The inquiry examined municipal and industrial recycling and the crisis in Victoria’s recycling and waste management system. Amongst other things, the inquiry investigated: 

  • the Victorian government’s responsibility to establish and maintain a coherent, efficient and environmentally responsible approach to waste management, including assistance to local councils
  • whether the China National Sword policy was anticipated and responded to properly 
  • short and long-term solutions to the recycling and waste management system crisis 
  • strategies to reduce waste generation and better manage all waste. 

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