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NATIONAL PACKAGING COVENANT PLAN

The National Packaging Covenant is the leading instrument for managing consumer packaging waste in Australia, and has been agreed between industry and all spheres of Government. It provides a self-regulatory framework for the management of packaging waste, based on the principals of shared responsibility through product stewardship applied throughout the packaging chain.

The goals of the Covenant are to minimise the environmental impacts of consumer packaging waste throughout the entire life-cycle of the packaging product, close the recycling loop, develop economically viable and sustainable recycling systems and ensure that the voluntary process continues.

The Covenant and its Schedules set out a number of commitments each signatory is required to undertake. These commitments are designed to be flexible, to reflect sectors having different Covenant responsibilities in the life cycle of a packaging product. Individual signatories are able to determine what actions are appropriate for their organisation to satisfy Covenant commitments. These actions are outlined in an Action Plan.

AIP and its Member Companies involved in lubricant production/blending have developed and revised Action Plans covering used plastic lubricant containers. The first Action Plan was submitted to the National Packaging Covenant in December 2001 and subsequent plans have been submitted and accepted.

The Action Plan contains an important commitment to be undertaken by AIP and its Member Companies in collection and recycling of the containers. AIP and it Member Companies are now working to implement this commitment.

National Packaging Covenant Plan

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For more information about the National Packaging Covenant, including a full list of signatories, visit the NPC website at www.packagingcovenant.org.au.