An Urgent Call for Mandatory National Packaging Reform
Dear Minister Watt,
We write to you today as a united front of retailers and recyclers, brand owners and conservation groups, manufacturers and environmental foundations because what we face is no longer a matter of ambition. It is a matter of strategic urgency.
We call on you to introduce, in 2026, legislation for a mandatory national Extended Producer Responsibility scheme covering all packaging materials placed on the Australian market — a single national framework, with producer-funded fees, mandatory recycling and design targets, and enforceable compliance.