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Submissions received before the release of the interim report are listed here.
No. Name Pages Received
1 Sustainable Infrastructure and Resource Management, University of South Australia (PDF - 346.1 KB) 4 17/09/2024
2 Boomerang Alliance (PDF - 99.3 KB) 2 09/09/2024
  Boomerang Alliance (Word - 507.1 KB)    
Attachment: Best practice mandatory product stewardship scheme for packaging (PDF - 1.2 MB) 2 09/09/2024
3 Centre for Smart Modern Construction (c4SMC) (PDF - 193.3 KB) 1 19/09/2024
  Centre for Smart Modern Construction (c4SMC) (Word - 83.0 KB)    
4 UNSW SMaRT Centre (PDF - 347.2 KB) 11 27/09/2024
5 Penelope Turnbull (PDF - 149.1 KB) 4 08/10/2024
  Penelope Turnbull (Word - 39.1 KB)    
6 Xframe Ltd (PDF - 3.1 MB) 16 02/10/2024
7 Xseed (PDF - 1.8 MB) 23 15/10/2024
8 Veolia Australia and New Zealand (PDF - 203.5 KB) 7 28/10/2024
9 Jack Hetherington (PDF - 699.9 KB) 15 21/10/2024
10 Dr Deepika Mathur (PDF - 66.5 KB) 4 28/10/2024
11 Gippsland Climate Change Network (GCCN) (PDF - 215.7 KB) 3 29/10/2024
  Gippsland Climate Change Network (GCCN) (Word - 277.5 KB)    
12 Ryan Mischkulnig (PDF - 158.9 KB) 20 29/10/2024
  Ryan Mischkulnig (Word - 52.5 KB)    
13 Edward Khoury (PDF - 136.2 KB) 2 24/10/2024
14 Michelle D Smith (PDF - 150.8 KB) 5 31/10/2024
15 Requis Australia Pty Ltd and Requis Inc (US) (PDF - 1.8 MB) 14 29/10/2024
16 ACT NoWaste (PDF - 217.9 KB) 7 29/10/2024
17 Lithium Australia (PDF - 205.1 KB) 2 30/10/2024
18 Charitable Reuse Australia (PDF - 436.6 KB) 7 29/10/2024
19 Dr Chad Paul (PDF - 470.6 KB) 5 29/10/2024
20 Hume City Council (PDF - 85.0 KB) 2 30/10/2024
Attachment: Towards Hume as a Circular City (PDF - 1.2 MB) 67 30/10/2024
21 Australian Local Government Association (ALGA) (PDF - 471.0 KB) 9 30/10/2024
  Attachment: Case studies (XLSX - 51.6 KB)    
22 Circular Textile Working Group (CTWG) WA (PDF - 105.3 KB) 3 29/10/2024
Attachment: Closing the Loop on Clothing Forum 2023 (PDF - 184.3 KB) 4 29/10/2024
23 Australian Water Association (AWA) (PDF - 125.5 KB) 2 30/10/2024
24 Ena Vejnovic; Professor Sharon Purchase; Dr Daniel Schepis and Dr Liudmila Tarabashkina (PDF - 174.9 KB) 5 31/10/2024
25 Good Sammy (PDF - 281.9 KB) 8 24/10/2024
26 Southern Sydney Regional Organisation of Councils (SSROC) (PDF - 231.3 KB) 12 31/10/2024
27 Association for the Battery Recycling Industry (ABRI) (PDF - 142.8 KB) 7 31/10/2024
28 Infrastructure Victoria (PDF - 262.5 KB) 11 01/11/2024
29 Polar Enviro (PDF - 321.0 KB) 17 01/11/2024
30 Resource Work Cooperative (PDF - 162.0 KB) 7 01/11/2024
31 RMIT University Circular Economy Hub (PDF - 276.1 KB) 16 31/10/2024
32 Vinyl Council of Australia Pty Ltd (PDF - 175.4 KB) 4 01/11/2024
33 Toyota Motor Corporation Australia (PDF - 153.9 KB) 4 01/11/2024
34 WA Solar Recycling (PDF - 102.9 KB) 3 31/10/2024
35 Circular Economy Villages Co-operative Ltd (CEVCO) (PDF - 221.0 KB) 6 31/10/2024
