Glass
Legislation commenced 1 January 2021.
- 5 licences granted
- 0 exemptions granted
Find out more about waste glass exports.
Plastic
Legislation commenced 1 July 2021.
- 58 licences granted
- 7 exemptions granted
Find out more about waste plastic exports.
Tyres
Legislation commenced 1 December 2021.
- 30 licences granted
- 8 exemptions granted
Find out more about waste tyres exports.
Paper and cardboard
Legislation commences 1 July 2024.
Find out what you can export after this date.
Regulating waste exports quarterly reports
Licences and exemptions granted
The department has granted the following licences under the Recycling and Waste Reduction Act 2020.
| Name | Waste material | Start date | Expiry |
|---|---|---|---|
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Licences |
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Maytronics Australia Pty Ltd |
Glass |
16/02/2021 |
16/02/2024 |
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Enviro Sand Pty Ltd |
Glass |
05/03/2021 |
13/03/2023 |
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Polytrade Pty Ltd |
Glass |
09/03/2021 |
09/03/2024 |
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Polytrade Pty Ltd |
Plastic |
09/03/2021 |
09/03/2024 |
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Cleanaway Pty Ltd |
Glass |
19/03/2021 |
19/03/2024 |
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New South Wales Glass Recyclers Pty Ltd |
Glass |
29/03/2021 |
29/03/2024 |
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Exemptions |
None granted |
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| Name | Waste material | Start date | Expiry |
|---|---|---|---|
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Licences |
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Knauf Insulation Pty Ltd |
Glass |
21/06/2021 |
21/06/2024 |
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Astron Plastics Pty Ltd |
Plastic |
30/06/2021 |
30/06/2024 |
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Exemptions |
None granted |
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| Name | Waste material | Start date | Expiry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Licences | |||
| Cleanaway Pty Ltd | Plastic | 02/07/2021 | 30/06/2022 |
| Cleanaway Resource Co RRF Pty Ltd | Processed engineered fuel | 09/07/2021 | 09/07/2024 |
| Justpoly Industry | Plastic | 09/07/2021 | 30/06/2022 |
| Visy Paper Pty Ltd | Plastic | 15/07/2021 | 15/07/2024 |
| Mahajan Recycling Pty Ltd | Plastic | 15/07/2021 | 30/06/2022 |
| Tacca Industries Pty Ltd | Plastic | 19/07/2021 | 19/07/2024 |
| Green Planet International Pty Ltd | Plastic | 23/07/2021 | 23/07/2024 (varied from 30/06/2022 on 01/02/2022) |
| Auswaste Recycling Pty Ltd | Plastic | 23/07/2021 | 23/07/2024 |
| Ausino Commodities Pty Ltd | Plastic | 26/07/2021 | 26/07/2023 |
| Oatley Resources Australia Pty Ltd | Plastic | 29/07/2021 | 29/07/2024 |
| Auslink International Pty Ltd | Plastic | 02/08/2021 | 30/06/2022 |
| Genuine Recycling Group Pty Ltd | Plastic | 03/08/2021 | 30/06/2022 |
| Vansec Pty Ltd | Plastic | 03/08/2021 | 30/06/2022 |
| YM United Enterprise International Pty Ltd | Plastic | 04/08/2021 | 30/06/2022 |
| Malin International Trading Company | Plastic | 05/08/2021 | 30/06/2022 |
| Austsing Enterprise Pty Ltd | Plastic | 08/08/2021 | 30/06/2022 |
| WastePro 3BL Pty Ltd | Plastic | 10/08/2021 | 10/08/2024 |
| CellMark Australia Pty Limited | Plastic | 11/08/2021 | 30/06/2022 |
| BNP Australia Pty | Plastic | 18/08/2021 | 18/08/2024 |
| Claw Environmental Pty Ltd | Plastic | 23/08/2021 | 23/08/2024 |
| Advanced Circular Polymers Pty Ltd | Plastic | 26/08/2021 | 26/08/2024 |
| Kangaroo Plastics Technology Pty Ltd | Plastic | 30/08/2021 | 30/08/2024 |
| Polystyrene Recycling Queensland | Plastic | 01/09/2021 | 01/09/2024 |
| IS Recycling Pty Ltd | Plastic | 02/09/2021 | 02/09/2024 |
| Haoze International Trading Pty Ltd | Plastic | 03/09/2021 | 30/06/2022 |
| Metroluck (AUS) Trade Pty Ltd | Plastic | 13/09/2021 | 13/09/2024 |
