduce deaths of marine life 10 January 2008 - Clean Up Australia Chairman Ian Kiernan AO said today that introducing a ban on plastic bags would help to reduce the number of marine life killed by swallowing or being tangled in plastic bags. |
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Community clean up protects fragile Alps environment 12 November 2006 - The first Clean Up the Alps initiative, a community campaign to protect the fragile Alps environment including some of Victoria's most important fresh water sources, drew more than 80 volunteers despite torrential rain and freezing temperatures to remove almost two tones of waste, including scrap metal and other pollution from areas around Falls Creek and Mt Buffalo over the weekend. |
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Mountains visitors urged to take action to protect Victoria’s Alps 4 October 2006 - Victoria’s Alps are one of the most fragile environments in Australia so visitors are being urged to help restore and protect vulnerable areas during the first ever Clean Up the Alps Weekend on 11 and 12
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