AWT
19 February 2021
Could pyrolysis save the planet?
There is only one technology that we know of that can reliably suck carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere and sequester it. Photosynthesis. It is what every plant on the planet does every day.
Leaders in Waste
16 February 2021
Matt Hyatt profiled by Inside Waste
Our own Matt Hyatt talks waste and recycling in the February/March 2021 print edition of the Inside Waste magazine.
Landfill
10 February 2021
MRA welcomes Tas waste levy
MRA welcomes the announcement by the Tasmanian Government on the introduction of a waste levy in Tasmania.
Legislation
9 February 2021
MRA Brief on New Major Projects Pathway in NSW
The NSW Department of Planning, Infrastructure and Environment has recently released a series of draft measures aimed at reducing timeframes for State Significant Development Projects and improving the standards of environmental reporting.
MRA News
3 February 2021
Waste in 2021- the year ahead
2020, the year of Covid, was a strange year. Although 2021 looks like it will still be weird, waste does not stop.
So, what will the new year be like for Australia's waste sector?
Grants
28 January 2021
Remanufacture NSW
The Australian and NSW governments have developed Remanufacture NSW to support organisations to respond to the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) ban on the export of glass, plastic, tyres and paper/cardboard wastes and to enable a transition to a circular economy for waste export ban materials.
Grants
15 January 2021
NSW and Vic grant opportunities
A number of resource recovery sector grants are currently open in NSW and Victoria.
Grants
14 January 2021
Australia wide grant opportunities
A number of Australia wide resource recovery sector grants are currently open.
MRA News
9 December 2020
A retrospective – 10 years in waste consulting
MRA has turned 10. A big thank you to all of our clients, friends and colleagues for supporting MRA over these first ten years. We couldn't have done it without you.
To mark the occasion, Mike Ritchie looks back on the key points of waste reform, highlighting our successes and identifying key targets for the future.
Grants
2 December 2020
Grant opportunities in NSW, Vic and Australia wide
Resource recovery sector grants have recently opened in NSW and Victoria while a recycling and clean energy Federal manufacturing grant is due to open soon.
MRA News
1 October 2020
Karinne and Jorja join the MRA team
MRA Consulting Group is proud to announce the appointment of two Principal Consultants: Melbourne-based Jorja Pindor, who will strengthen MRA’s Strategy and Policy department and Karinne Taylor, who is joining our Sydney Team as the Lead for Circular Economy.
Circular Economy
29 September 2020
Key points on COAG export bans
One of the most interesting Coffs Waste sessions this year was the COAG panel discussion addressing the forthcoming export bans on glass, plastics, paper and tyres where Minister Trevor Evans made a number of interesting key points.