| Silver Eagle Recycles Pty Ltd | Plastic | 14/09/2021 | 30/06/2022 |
| Exemptions | None granted | ||
| Name | Waste material | Start date | Expiry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Licences | |||
| Ikon Services Australia Pty Ltd | Plastic | 18/10/2021 | 18/10/2024 |
| The Sreelak Family Trust | Plastic | 04/11/2021 | 30/06/2022 |
| Circle Polymers Pty Ltd | Plastic | 08/11/2021 | 08/11/2024 |
| YCA Recycling Pty Ltd | Plastic | 22/11/2021 | 22/11/2024 |
| Southern Cott Recycling Pty Ltd | Plastic | 23/11/2021 | 30/06/2022 |
| WestCoast Impex Pty Ltd | Plastic | 23/11/2021 | 23/11/2024 |
| Gekcopak Pty Ltd | Plastic | 30/11/2021 | 29/11/2024 |
| Schutz Australia Pty Ltd | Plastic | 30/11/2021 | 30/11/2024 |
| Goodyear Australia Pty Ltd | Tyres | 30/11/2021 | 30/11/2024 |
| Global Resource Management Pty Ltd | Tyres | 01/12/2021 | 30/11/2024 |
| Valera Recycling Pty Ltd | Plastic | 02/12/2021 | 30/06/2022 |
| BMB Tyre Traders | Tyres | 02/12/2021 | 02/12/2024 |
| Miranda Tyre Service Pty Ltd | Tyres | 06/12/2021 | 06/12/2024 |
| Gentex Australia Pty Ltd | Tyres | 07/12/2021 | 07/12/2024 |
| Tyrecycle Pty Ltd | Tyres | 07/12/2021 | 07/12/2024 |
| 3N Industries Pty Ltd | Plastic | 10/12/2021 | 10/12/2024 |
| Factstell Pty Ltd | Plastic | 10/12/2021 | 30/06/2022 |
| Michelin Australia Pty Ltd | Tyres | 10/12/2021 | 10/12/2024 |
| Polyexpo Pty Ltd | Plastic | 14/12/2021 | 30/06/2022 |
| Suez Recycling & Recovery Pty Ltd | Plastic | 15/12/2021 | 30/06/2022 |
| Rmag Australia Pty Ltd | Tyres | 15/12/2021 | 15/12/2024 |
| Patco Global Pty Ltd | Tyres | 16/12/2021 | 16/12/2024 |
| Eurotag Australia Pty Ltd | Plastic | 22/12/2021 | 22/12/2024 |
| Kulad Pty Ltd | Tyres | 23/12/2021 | 23/12/2024 |
| Exemptions | |||
| Elan Energy Matrix Pty Ltd | Tyres | 01/12/2021 | 30/06/2022 |
| The Minister has granted Elan Energy Matrix Pty Ltd (Elan) an exemption from the waste tyres export ban because its facilities were destroyed by fire in December 2020. Since then, Elan has been experiencing construction delays and global supply chain issues in the reconstruction of its premises, impacting its capacity to process waste tyres domestically. Once operational, Elan’s facilities will increase Australia’s domestic tyre processing capability. The practical impact of the fire supports this exemption, given the risks otherwise of a tyre resource recovery facility permanently exiting the market and the consequential longer-term loss of domestic recycling capacity. | |||
| Global Resource Management Pty Ltd | Tyres | 01/12/2021 | 28/02/2022 |
| The Assistant Minister has granted a short-term exemption to Global Resource Management due to global transportation issues. This company had shipments of tyre exports delayed until after the waste tyres export ban began on 1 December 2021. | |||
| Universal Tyres Australia Pty Ltd | Tyres | 01/12/2021 | 17/01/2022 (when nominated consignment was exported) |
| The Assistant Minister has granted a short-term exemption to Universal Tyres Australia due to global transportation issues. This company had shipments of tyre exports delayed until after waste tyres export ban began on 1 December 2021. | |||
| Name | Waste material | Start date | Expiry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Licences | |||
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Goodyear & Dunlop Tyres (Aust) Pty Ltd |
Tyres |
17/01/2022 |
17/01/2025 |
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World Imex Pty Ltd |
Tyres |
18/01/2022 |
18/01/2025 |
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Boeing Defence Australia |
Tyres |
28/01/2022 |
28/01/2025 |
|
Perry Andrew Paul Scarfe |
Tyres |
03/02/2022 |
03/02/2025 |
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Allexpress Plasport Recycling |
Plastic |
07/02/2022 |
30/06/2022 |
|
Australian Paper Recovery Pty Ltd |
Plastic |
11/02/2022 |
30/06/2022 |
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Universal Tyres Australia Pty Ltd |
Tyres |
28/02/2022 |
28/02/2025 |
