Waste contracts are generally the most valuable contracts that a Council signs. Mike Ritchie explains how to get them right.

Almost two years on from a landmark pledge by state and federal environment ministers to take decisive action on packaging waste, Australia is still waiting for meaningful reform.

Single use plastic makes our modern lives easier and often safer. But all too often, it becomes litter.

This April, the ACCC finally landed a decent blow against Greenwashing in Australia.

Waste management in the Pacific often gets neglected in favour of other issues. Donor countries can change that.

FOGO is taking off across Australia. All the more reason to implement stricter, and uniform, compost standards.

A three degrees increase in global temperature will have unprecedented impact on our planet, way of life and the very system our societies have been built upon.

Recycling won’t save the earth, but it does make a significant contribution.

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.

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NSW Leads the Way with FOGO Mandates and $81 Million Commitment

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