Towards 2030: Australia Pushes for Higher Waste Recovery Amid Net Zero Push

Australia’s infrastructure needs development—although solar and wind are useful resources in the clean energy transition, they produce considerable waste.

Solar energy fields and wind turbines seen from the air in foggy conditions in Muntendam, Netherlands, in September 2022. Daniel Bosma/Getty Images

The Australian government is currently considering large-scale renewable waste management systems that can assist the country’s move towards net zero.

A spokesperson for the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment, and Water (DCCEEW) said state environment ministers in October 2022 pushed for solutions under the National Waste Policy Action Plan.