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Long On Industries Pty Ltd |
Plastic |
01/03/2022 |
30/06/2022 |
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Circular Plastics Australia (PET) Pty Ltd |
Plastic |
04/03/2022 |
04/03/2025 |
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RRA Global Pty Ltd |
Tyres |
09/03/2022 |
09/03/2025 |
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The Trustee for RED3 UNIT TRUST |
Plastic |
21/03/2022 |
21/03/2025 |
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EQ Plastics Pty Ltd |
Plastic |
25/03/2022 |
25/03/2025 |
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NBR Tyres Pty Ltd |
Tyres |
29/03/2022 |
29/03/2025 |
|
Frubber Pty Ltd |
Tyres |
31/03/2022 |
31/03/2025 |
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Exemptions |
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Frubber Pty Ltd |
Tyres |
05/04/2022 |
08/03/2023 |
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The Assistant Minister has granted Frubber Pty Ltd an exemption to export whole off the road tyres for further processing into rubber crumb in Malaysia. This will support continued higher order outcomes and increase recovery of a niche and problematic stream of waste tyres while domestic capacity is further developed. Frubber Pty Ltd must, within six months of the date of the exemption being granted, provide evidence to the Minister of Tyre Stewardship Australia’s Foreign End Market verification of the facility specified on the exemption instrument. |
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Ozcom Recycling Pty Ltd |
Tyres |
11/03/2022 |
30/11/2022 |
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The Assistant Minister has granted Ozcom Recycling Pty Ltd, acting as trustee for the Ozcom Recycling Trust (Ozcom) an exemption to export baled tyres for pyrolysis processing by the Lee Tyre & Oil Sdn Bhd facility in Malaysia. Ozcom has been granted a temporary exemption to allow for the continued export of baled tyres while awaiting the arrival of tyre shredding equipment that has been delayed due to global supply chain issues. Ozcom was able to demonstrate the significant efforts it had undertaken to order equipment prior to the commencement of the waste tyres export scheme and approaches it had made to other businesses to alleviate stockpiling issues. |
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Bridgestone Australia Ltd |
Tyres |
28/03/2022 |
28/03/2023 |
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The Assistant Minister has granted Bridgestone Australia Ltd, (Bridgestone) an exemption to export used or defective tyres for inspection and/or analysis to its manufacturing or research facilities in Indonesia, India, Thailand, Taiwan, Italy, Japan or Vietnam. The inspection and/or analysis determines whether there are potential tyre manufacturing faults, allows for indoor tyre testing and analysis for the benefit of future tyre development, or for market analysis. On average, Bridgestone exports approximately 130 used or defective tyres per year to its facilities overseas. |
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| Name | Waste material | Start date | Expiry |
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Licences |
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The Trustee for Used Tyres Australia Unit Trust |
Tyres |
07/04/2022 |
7/04/2025 |
|
Irvin David Jutee |
Tyres |
7/04/2022 |
7/04/2025 |
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Zubus Import & Export |
Tyres |
21/04/2022 |
21/04/2025 |
|
Lofa Group Pty Ltd |
Tyres |
22/04/2022 |
22/04/2025 |
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The Trustee for The Ozcom Recycling Trust |
Tyres |
27/04/2022 |
27/04/2025 |
|
Metplast Trading FZC |
Tyres |
27/04/2022 |
27/04/2025 |
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Qilin International Solutions Pty Ltd |
Plastic |
17/05/2022 |
17/05/2025 |
|
Efficient T Group Pty Ltd |
Tyres |
18/05/2022 |
18/05/2025 |
|
Australian Resources International Pty Ltd |
Plastic |