36 Staff at the University of Melbourne (PDF - 307.5 KB) 12 01/11/2024
  Staff at the University of Melbourne (Word - 81.6 KB)    
37 MALVA Sustainable Tasmania (PDF - 3.0 MB) 17 01/11/2024
38 GoGet Carshare (PDF - 268.8 KB) 8 31/10/2024
39 Victorian Bioenergy Network (VBN) (PDF - 209.0 KB) 5 31/10/2024
Attachment: Turning Circle | How bioenergy can supercharge Australia's circular economy (PDF - 1.2 MB) 20 31/10/2024
40 Prof Leanne Wiseman (PDF - 139.7 KB) 8 30/10/2024
41 Tetra Pak (PDF - 170.3 KB) 5 01/11/2024
42 Civil Contractors Federation (CCF) (PDF - 457.6 KB) 7 31/10/2024
43 Australian Science Communicators (ASC) (PDF - 67.7 KB) 3 31/10/2024
44 WWF-Australia (PDF - 158.5 KB) 11 01/11/2024
45 ICLEI (PDF - 188.6 KB) 5 01/11/2024
46 Centre of Decommissioning Australia (CODA) (PDF - 451.8 KB) 20 01/11/2024
47 IKEA Australia (PDF - 289.3 KB) 8 01/11/2024
48 Creative People, Products and Places Research Centre (CP3) (PDF - 229.5 KB) 7 01/11/2024
Attachment: Submission from Dr Guy Keulemans to Right to repair inquiry (PDF - 142.6 KB) 7 01/11/2024
49 Australian Pipelines and Gas Association (APGA) (PDF - 244.9 KB) 8 01/11/2024
  Australian Pipelines and Gas Association (APGA) (Word - 540.8 KB)    
50 Renewable Gas Alliance (RGA) (PDF - 274.0 KB) 9 01/11/2024
51 Queensland Water Directorate (qldWater) (PDF - 322.9 KB) 6 01/11/2024
52 Arup (PDF - 223.2 KB) 7 01/11/2024
53 The Salvation Army (PDF - 259.1 KB) 9 01/11/2024
  The Salvation Army (Word - 201.8 KB)    
54 NSW Small Business Commission (PDF - 117.5 KB) 5 01/11/2024
55 Cement Concrete and Aggregates Australia (CCAA) (PDF - 1.7 MB) 21 01/11/2024
56 Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP) (PDF - 651.6 KB) 7 31/10/2024
57 CSIRO (PDF - 283.6 KB) 15 01/11/2024
58 Good Natured ESG (PDF - 241.1 KB) 4 01/11/2024
59 Australian Library of Things Network (PDF - 132.4 KB) 3 01/11/2024
  Australian Library of Things Network (Word - 44.3 KB)    
60 Robert Gell (PDF - 119.9 KB) 4 01/11/2024
Attachment: Circular economy avoiding environmental disasters by turning waste streams into resource streams (PDF - 1.2 MB) 4 01/11/2024
61 Logan City Council (PDF - 569.8 KB) 4 01/11/2024
62 Circular PV Alliance (CPVA) (PDF - 60.8 KB) 5 01/11/2024
Attachment: Reclaimed PV panels market assessment industry report (PDF - 2.3 MB) 36 01/11/2024
63 TCO Development / TCO Certified (PDF - 138.3 KB) 4 01/11/2024
64 Baxter Healthcare (PDF - 108.9 KB) 3 01/11/2024
Attachment: Hospital PVC recycling program ANZ (PDF - 422.6 KB) 2 01/11/2024
65 Aquaculture Council of Western Australia (ACWA) (PDF - 165.2 KB) 3 01/11/2024
66 Lumicare Pty Ltd (PDF - 197.0 KB) 4 01/11/2024
Attachment: Cutting edge UVC - LED technology for High-Level Ultrasound Probe Disinfection (PDF - 3.7 MB) 9 01/11/2024
67 Local Government Procurement (LGP) (PDF - 61.6 KB) 1 01/11/2024
