Announcement
13 Mar 2020
The Commonwealth, state and territory governments and the Australian Local Government Association agreed on the establishment of a ban on waste exports starting in July 2020.
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Number of interventions
2
2 certainly harmful
0 likely harmful
0 liberalising
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Implementation date
01 Jan 2021
Revocation date:
No revocation date
Announced: 13 Mar 2020
Export licensing requirement
In force
On 13 March 2020, the Australian government imposed an export license requirement for processed waste. The requirement is imposed on glass, plastic, tyre, and paper waste and will be implemented as pe...
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Implementation date
01 Jul 2020
Revocation date:
No revocation date
Announced: 13 Mar 2020
Export ban
In force
On 13 March 2020, the Australian government agreed that an export ban should be set for waste plastic, paper, glass and tyres not processed into value-added materials. The dates agreed for the commenc...
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