Members

Queensland Department of Environment and Science

The Department of Environment and Science administers the Waste Reduction and Recycling Act 2011, which provides a framework for waste management and resource recovery in Queensland, Australia. Among other things, the Act provides for the development of product stewardship schemes for products of priority for Queensland. The Department also supports national product stewardship initiatives and provides the Secretariat support for the current program of work on the development of a handheld battery product stewardship scheme. More information on Queensland’s waste management and resource recovery agenda and legislation can be found here.

In June 2014, the Department of Environment and Heritage Protection (now Environment and Science) upgraded its GlobalPSC membership to become a Sustaining Government member.

The Department’s Director-Waste Policy and Legislation, Kylie Hughes, serves as a member of the GlobalPSC Executive Committee.