  Local Government Procurement (LGP) (Word - 43.1 KB)    
Attachment: Circular economy in procurement | Challenges and recommendations for NSW local governments (PDF - 1011.4 KB) 39 01/11/2024
68 Dubbo Regional Council (PDF - 258.6 KB) 4 01/11/2024
69 Australian Pork Ltd (PDF - 3.8 MB) 5 01/11/2024
70 Blueprint Institute (PDF - 149.8 KB) 4 01/11/2024
71 Urban Utilities (PDF - 133.4 KB) 5 01/11/2024
72 Dr Kirsten Shelly (PDF - 283.0 KB) 6 06/11/2024
73 Meriel Chamberlin (PDF - 366.8 KB) 11 01/11/2024
74 Australasian Procurement and Construction Council (APCC) (PDF - 250.1 KB) 4 29/10/2024
75 Australian Council of Recycling (ACOR) (PDF - 4.2 MB) 213 01/11/2024
76 Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) (PDF - 388.8 KB) 17 01/11/2024
77 Pact Group (PDF - 1.6 MB) * in confidence content omitted; # offline attachments 19 01/11/2024
78 Cement Industry Federation (CIF) (PDF - 1.3 MB) 16 01/11/2024
79 Total Environment Centre (TEC) (PDF - 313.7 KB) 10 31/10/2024
80 reloop (PDF - 159.9 KB) 3 31/10/2024
81 OzHarvest (PDF - 407.1 KB) 15 01/11/2024
82 Helen Millicer (PDF - 373.8 KB) 6 01/11/2024
Attachment: Enabling design for environmental good (PDF - 990.6 KB)
83 Container Exchange (QLD) Limited (PDF - 274.5 KB) 11 01/11/2024
84 ResiLoop Limited (PDF - 196.4 KB) 5 31/10/2024
85 Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI) (PDF - 722.5 KB) 19 01/11/2024
Attachment: The outlook for end-of-life vehicles in Australia (PDF - 1.6 MB) 25 01/11/2024
86 Australian Aluminium Council (PDF - 845.5 KB) 5 01/11/2024
87 Western Australia Return Recycle Renew Limited (WARRRL) (PDF - 253.8 KB) 15 30/10/2024
88 Wannon Water (PDF - 148.9 KB) 3 01/11/2024
89 WorkVentures (PDF - 242.0 KB) 5 01/11/2024
90 Recovery Tas Pty Ltd (PDF - 273.9 KB) 13 01/11/2024
Attachment: A circular economy blueprint - An investigation of innovative waste reducation models for dissemination in Tasmania - Belgium, Sweden and the UK - Recovery Tas Pty Ltd (PDF - 2.5 MB) 82 01/11/2024
91 Australian Automotive Dealer Association (AADA) (PDF - 93.0 KB) 3 01/11/2024
92 Sustainable Electronics Recycling International (SERI) (PDF - 244.8 KB) 8 01/11/2024
93 Community Industry Group (PDF - 596.9 KB) 13 01/11/2024
94 Swedish Australian Chamber of Commerce Sustainability Committee (PDF - 98.3 KB) 4 01/11/2024
Appendix 1: Circular economy initiatives and challenges (PDF - 2.4 MB) 20 01/11/2024
Appendix 2: Global best practice sharing - Swedish legislation and framework - How to foster circularity (PDF - 89.4 KB) 2 01/11/2024
95 CropLife (PDF - 2.1 MB) 14 01/11/2024
96 Good360 and Thread Together (PDF - 209.6 KB) 5 31/10/2024
Attachment 1: Hygiene Poverty in Australia (PDF - 790.6 KB) 7 31/10/2024
Attachment 2: Communities in Need Report (PDF - 520.6 KB) 3 31/10/2024
Attachment 3: Thread Together fact sheet (PDF - 979.5 KB) 3 31/10/2024
97 Australasian Railway Association (ARA) (PDF - 244.5 KB) 6 01/11/2024
