Background on the MTR

 

A mid-term review of the Covenant was required by the end of 2008. Specifically, the Covenant (P.9) states “In addition to the Annual reports provided during this period, the National Packaging Covenant Council (Covenant Council) will report the findings of a comprehensive, independent evaluation of the progress of the Covenant against its overarching targets by 31 December 2008”.

 

 

Due to the broad range of performance parameters the Covenant Council agreed would be evaluated, the mid-term review was broken down into a series of discrete components, each to provide specific information for the overall review report. These discrete components were as follows;

 

Data

This project seeks to report specific quantitative results against the 3 overarching targets and 2003 baseline as well as predicting the achievements that the Covenant is capable of making by June 2010.

 

Action Plans and Annual Reports

To evaluate the contribution signatories are making to the Covenant by reporting on and evaluating the tangible outcomes being delivered through signatory Action Plans and Annual Reports by individual organisations, within packaging chain sectors and by other signatories. In addition, this project is to evaluate the Action Plan and Annual Report process.

 

This work was undertaken by RMIT Centre for Design.

 

 

Covenant Funded Projects

To review current and completed national and jurisdiction projects, funded under Covenant Mark II and evaluate their contribution to the Covenants targets. Contribution to specific goals can be considered if applicable. The project will also assess the adequacy of the current process of evaluating funding applications and monitoring project performance.

 

This work was undertaken by Covec in conjunction with GHD.

 

Stakeholder Views

To provide a snapshot of views about the performance of the current Covenant as well as provide a comparison against MK1, where applicable, across the following categories of stakeholders:

This work was undertaken by Hyder Consulting.

 

 

Contextual Review 

To provide an assessment of the performance of the Covenant by understanding key changes and trends impacting on packaging and by evaluating what the Covenant delivers. It will provide important context to other analyses being undertaken as part of the mid-term review.

There is an understanding that the Covenant as a cooperative industry and government policy vehicle has not been solely responsible for, nor should it claim credit for, the total overall recovery and recycling rate in the community.

 

The context will be limited to the Covenant and its objectives and its framework of consumer packaging within the broader recycling industry. What the Covenant has been able to directly achieve and an understanding of the economic implications are important in building a balanced view of the success of the Covenant.

 

This work was undertaken by Hyder Consulting.

 

Covenant Coverage

To provide a summary of the number of signatories, what sectors they cover and where and will include NEPM implementation and compliance.

 

Compiled by the Covenant Secretariat and EPA Victoria.

 

Jurisdictional NEPM(UPM) Enforcement Report

Compilation / Executive Document

To develop a final review report incorporating the findings of each of the discrete components in one comprhensive document.

 

This work was undertaken by Helen Lewis Research. 

 

Executive Document