Fresh scrutiny of recovery rates under the auspices of the voluntary battery recycling scheme, B-cycle, reignites long held concerns over the scheme’s viability, efficacy and transparency. The Sydney Morning Herald recently reported claims from former employees at B-cycle’s main recycler, Ecocycle, that batteries were routinely taken to landfill or processed in sub-optimal conditions by Ecocycle’s…
Australia is stepping up on the transition to a circular economy, with waste batteries highlighted as a priority at the joint Environment Ministers’ Meeting on 27 March 2026. Ministers agreed to develop an Inter-Governmental Agreement by mid-2026 for Environment Ministers’ intervention on circular economy issues, including a set of principles to prioritise issues and actions…
Product Stewardship is often touted as a means of ensuring adherence to the polluter pays principle, whereby those that are responsible for the production of hazardous waste and pollution, pay their fair share towards mitigating the environmental and human health impacts they create. This creates an incentive for those producers to actively work towards minimizing…