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National Recycling Week 2025: Holding Government and Industry to Account for a Circular Future

National Recycling Week 2025: Holding Government and Industry to Account for a Circular Future

14 November 2025
To turn ambitious recycling targets into lasting circular economy results, Australia’s recycling success should depend more on regulation and government leadership and less on consumers and corporate goodwill.
MRA has turned 15!
MRA News
11 November 2025

MRA has turned 15!

MRA has turned 15. A big thank you to all of our clients, friends and colleagues for supporting MRA over these 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.

Agreeing on plastic
Landfill
10 November 2025

Agreeing on plastic

The burning issue isn’t how much plastic we make or use – it’s how much escapes into the environment. Global efforts such as the UN Plastics Treaty should prioritise building and funding effective containment systems to stop plastic leaking into nature. Actions to reduce plastic production should follow suit.

Charges and Surcharges – using price to drive down landfill
Landfill
4 November 2025

Charges and Surcharges – using price to drive down landfill

We should remove taxes on things we want and instead put them on things we don’t want. Tax the things we want less of and remove taxes on things we want more of. This should apply to products, services and... waste.

♻️ Grant Opportunity: Resource Recovery Boost Fund (Queensland)
Grants
30 October 2025

♻️ Grant Opportunity: Resource Recovery Boost Fund (Queensland)

Looking for funding opportunities in Queensland?

Waste Sector M&A seminar
Event
14 October 2025

Waste Sector M&A seminar

The Victorian Waste Management Association (VWMA), ANZ, Russell Kennedy and MRA Consulting Group present The Waste Sector M&A seminar for a Changing Industry

New Grant Opportunity: Market Accelerator (VIC)
Grants
14 October 2025

New Grant Opportunity: Market Accelerator (VIC)

Looking for funding opportunities to support your VIC project?

♻️ Grant Opportunity: Go FOGO Grants (Round 5) 
Grants
3 October 2025

♻️ Grant Opportunity: Go FOGO Grants (Round 5) 

Looking for funding opportunities to support your NSW FOGO project?

Position Vacant – Senior Consultant (Organics Team)
Careers
2 October 2025

Position Vacant – Senior Consultant (Organics Team)

MRA is looking to recruit an experienced senior consultant in Sydney.

Composting in the Concrete Jungle: How FOGO Is Finding Its Place in Australia’s MUDs and RFBs
Compost
30 September 2025

Composting in the Concrete Jungle: How FOGO Is Finding Its Place in Australia’s MUDs and RFBs

FOGO is taking off across Australia. Multi-unit dwellings (townhouses and residential flat buildings) are the next frontier. James and Mike outline the key aspects of a good FOGO program tailored to MUDs and RFBs.

The Rising Challenge of Methane Emissions from Waste in EU and Australia
Climate Change
14 August 2025

The Rising Challenge of Methane Emissions from Waste in EU and Australia

As countries work toward their climate commitments under the Paris Agreement, the European Union (EU) and Australia have taken different approaches to tackling methane emissions in the waste sector. Mike and Ilan explain.

Waste contracting made… practical
Policy
30 July 2025

Waste contracting made… practical

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

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