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To stop the plastic crisis in our oceans, we need an overhaul of our recycling system.

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Landmark Senate Inquiries

Pete has led the charge in parliament by establishing two landmark senate inquiries into the recycling crisis and marine plastic pollution. Through this work in the senate and through his on-the-ground campaigning, Pete has helped focus attention on the need for industry to be held account for these twin problems.

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We Won:

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Getting a container deposit scheme in place in every state.

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The government adopting Greens’ policy to use the Clean Energy Finance Corporation to fund recycling.

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We Want:

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Parliament to support a bill to introduce mandatory recycling targets and ban the most problematic single-use plastics.

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Mandatory product stewardship schemes for all e-waste, tyres, mattresses and other problematic waste streams.

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A co-operative research centre to tackle the problem of marine plastics.

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