Australian Packaging Covenant

The Australian Packaging Covenant (APC) is an agreement between Australian governments and the packaging industry to reduce the environmental impacts of packaging.

For details visit www.packagingcovenant.org.au. 

National Environment Protection (Used Packaging) Measure

The National Environment Protection (Used Packaging Materials) Measure (NEPM-UPM) provides the regulatory requirements that support the APC.  The NEPM is implemented in Western Australia through the Environmental Protection (NEPM-UPM) Regulations 2013.   

2016-17

• Local government data report 2016-17 (For the NEPM-UPM).
  

2015-16

• Local government data report 2015-16 (For the NEPM-UPM).
  

2014-15

• Local Government Data Report 2014–15 (For the NEPM-UPM).

2013-14

• Report to the National Environmental Protection Council (NEPC) on the implementation of the NEPM-UPM for Western Australia132.39 KB (extract from the NEPC annual report 2013-14) 
• NEPM-UPM data report-local government data 2013-14247.92 KB

2012-13

• Report to the NEPC on the implementation of the NEPM-UPM 2012-13133.34 KB (extract from NEPC Annual Report)
• NEPM-UPM data report-local government data 2012-13229.08 KB

2011-12

• Report to the NEPC on the implementation of the NEPM-UPM 2011-12 386.9 KB

APC annual reports

As a signatory to the APC, the Government of Western Australia reports annually on APC activities.

• 2015–16 Annual Report to the APC
• 2014–15 Annual Report to the APC480 KB
• 2014 Annual Report to the APC382.31 KB
• 2013 Annual Report to the APC1.75 MB