Mr McCurdy said that in the largest environmental overhaul in Victoria in decades, the Zero to Landfill policy would bring energy-from-waste technology currently being used in Paris, Amsterdam, Germany and Singapore to Victoria, along with reforms to recycling.
“The Liberal Nationals policy will upgrade recycling processing so that Victorians’ recycling goes to market, instead of going to landfill as it is under Labor,” Mr McCurdy said.
“Victoria needs to reduce the waste we send to landfill and we need new, low emission sources of energy.
“Creating energy from waste is clean technology in use all around the world and it’s time that we brought that technology to Victoria and into our own backyards.”
By investing in energy-from-waste facilities and upgrading Victoria’s recycling technology, The Nationals will eliminate household waste going to landfill by 2035.
“Interim targets will see a 33 per cent reduction in household waste to landfill by 2025, a 66 per cent reduction by 2030 and a 100 per cent reduction by 2035,” Mr McCurdy said.
“This plan means less waste going to landfill, better recycling and new clean energy for Victoria.”
The Zero to Landfill policy:
Commits $120 million over four years from the state’s Sustainability Fund to create a Zero to Landfill Fund. This fund will have a Recycling Futures stream to help upgrade recycling facilities and an Energy from Waste stream to deliver energy-from-waste projects in Victoria;
Commits government departments to work with industry to expedite approvals to get Victoria’s waste management and recycling back on track; and
Sets an ambitious target to eliminate household waste going to landfill by 2035.
Earlier this year, the Liberal Nationals announced if elected it would require government agencies such as Parks Victoria and the Victorian Schools Building Authority to prioritise fully recycled plastic products as part of their purchasing policies.
This would take plastic waste and uses it to create recycled plastic products, such as park benches, bollards, walkways and playground material, which can then be enjoyed by the community.
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