31/05/2022 |
30/06/2022 |
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Tyre Corp |
Tyres |
6/06/2022 |
6/06/2025 |
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BSV Tyre Recycling Pty Ltd |
Tyres |
10/06/2022 |
10/06/2025 |
|
Rainbow Plastics Pty Ltd |
Plastic |
16/06/2022 |
16/06/2025 |
|
The Trustee for RRA Unit Trust |
Tyres |
16/06/2022 |
16/06/2025 |
|
SDR Innovations |
Tyres |
21/06/2022 |
21/06/2025 |
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Essential Tyres Australia Pty Ltd |
Tyres |
30/06/2022 |
30/06/2025 |
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Exemptions |
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Global Resource Management Pty Ltd |
Tyres |
01/04/2022 |
30/04/2022 |
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The Assistant Minister has granted a short-term exemption to Global Resource Management due to global transportation issues. This company had shipments of tyre exports delayed until after the waste tyres export ban began on 1 December 2021. The shipments that were due to be exported under the previous exemption granted to 28 February 2022 were further delayed to April 2022. |
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| Name | Waste material | Start date | Expiry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Licences | |||
| Vansec Pty Ltd | Plastic | 30/09/2022 | 30/9/2025 |
| Exemptions | |||
| Vansec Pty Ltd | Plastic | 06/09/2022 | 06/09/2023 |
| The Minister has granted Vansec Pty Ltd (Vansec) an exemption to export clean, unmixed, flexible Low Density Polyethylene (LDPE) waste plastic for further processing and remanufacturing into new products overseas. This temporary exemption allows for the continued export of sorted, single polymer waste LDPE plastic while awaiting the commissioning of LDPE processing capacity at its supplier’s recycling facility, which has been delayed due to global supply chain issues. Vansec was able to demonstrate the efforts its supplier had undertaken to order equipment prior to the commencement of the Phase 2 waste plastic export ban. Vansec also demonstrated it had approached the relevant Victorian state government body to seek solutions to the shortfall in domestic processing capacity. Vansec must, during the exemption period, provide two reports to the department regarding the progress of construction of their supplier’s new facility. | |||
| Cleanaway Pty Ltd | Plastic | 08/09/2022 | 08/09/2023 |
| The Minister has granted Cleanaway Pty Ltd (Cleanaway) an exemption to export clean, unmixed Low Density Polyethylene (LDPE) waste plastic for further processing and remanufacturing into new plastic products overseas. This temporary exemption allows for the continued export of sorted, single polymer waste LDPE plastic while Cleanaway completes construction, currently underway, of an LDPE mechanical recycling line at their Laverton facility in Melbourne, Victoria. Cleanaway also demonstrated it had approached state government bodies to seek solutions to the shortfall in domestic processing capacity. Cleanaway must, during the exemption period, provide two reports to the department regarding the progress of construction of their new facility. | |||
| Name | Waste material | Start date | Expiry |
|---|---|---|---|
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Licences |
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Advantage Resources (Aus) Pty Ltd |
Plastic |
01/11/2022 |
01/11/2025 |
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AUSLINK INTERNATIONAL PTY LTD |
Plastic |
15/11/2022 |
15/11/2025 |
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Olima Fibre Processors Pty Ltd as trustee for The Olima Unit Trust |
Plastic |
06/12/2022 |
06/12/2025 |
| Littleman Tyre Trading | Tyres | 08/12/2022 | 08/12/2025 |
| South Eastern Auto Group Pty Ltd | Tyres | 08/12/2022 | 08/12/2025 |
| Katyagulo, Hamu | Tyres | 08/12/2022 | 08/12/2025 |
| Southern Cott Recycling Pty Ltd | Plastic | 20/12/2022 | 19/12/2025 |
| Chip Tyre Pty Ltd | Tyres | 21/12/2022 | 21/12/2025 |
