Packaging and Labelling

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ID Environment Australia

2002
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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Abbreviations

Glossary

OVERVIEW

PART A INTRODUCTION

1 Packaging and labelling in Australia 1

1.1 Scope of the inquiry 1

1.2 The benefits and costs of packaging and labelling 1

1.3 The packaging and labelling industries 3

1.4 Material inputs 5

1.5 Innovation 10

1.6 Users of packaging 11

1.7 Workforce skills and training 20

PART B COMPETITION AND PERFORMANCE

2 Assessing competition and performance 25

2.1 Competition and efficiency 25

2.2 Glass 27

2.3 Metal containers 32

2.4 Paper and board packaging 39

2.5 Plastics packaging 43

2.6 Labelling 46

3 International trade issues 49

3.1 International trade in packaging 50

3.2 Tariffs on imports 52

3.3 Prospects for export growth 61

3.4 Anti-dumping 65

3.5 Trade liberalisation in foreign markets 73

4 Enhancing competition 79

4.1 Industry measures 79

4.2 Controlling concentration 83

4.3 Prices oversight 87

PART C PACKAGING WASTE MANAGEMENT

5 Packaging and waste 95

5.1 Packaging in the waste stream 95

5.2 The environmental benefits of packaging 98

5.3 The environmental costs of packaging 99

5.4 Full social cost pricing 106

5.5 Policy mechanisms 111

6 Recycling and reuse of packaging 131

6.1 Attitudes to the environment and recycling 131

6.2 Recycling 133

6.3 Waste management policy and the use of targets 135

6.4 Collection of post consumer packaging 138

6.5 Reuse 149

6.6 Costs and benefits of waste reduction and recycling targets 153

6.7 Other regulatory approaches 160

PART D PACKAGING AND LABELLING REGULATION

7 Packaging and labelling regulation 163

7.1 Design and responsiveness of regulation 164

7.2 Performance based regulation 166

7.3 Labelling regulation 171

7.4 Labelling standards, enforcement and international trade 190

7.5 Regulatory institutions 193

APPENDICES

A Terms of reference

B Inquiry procedures

C International trade statistics

D Tariff provisions

E Waste management policies in Australia and other countries

F Packaging and labelling regulation

G Regulatory co-operation

References