98 Circular Economy Huon (CEH) (PDF - 99.1 KB) 5 01/11/2024
99 Business Council of Australia (BCA) (PDF - 491.7 KB) 8 01/11/2024
100 Regional Australia Institute (RAI) (PDF - 1.3 MB) 8 01/11/2024
Attachment: Circular Economy in Action | Regional perspectives (PDF - 3.1 MB) 32 01/11/2024
101 Circular Design Thinking (PDF - 84.3 KB) 2 01/11/2024
102 Christopher Wilson (PDF - 22.9 KB) 2 01/11/2024
103 Cement Industry Federation (CIF) (PDF - 1.3 MB) 16 01/11/2024
104 COREO (PDF - 216.2 KB) 14 01/11/2024
  COREO (Word - 2.0 MB)    
105 Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC) (PDF - 467.2 KB) 12 01/11/2024
106 Jemena (PDF - 423.3 KB) 12 01/11/2024
107 City of Adelaide (CoA) (PDF - 455.3 KB) 6 01/11/2024
108 Engineers Australia (PDF - 143.3 KB) 7 01/11/2024
109 Greater Whitsunday Alliance (GW3) (PDF - 311.3 KB) 17 01/11/2024
Attachment 1: Greater Whitsunday METS sector - A revenue diversification strategy (PDF - 8.6 MB) 76 01/11/2024
Attachment 2: Greater Whitsunday Biomanufacturing Blueprint 1.0 (PDF - 4.9 MB) 21 01/11/2024
110 Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (ATSE) (PDF - 210.7 KB) 2 01/11/2024
Attachment: Towards a Waste Free Future (PDF - 2.6 MB) 2 01/11/2024
111 Australian Chicken Meat Federation (ACMF) (PDF - 328.1 KB) 8 30/11/2024
112 Cleanaway (PDF - 4.5 MB) 32 01/11/2024
113 Reverse Garbage (PDF - 163.8 KB) 2 01/11/2024
114 GS1 Australia (PDF - 312.4 KB) 5 01/11/2024
115 Sustainable Aviation Fuel Alliance of Australia and New Zealand (SAFAANZ) and Cleaner Fuels Alliance (CFA) (PDF - 267.5 KB) 9 01/11/2024
116 Elan Energy Matrix (PDF - 140.1 KB) 5 01/11/2024
117 Australian Institute of Architects (PDF - 549.6 KB) 16 01/11/2024
118 TOMRA (PDF - 361.4 KB) 13 01/11/2024
Attachment 1: Holistic Resource Systems (PDF - 1.2 MB) 32 01/11/2024
Attachment 2: The Ultimate Guide to Mixed Waste Sorting (PDF - 6.7 MB) 21 01/11/2024
Attachment 3: Unlocking a reuse revolution (PDF - 2.4 MB) 82 01/11/2024
119 MCi Carbon Pty Ltd (PDF - 210.3 KB) 12 01/11/2024
  MCi Carbon Pty Ltd (Word - 734.5 KB)    
120 University of Technology Sydney (UTS) Institute for Sustainable Futures (ISF) (PDF - 826.7 KB) 14 01/11/2024
121 Peter Mulherin (PDF - 50.7 KB) 2 01/11/2024
122 Consumer Healthcare Products (CHP) Australia (PDF - 134.0 KB) 2 01/11/2024
123 Now + Future (PDF - 81.0 KB) 8 01/11/2024
124 Apple (PDF - 99.5 KB) 3 01/11/2024
  Apple (Word - 56.6 KB)    
125 Sustainability Research Institute (SRI) (PDF - 177.7 KB) 12 01/11/2024
126 Circular Australia (CA) (PDF - 485.8 KB) 28 01/11/2024
127 Jack Davenport (PDF - 153.9 KB) 6 01/11/2024
  Jack Davenport (Word - 35.2 KB)    
128 Bega Circular Valley Project (PDF - 743.4 KB) 10 02/11/2024
129 Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ) (PDF - 202.4 KB) 5 02/11/2024
130 Toy Libraries Australia (PDF - 426.2 KB) 6 03/11/2024
131 Institute of Public Accountants (IPA) (PDF - 193.3 KB) 4 03/11/2024
