Media Release: Tyre Stewardship Australia applauds the NSW Government’s new Product Lifecycle Responsibility Bill 2025 – but Federal Government continues to abdicate responsibility

Media Release  

20th March 2025

Tyre Stewardship Australia applauds the NSW Government’s new Product Lifecycle Responsibility Bill 2025 – but Federal Government continues to abdicate responsibility.

Tyre Stewardship Australia, Australia’s product stewardship leaders on tyres for over a decade, congratulates the NSW government for the introduction of the Product Lifecycle Responsibility Bill to parliament. 

This Bill represents a breakthrough moment for regulated product stewardship in Australia – but it’s only the beginning of what’s needed nationwide. 

While the NSW initiative initially focuses on batteries, its practical design will enable the state to implement mandatory product stewardship schemes for other products that seriously impact human health and the environment, such as tyres. While the Bill serves as a compelling template for other states and territories to follow, Australia urgently needs federal leadership. 

Tyre Stewardship Australia CEO, Lina Goodman, emphasised the critical need for federal intervention: 

“NSW has shown genuine leadership, and we’re optimistic that a mandatory product stewardship for tyres is next on their agenda. But why is the Federal Government still dragging its feet?  

“The Federal Government must stop delaying and implement comprehensive national regulation now. State-by-state approaches, while commendable, create inefficiencies and inconsistencies that burden industry and consumers alike. Only federal action can establish the uniform, best-practice regulation needed to achieve mandatory product stewardship objectives effectively and economically. The time for consultation and voluntary schemes has long passed – we need decisive federal action today.” 

Effective product stewardship supports material circularity throughout the entire value chain, from product design, through production, use, re-use, collection, recycling, reprocessing and end-of-life product management. Without federal leadership, Australia’s circular economy ambitions will remain fragmented and unfulfilled. 

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Media contacts 

Tolga Huseyin 

TSA Marketing Manager 

Tolga.huseyin@www.tyrestewardship.org.au 

Background on Tyre Stewardship Australia  

Australia’s tyre product steward was established in 2014 to implement the national Tyre Product Stewardship Scheme (TPSS) – an ACCC-authorised industry framework to reduce the environmental, health and safety impacts of the 56 million Equivalent Passenger Units (EPUs) which reach their end of life in Australia each year.  

TSA’s vision is of a circular economy for end-of-life (EOL) tyres that contribute to a sustainable society.  

It works all along the tyre supply chain to minimise waste and increase value for government, industry, businesses and consumers, by:  

1.Accrediting and monitoring compliance of TPSS participants – now 1,700 and counting, including tyre manufacturers, retailers, collectors and recyclers who are committed to sustainable practices 

2.Working with levy contributors to invest in market development initiatives – up to $9 million invested to date, including:  

• research and development 

• commercialisation of new productive uses for EOL tyres driving the transformation of a waste product into a useful commodity, creating new industries and jobs while reducing the environmental harm caused by the illegal dumping of old tyres.

3.Providing a range of ESG tools and services for use by government, industry, R&D and consumers, including 

• Foreign End Market Verification (FEMV) platform – the only global platform that verifies Australian-generated end-of-life-tyres are not causing environmental or social harm at their final destination  

• Sustainable Outcomes Indicator star rating which drive and promotes best practice operations and the development and use of tyre-derived materials and products in the Australian market 

• Circular Collaborator platform which supports products manufactured in Australia using Australian-made tyre-derived material 

For more information: www.tyrestewardship.org.au