MRA Consulting Group

The State of Packaging Recycling in 2025

17 April 2025

Packaging recycling in Australia has some way to go. Both in terms of meeting the national 2025 Waste Targets and in terms of reducing the use of dangerous chemicals and composite materials that pollute and hinder recycling. Government intervention was supposed to help. This has not happened yet.

FOGO

28 March 2025

MRA’s NSW FOGO mandate cheat sheet

The NSW Parliament recently passed legislation to mandate FOGO collection services for businesses and institutions starting July 2026 and for households by July 2030. MRA has prepared a cheat sheet outlining key aspects of the NSW FOGO Recycling Bill 2025 for businesses and councils

FOGO is the future but it’s future is not certain

Compost

12 March 2025

FOGO is the future but it’s future is not certain

Now that State Governments are mandating FOGO collections, it is more important than ever to pay attention to the quality of the product and our compost markets.

Hitting the NSW Waste targets is good for the planet and good politics

Infrastructure

26 February 2025

Hitting the NSW Waste targets is good for the planet and good politics

NSW has some way to go to hit the 2030 National Waste Targets. To do so, it needs a lot of new waste infrastructure. Mike Ritchie takes a look at the types and number of facilities needed.

Position Vacant – Environmental Planner or Senior Environmental Planner

Careers

20 February 2025

Position Vacant – Environmental Planner or Senior Environmental Planner

We are looking for an Environmental Planer or Senior Environmental Planner with at least 3-5 years experience to join our planning and approvals team in our Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne or Perth offices.