MRA News
11 November 2025
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.
Landfill
10 November 2025
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.
Landfill
4 November 2025
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.
Grants
30 October 2025
Looking for funding opportunities in Queensland?
Event
14 October 2025
The Victorian Waste Management Association (VWMA), ANZ, Russell Kennedy and MRA Consulting Group present The Waste Sector M&A seminar for a Changing Industry
Grants
14 October 2025
Looking for funding opportunities to support your VIC project?
Grants
3 October 2025
Looking for funding opportunities to support your NSW FOGO project?
Careers
2 October 2025
MRA is looking to recruit an experienced senior consultant in Sydney.
Compost
30 September 2025
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.
Climate Change
14 August 2025
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.
Policy
30 July 2025
Waste contracts are generally the most valuable contracts that a Council signs.
Mike Ritchie explains how to get them right.