Enhancing Australia s national resource management by promoting greenhouse action on the land is another key activity. Ozone Australia is currently the co-chair of the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer working group. Australia has destroyed more tonnes of halon the most ozone depleting substance than any other country and is ahead of the international Protocol timetable for the phase-out of hydrochlorofluorocarbons. Australian industry has won awards from the US Environment Protection Agency for its global leadership in the phase-out of ozone depleting substances. Industry Partnerships with industry for greater eco-efficiency economically and ecologically efficient are being strengthened through projects such as environment reporting, environment management systems and design for environment and life cycle assessments.
Significant projects encouraging cleaner production are well underway in a number of sectors.
The need to reduce the waste generated by consumer packaging is being tackled through the National Packaging Covenan t a voluntary agreement between governments and industry.