Accelerating SA's transition to a circular economy: South Australia's waste strategy 2025–2030

In 2020, the Government of South Australia released Supporting the circular economy: South Australia’s waste strategy 2020-2025. Developed by Green Industries SA (GISA), the comprehensive strategy provided a framework of goals, targets and priority actions to help the state create a sustainable economy by reducing our state’s reliance on virgin resources, eliminating waste and pollution, and reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. A lot has been achieved in the past 5 years but there is work still to be done.

Accelerating SA’s transition to a circular economy: South Australia’s waste strategy 2025–2030 builds on its predecessor while taking account of changing local, national and international trends, challenges, commitments and opportunities. It sets a framework of strategic objectives, targets and priority actions that will accelerate SA’s transition to a circular economy and help meet our priorities for a sustainable economy and net zero emissions by 2050.

While everyone has a role to play in implementing the strategy, for the first time those who will take a lead or partner role in each of the actions have been listed, along with timeframes for all actions. GISA will work with action leads to track and report on progress against the strategy’s actions in addition to reporting on progress towards targets.