Charitable Recycling Australia has commissioned new independent research analysing all Federal and State Government Waste Policies, for a gap analysis based on the Waste Hierarchy and Circular Economy Principles. In addition to identifying policy gaps, the gap analysis also identifies government targets in respect of waste reduction, resource recovery, carbon and zero waste to help inform opportunities that exist to accelerate progress towards their targets through highest and best use interventions, such as reuse, repair and repurposing that are not yet included in government policies given their generally current linear line defaults straight to recycling.
The objective of the Gap Analysis is to identify gaps in best and highest use, which is often coupled with lack of funding or resources to address Reduce, Reuse and Repair in line with international consensus around the waste hierarchy and circular economy principles – and to encourage all Australian governments to embrace highest and best use interventions and integrate them in their Circular economy policies, with applicable targets.
The Gap Analysis, conducted by MRA Consulting, follows the November 2022 launch of the Monash University ARC research headline findings, and National Reuse Measurement Guidelines (see below).
