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Composting our way to sustainability – one quality tonne at a time

Composting our way to sustainability – one quality tonne at a time

8 May 2025
FOGO is taking off across Australia. All the more reason to implement stricter, and uniform, compost standards.
Waste consultant internship
Careers
2 May 2025

Waste consultant internship

Internship opportunities with the MRA team in Sydney.

Climate Crisis must not be ignored in “cost of living” election
Climate Change
24 April 2025

Climate Crisis must not be ignored in “cost of living” election

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.

Earth day 2025
Recycling
22 April 2025

Earth day 2025

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

The State of Packaging Recycling in 2025
Circular Economy
17 April 2025

The State of Packaging Recycling in 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.

Grants Currently Available – April 2025
Grants
16 April 2025

Grants Currently Available – April 2025

Looking for funding opportunities to support your waste, recycling, or circular economy project?

$81m FOGO funding for NSW councils
FOGO
9 April 2025

$81m FOGO funding for NSW councils

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

MRA’s NSW FOGO mandate cheat sheet
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.

What can the industry look forward to, heading into 2025
State of Waste
18 February 2025

What can the industry look forward to, heading into 2025

As 2024 comes to an end, Mike Ritchie makes a wishlist for 2025.

Commercial food waste collections coming to NSW
Organics
6 February 2025

Commercial food waste collections coming to NSW

Starting on 1 July 2025 large food waste generators will no longer be able to send organics to landfill. This major reform will improve resource recovery, create hundreds of jobs, reduce landfill consumption and reduce GHG emissions.

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