Position Statement

Below is information on the position statement of Keep Australia Beautiful National Association.  For information on the position statement of state and territory offices go to their websites listed at http://www.kab.org.au/about-us/state-offices/

General Statement on Waste

The Keep Australia Beautiful Network supports litter reduction, reuse and recycling through education, product stewardship, extended producer responsibility and other means including systems to encourage the collection and use of products that might otherwise be discarded.

 
All Packaging
Keep Australia Beautiful recognises that it is Governments' (State or Federal) responsibility to consider and facilitate legislation regarding waste management systems.
The Keep Australia Beautiful Network policy is to support initiatives that address ALL materials that can be recycled and are in the litter stream.

Container Deposit Legislation

The KABNA Board resolves to defer requests for comment on CDL issues to the relevant State/Territory KAB.                     

Diverting Organic Waste from Landfill

Waste generation is often related to the material standard of living in a particular area. With the standard of living increasing globally, waste production has also increased.

Around one tonne of waste is produced by the average household per annum, with around 30% of this being organic (food and green) waste.

The disposal of this organic waste in landfills results in emission of methane gas as it degrades. The diversion of organic waste from landfill to composting prevents the generation of methane and as such should be promoted .

Therefore Keep Australia Beautiful National Association supports a policy for the diversion of organic waste from landfill. 

Separating organic waste from the general waste stream, prior to its disposal in landfill, provides long term environmental benefits by reducing methane emissions, enhancing soil productivity and reducing irrigation needs. Application of composted organics to land also provides an opportunity to improve our farms by returning carbon to the soil.

The use of fit-for purpose organic products from organic waste - in our gardens or on the land – will assist in greenhouse gas reduction and the development of sustainable land use.

Schemes that encourage Australian households and businesses to use  products derived from composted organic wastes, either from home composting/worm farms or waste processers, is strongly encouraged by the Keep Australia Beautiful National Association.