National first: new waste policy & new recycling schemes for TVs, computers and tyres
Source: Australia. Minister for the Environment. Media Release
"At a meeting in Perth today the nation's environment ministers endorsed a new National Waste Policy, the first such national framework charting a ten-year vision for resource recovery and waste management.
The policy includes a landmark scheme for recycling computers and televisions, with householders able to drop off used computers and TVs for recycling free of charge, Federal Environment Minister Peter Garrett announced today."