This submission is made on behalf of the Product Stewardship Centre of Excellence, an independent not-for-profit charity. The Centre exists to facilitate the avoidance and reduc;on of waste and create posi;ve environmental and social outcomes through sustainable design, resource conservation, reuse, repair, and recycling. Our submission seeks to highlight the critcal importance of effective product stewardship in preven;ng and reducing waste, increasing recycling, reuse, repair as well as removing unsafe chemicals, conserving resources, decarbonising the economy and fast-tracking Australia’s transition to a circular economy by 2030. Product stewardship is a cross-cutting approach that has relevance across the terms of reference for the inquiry on waste reduction and recycling policies. This submission also iden;fies the current barriers in Australia to designing and implementing more effec;ve product stewardship schemes and ini;a;ves na;onwide.