Resources

A guide to Labels, Certifications, Standards, and Grants

Labels and Certifications

Standards – Processes and Organisations

Grants

Research and knowledge in materials and product stewardship 

White Papers

Practice Notes

Case Studies

Labels and Certifications

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Organisation: Carpet Institute of Australia – Environmental Certification Scheme

Area of activity: Provides a guide to the environmental performance of carpet. As a precondition of obtaining environmental certification, carpet manufacturers must comply with the Code of Practice for Environmental Management.

Product/Materials: Carpets

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Standards – Processes and Organisations

Contact the Product Stewardship Centre of Excellence if you have a standard that we can consider adding to this section.

Email us at: info@stewardshipexcellence.com.au

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Grants

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Modern Manufacturing Initiative – Manufacturing Integration Stream – Recycling and Clean Energy Priority – Round 2

Estimated Grant Amount: $1,000,000 – $20,000,000

Close date: 14-Jan-2022 5:00 pm (ACT Local Time)

Modern Manufacturing Initiative – Manufacturing Translation Stream – Recycling and Clean Energy Priority – Round 2

Estimated Grant Amount: $1,000,000 – $20,000,000

Close date: 14-Jan-2022 5:00 pm (ACT Local Time)

Research & Knowledge

in materials and product stewardship 

Universities, Research & Development Organisations

Product stewardship, policy, whole-of-system approaches

  • University of Technology Sydney – Institute for Sustainable Futures
    Product stewardship policy, options analysis, circular supply chains, product stewardship approaches to batteries, renewable energy, plastics and packaging.
  • Monash University – School of Social Sciences
    Sustainable business models, corporate sustainability and the role of charitable and community organisations in facilitating reuse.
  • Curtin University – Sustainability Policy Institute
    Sustainability policy and practice.
  • University of Wollongong – Sustainable Buildings Research Centre
    Product stewardship for the built environment, including sustainable building materials and value chains.
  • Griffith University – Systems Modelling Group
    Systems dynamics modelling.

Material Design, Reuse and Recycling

Circular Economy

  • Australian Circular Economy Hub
    The ACE Hub’s key role is to establish the network that will support collaboration and knowledge-sharing so that all those active in circularity in Australia can optimise their collective impact.
  • Aspire
    ASPIRE is an online matchmaking tool using innovative software, for material resource exchange that would otherwise be discarded, by bringing different parties together to exchange value.
  • NSW Circular 
    Circular economy, policy, finance and investment.

White Papers

Addressing the Barriers: A needs assessment of product stewardship in Australia – July 2021

Overcoming Free-Riders: Strategies to maximise industry participation – September 2021 

Practice Notes

The Potential of Leasing as a Product Stewardship Strategy – August-2021

Case Studies

IKEA Australia Buy Back Program 

Bata PVC Gumboot Recycling Program

Adidas Terrex Infinite Play Rental Program 

Rip Curl Wetsuit Take-Back Recycling Program 

The Product Stewardship Centre of Excellence was established in December 2020 by a consortium of UTS Institute for Sustainable Futures, the Australian Industry Group and Cox Inall dentsu in partnership with the Australian Government through the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment. It was established with the assistance of a grant through the National Product Stewardship Investment Fund.

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