  Institute of Public Accountants (IPA) (Word - 1.1 MB)    
132 Local Government Association of the Northern Territory (LGANT) (PDF - 230.8 KB) 8 05/11/2024
133 WorkbenchX (PDF - 522.0 KB) 6 15/10/2024
Attachment: An Introduction to Circular Economy (PDF - 679.3 KB) 4 15/10/2024
134 The Reconnect Project (PDF - 84.5 KB) 2 01/11/2024
135 Coming soon - -
136 Business Chamber Queensland (PDF - 196.0 KB) 12 06/11/2024
137 Closed Loop Environmental Solutions (PDF - 156.8 KB) 3 06/11/2024
  Closed Loop Environmental Solutions (Word - 38.1 KB)    
138 Monash University (PDF - 780.7 KB) 28 06/11/2024
139 NSW Government (PDF - 653.2 KB) 18 06/11/2024
140 Battery Stewardship Council (PDF - 1.1 MB) 14 06/11/2024
141 Consumer Policy Research Centre (CPRC) (PDF - 459.6 KB) 20- 07/11/2024
Attachment: Consumer use and misuse of product information on large appliances (PDF - 481.4 KB) 13 07/11/2024
142 Kylea Tink MP (PDF - 190.3 KB) 3 08/11/2024
143 Association of Mining and Exploration Companies (AMEC) (PDF - 375.3 KB) 10 11/11/2024
144 Australian Academy of Science and ARC Centre of Excellence in Synthetic Biology (PDF - 221.6 KB) 4 08/11/2024
145 SEATA Group (PDF - 1.2 MB) 14 09/11/2024
Attachment 1: SEATA Clean Energy and Carbon Sequestration Technology (PDF - 1.8 MB) 18 09/11/2024
Attachment 2: Submission to NSW Renewable Fuel Scheme Discussion Paper (PDF - 572.8 KB) 8 09/11/2024
Attachment 3: Technical introduction (PDF - 1.5 MB) 16 09/11/2024
146 Australian Communications Consumer Action Network (ACCAN) (PDF - 350.0 KB) 6 07/11/2024
  Australian Communications Consumer Action Network (ACCAN) (Word - 326.5 KB)    
147 Planet Ark (PDF - 316.5 KB) 19 08/11/2024
148 Tyre Stewardship Australia (TSA) (PDF - 2.1 MB) 99 01/11/2024
149 Global Product Stewardship Council (GlobalPSC) (PDF - 3.1 MB) 63 08/11/2024
150 Water Services Association of Australia (WSAA) (PDF - 263.3 KB) 17 07/11/2024
151 eBay Australia and New Zealand (PDF - 207.2 KB) 9 11/11/2024
152 Australian Gas Infrastructure Group (AGIG) (PDF - 714.9 KB) 14 08/11/2024
153 Sircel Limited (PDF - 195.4 KB) 7 14/11/2024
  Sircel Limited (Word - 80.0 KB)    
Attachment 1: Plugging Australia's E-waste Gap (PDF - 1002.2 KB) 13 14/11/2024
Attachment 2: Driving the circular economy with e-waste recycling solutions (PDF - 482.8 KB) 3 14/11/2024
Attachment 3: A holistic materials management solution that supports our sustainability goals (PDF - 152.0 KB) 4 14/11/2024
154 Northern Sydney Regional Organisation of Councils (NSROC) (PDF - 242.5 KB) 4 15/11/2024
155 Australian Mobile Telecommunications Association (AMTA) (PDF - 695.5 KB) 7 08/11/2024
156 Taylor Granville (PDF - 192.8 KB) 5 08/11/2024
  Taylor Granville (Word - 276.1 KB)    
Attachment 1: Summary of submission to sustainability of energy supply and resources in NSW (PDF - 209.9 KB) 3 08/11/2024
