The Minister for Environment Roger Jaensch is responsible for devastating cuts of over $33.75 million in waste initiatives across the next four years.
This is a great boon for an investment in Tasmania into circular economy jobs, into beneficial industry for our state and Tasmania has a great opportunity.
We have been the party that has been pushing, prodding, shouting from the hilltops for decades now for this kind of legislation in Tasmania.
Tasmanian waste levy legislation is welcome - it’s seven years past time we adopted this simple and sensible policy.
The Greens say "better late than never" on Waste Levy
Europe is showing the way in terms of looking at sovereign capability as a block. They are also aware of the vulnerabilities of trade markets for many reasons.
The Greens will seek an urgent briefing with the Environment Protection Agency on whether existing regulations are capable of protecting water catchments.
The Greens are calling on the Tasmanian Government to rule out handing control of the container deposit scheme to the beverage industry.
This Clean Up Australia Day, the new Minister for Environment, Roger Jaensch, should release his plan for making the day obsolete.
Last Friday, the company that collects recyclables from five southern councils, SKM Recycling, was declared insolvent.