Planet Ark Product Stewardship Hub
Credible product stewardship. Built to scale.
The PS Hub builds scalable and commercially viable Extended Producer Responsibility pathways for industry, connecting governance, operational delivery, material traceability and consumer engagement.
By sharing systems and expertise across product streams, the PS Hub reduces duplication, supports industry productivity and strengthens the recovery of valuable materials for Australia’s future economy.
Why the PS Hub exists
Establishing a standalone Producer Responsibility Organisation (PRO) can be complex and costly. Fragmented systems can duplicate governance, technology, logistics, reporting and consumer communication while limiting scale.
Our model provides shared governance, systems and expertise, making accountable and auditable stewardship more accessible. It helps industries meet their responsibilities while creating pathways to retain economic value, strengthen domestic resource security and reduce pressure on households and public systems.
From coffee pods and printer cartridges to batteries, corks and food and beverage cartons, the PS Hub helps develop pathways to collect products, recover valuable materials and support industry participation.
Recovering value. Strengthening resource security.
Product stewardship is about more than managing waste.
It can reduce reliance on virgin and imported materials, create feedstock for local processing and manufacturing, improve supply chain visibility and build confidence for investment in recovery infrastructure.
The PS Hub focuses on the practical conditions required for success: credible governance, workable operations, sustainable end markets, viable economics, clear consumer participation and transparent performance.
PRO-grade stewardship assurance.
Stewardship assurance
Governance, financial accountability, material traceability, audit, reporting and continuous improvement.
Operational delivery
Coordinated collection, logistics, processing and recovery pathways designed around each product stream.
Consumer engagement
Clear information that helps people understand what they can return, where to take it and why participation matters.
Shared and productivity
Common systems and specialist capability that reduce duplication and help programs scale without rebuilding the same foundations each time.
Building on Planet Ark’s legacy. Unlocking new impact.
Planet Ark has a strong legacy of bringing businesses and communities together to take environmental action. Its trusted brand and expertise in consumer education and behaviour change are central to the PS Hub.
The partnership with Catalyst marks a new chapter, combining this foundation with commercial expertise and delivery capability to strengthen existing programs, develop new stewardship pathways and unlock greater collective impact.
One platform. Multiple product streams.
Each program is tailored to its unique product stream, supported by shared infrastructure and specialist expertise.
Participants enter individual, confidential(black box) arrangements with the PS Hub, which independently coordinates delivery partners, tracks material flows and reports on performance.
This shared approach connects collaboration with practical delivery, helping programs grow while improving efficiency, accountability and resilience.
Let’s build a pathway for your product stream.
We work with producers, importers, retailers, industry associations, government and supply chain partners to develop credible stewardship solutions that create commercial, community and environmental value.