Action Priority/timeframe Output Outcome Responsibility Government purchasers consider marine debris impacts in procurement, consistent with Commonwealth Procurement Rule 4.5: When conducting a procurement, an official must consider ….: e. environmental sustainability of the proposed goods and services (such as energy efficiency and environmental impact); and f. Event guidelines developed for whole-of-life costs limiting waste and potential debris generated at Australian, state, territory and local government events (guidelines include for example, bans on balloon release and other problem litter items and provision of water refills) Town planning standards are put in place limiting the potential for marine debris inputs resulting from coastal developments Sites of high litter loads are identified and infrastructure such as gross pollutant traps, litter booms and bins are installed and maintained at these sites Plastic production and transport infrastructure are designed to lower risk of industrially sourced marine debris (e.g. “operation clean sweep”) 1.03 Encourage development of High priority — ongoing for Systems are designed and put in Materials prevented from All levels of government, a circular economy in Australia the life of the plan place to prevent waste and entering the environment as with industry involvement encourage recovery of valuable waste materials (for example bans on Improved recycling and reuse single-use lightweight plastic bags, of valuable resources development of container deposits schemes and more efficiently recyclable products)
Action Priority/timeframe Output Outcome Responsibility Government purchasers consider marine debris impacts in procurement, consistent with Commonwealth Procurement Rule 4.5: When conducting a procurement, an official must consider ….: e. environmental sustainability of the proposed goods and services (such as energy efficiency and environmental impact); and f. whole-of-life costs Event guidelines developed for limiting waste and potential debris generated at Australian, state, territory and local government events (guidelines include for example, bans on balloon release and other problem litter items and provision of water refills) Town planning standards are put in place limiting the potential for marine debris inputs resulting from coastal developments Sites of high litter loads are identified and infrastructure such as gross pollutant traps, litter booms and bins are installed and maintained at these sites Plastic production and transport infrastructure are designed to lower risk of industrially sourced marine debris (e.g. “operation clean sweep”) 1.03 Encourage development of a circular economy in Australia High priority — ongoing for the life of the plan Systems are designed and put in place to prevent waste and encourage recovery of valuable materials (for example bans on single-use lightweight plastic bags, development of container deposits schemes and more efficiently recyclable products) Materials prevented from entering the environment as waste Improved recycling and reuse of valuable resources All levels of government, with industry involvement