BRISBANE, Queensland, May 1 -- The Queensland Cabinet issued text of the following statement:
Minister for the Environment and Tourism and Minister for Science and Innovation
The Honourable Andrew Powell
LESS LANDFILL, MORE RECYCLING
Queensland plan to reduce waste and boost recycling
* Crisafulli Government has today launched consultation on its new waste plan, Less Landfill, More Recycling.
* Plan targets a reduction of rubbish and a major boost to recycling, after rates had been going in the wrong direction for the past decade under Labor.
* New $130 million fund willkickstart critical waste infrastructure investment as waste levy is reviewed.
* There will be no changes to theContainers for Change refund, as focus shifts to dive...