  Attachment 1: Summary of submission to sustainability of energy supply and resources in NSW (Word - 474.5 KB)    
Attachment 2: Innovation in the Circular Economy 2022 conference report (PDF - 1.7 MB) 10 08/11/2024
Attachment 3: Circular Economy Precincts and Futures Hub (PDF - 1.8 MB) 16 08/11/2024
157 Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation (APCO) (PDF - 360.1 KB) 4 13/11/2024
158 Circular Economy Asia Inc (PDF - 2.6 MB) 27 15/11/2024
Attachment: Practical implementation of the circular economy (PDF - 1.1 MB) 19 15/11/2024
159 Product Stewardship Centre of Excellence (PDF - 938.4 KB) 27 04/11/2024
160 Australian Industry Group (Ai Group) (PDF - 154.6 KB) 10 11/11/2024
161 Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS) Australia and New Zealand (PDF - 640.5 KB) 9 14/11/2024
162 Woolworths Group (PDF - 185.6 KB) 15 15/11/2024
163 AusKelp (PDF - 1.5 MB) 13 17/11/2024
164 Recycling Technologies Group Pty Ltd (RTG) (PDF - 112.2 KB) 5 17/11/2024
  Recycling Technologies Group Pty Ltd (RTG) (Word - 270.0 KB)    
165 Australian Retailers Association (ARA) (PDF - 173.1 KB) 8 15/11/2024
166 Bega Valley Shire Council (PDF - 5.7 MB) 5 15/11/2024
167 West Australian Local Government Association (WALGA) (PDF - 157.6 KB) 8 14/11/2024
168 Waste Management and Resource Recovery Association of Australia (WMRRA) (PDF - 302.8 KB) 8 15/11/2024
169 Zero Waste Victoria (ZWV) (PDF - 184.0 KB) 22 18/11/2024
170 Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) (PDF - 278.9 KB) 12 19/11/2024
171 Sims Metal (PDF - 914.7 KB) 13 19/11/2024
Attachment 1: Clean and Mean - New Directions for Australia's Steel Industry (PDF - 851.3 KB) 32 19/11/2024
Attachment 2: Economic and environment benefits from an Australian unprocessed ferrous scrap metal export ban (PDF - 869.2 KB) 36 19/11/2024
172 Hunter Joint Organisation (PDF - 779.7 KB) 20 15/11/2024
173 ANZ Bio Char Industry Group (ANZBIG) (PDF - 2.6 MB) 63 08/11/2024
174 Australian Beverages Council Limited (ABCL) (PDF - 490.6 KB) 22 10/11/2024
175 Business Council for Sustainable Development Australia (BCSDA) (PDF - 640.8 KB) 33 25/11/2024
176 Australia and New Zealand Recycling Platform Limited (ANZRP) (PDF - 746.9 KB) 7 30/10/2024
177 COMFORTiD (PDF - 883.1 KB) 6 31/10/2024
178 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) (PDF - 161.7 KB) 10 29/11/2024
179 DeCarbonate Energy (DC8) (PDF - 184.7 KB) 6 30/11/2024
180 Tasmanian Government (PDF - 148.0 KB) 11 02/12/2024
181 Green Industries SA (GISA) (PDF - 205.3 KB) 3 31/10/2024
182 Department of Health and Aged Care (DoHaC) (PDF - 194.8 KB) 5 13/12/2024
  Department of Health and Aged Care (DoHaC) (Word - 240.0 KB)    

Final submissions (0)

Submissions received after the release of the interim report will be listed here.
C1 Comments made to the Circular economy inquiry (PDF - 122 Kb) - 15/11/2024
  Comments made to the Circular economy inquiry (Word - 64 Kb) - -