Minister Warns Mattress, Tyre Industry

Minister Warns Mattress, Tyre Industry
This photo taken on April 17, 2019 shows recycled plastic bottles at the Northern Adelaide Waste Management Authority's recycling site in Edinburgh, near Adelaide. Brenton Edwards/AFP via Getty Images
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Makers and importers of mattresses and tyres will have to ensure the items can be disposed of in an environmentally friendly way under federal government changes.

Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek has added the products, as well as plastics in healthcare products, to an official “product stewardship priority list”.