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Exemptions |
Waste material |
Start date |
Expiry |
|
Austsing Enterprise Pty Ltd |
Plastic |
01/12/2022 |
01/12/2023 |
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The Minister has granted Austsing Enterprise Pty Ltd (Austsing) an exemption to export clean, unmixed Low Density Polyethylene (LDPE) waste plastic for further processing and remanufacturing into new products overseas. This temporary exemption allows for the continued export of sorted, single polymer waste LDPE plastic while Austsing completes construction, currently underway, of an LDPE processing facility at their Somerton facility in Melbourne, Victoria. Austsing must, during the exemption period, provide two reports to the department regarding the progress of construction of their new facility. |
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| ReMade Resins Pty Ltd | Plastic | 15/12/2022 | 15/12/2023 |
| The Minister has granted ReMade Resins Pty Ltd (ReMade Resins) an exemption to export clean, unmixed Low Density Polyethylene (LDPE) waste plastic for further processing and remanufacturing into new plastic products overseas. This temporary exemption allows for the export of sorted, single polymer LDPE waste plastic while ReMade Resins completes construction, currently underway, of an LDPE mechanical recycling line at their facility in Kundle Kundle, New South Wales. ReMade Resins must, during the exemption period, provide two reports to the department regarding the progress of construction of their new facility | |||
| Australian Paper Recovery Pty Ltd | Plastic | 22/12/2022 | 31/03/2023 |
| The Minister has granted Australian Paper Recovery Pty Ltd an exemption to export clean, unmixed Low Density Polyethylene (LDPE) waste plastic for further processing and remanufacturing into new products overseas. This temporary exemption allows for the continued exported of sorted, single polymer waste LDPE plastic while Australian Paper Recovery Pty Ltd completes the upscaling, currently underway, of an LDPE processing facility at their Dandenong facility in South Victoria. Australian Paper Recovery Pty Ltd must, during the exemption period, provide a report to the department regarding the progress of construction of their expanded facility. | |||
| Veolia Recycling & Recovery Pty Ltd | Plastic | 23/12/2022 | 23/12/2023 |
| The Minister has granted Veolia Recycling and Recovery Pty Ltd an exemption to export clean, unmixed Low Density Polyethylene (LDPE) waste plastic for further processing and remanufacturing into new products overseas. This temporary exemption allows for the continued exported of sorted, single polymer waste LDPE plastic from WA ports only, to support the development of domestic LDPE processing capacity in WA. Veolia must, during the exemption period, provide the department with a report on, and evidence for, their progress in establishing domestic processing capacity in WA for waste LDPE. | |||
| Name | Waste material | Start date | Expiry |
|---|---|---|---|
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Licences |
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EGR |
Plastic |
09/02/2023 |
09/02/2026 |
| Allexpress Plasport Recycling | Plastic | 01/03/2023 | 01/03/2026 |
| Exemptions | |||
| YCA Recycling Pty Ltd | Plastic | 16/02/2023 | 16/02/2024 |
| The Minister has granted YCA Recycling Pty Ltd (YCA Recycling) an exemption to export clean, unmixed Low Density Polyethylene (LDPE) waste plastic for further processing and remanufacturing into new products overseas. This temporary exemption allows for the continued export of sorted, single polymer waste LDPE plastic while YCA Recycling completes development, currently underway, of a LDPE mechanical processing line at its facility in Wingfield, South Australia. YCA Recycling must, during the exemption period, provide two reports to the department regarding the progress of construction of its facility. | |||
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