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Waste consultant internship

Waste consultant internship

20 January 2026
Internship opportunities with the MRA team in Sydney.
♻️ Grant Alert: Industry Growth Program
Grants
14 January 2026

♻️ Grant Alert: Industry Growth Program

Looking to scale your innovative small to medium sized enterprises (SMEs)?

♻️ Grant Alert: Victorian Circular Economy Recycling Modernisation Fund  (Round 6)
Grants
13 January 2026

♻️ Grant Alert: Victorian Circular Economy Recycling Modernisation Fund  (Round 6)

Looking to boost recycling capacity, improve material quality, and create circular economy jobs?

🌱 Funding Alert: High Priority Infrastructure Grants Tasmania
Grants
8 January 2026

🌱 Funding Alert: High Priority Infrastructure Grants Tasmania

Looking for funding opportunities to support your NSW FOGO project?

The case for Packaging Reform in 2026
Circular Economy
7 January 2026

The case for Packaging Reform in 2026

2026 is upon us. Have we achieved the national 2025 Waste Targets? Government intervention has not moved the needle yet. It is time for a mandatory EPR scheme.

Position Vacant: Principal Environmental Planner
Careers
6 January 2026

Position Vacant: Principal Environmental Planner

We are looking for a Principal Environmental Planner in NSW, Vic, Qld or WA to join our planning and approvals team.

NSW Plastic Action Plan – hurry up… please
Landfill
26 December 2025

NSW Plastic Action Plan – hurry up… please

Some plastic makes our lives easier and safer. Some don't. But all too often, we continue using such items long past the time we've agreed they are unnecessary.

Position Vacant – Senior Consultant (Organics Team)
Careers
19 December 2025

Position Vacant – Senior Consultant (Organics Team)

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

NSW waste infrastructure – decision time
EfW
15 December 2025

NSW waste infrastructure – decision time

NSW is at a crossroads on residual waste and Frank Klostermann, with input from MRA's Ron Wainberg, unpack the “who, what, where, why and how” of the new NSW Waste and Circular Economy Infrastructure Plan.

Sircel’s woes expose product stewardship failures
Circular Economy
19 November 2025

Sircel’s woes expose product stewardship failures

Australia’s largest solar panel recycler, has entered administration. A mandatory product stewardship scheme could have prevented that.

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

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

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.

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