Bin colour matters
9 April 2021
Federal Environment Minister Susan Ley supports standardised waste collection systems, including a common bin lid colour across Australia. We propose to also standardise the colour of the bin's body to maximise recycled plastic use.
Circular Economy
9 April 2021
Is FOGO inevitable?
More and more councils now collect FOGO at the kerbside. Will three bins become the new standard?
Careers
22 February 2021
Position Vacant – Senior Environmental Consultant in Sydney (Organics Team)
MRA is seeking an experienced environmental consultant with passion, drive and ambition to make a difference to the way organic waste is managed in Australia.
AWT
19 February 2021
Could pyrolysis save the planet?
There is only one technology that we know of that can reliably suck carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere and sequester it. Photosynthesis. It is what every plant on the planet does every day.
Leaders in Waste
16 February 2021
Matt Hyatt profiled by Inside Waste
Our own Matt Hyatt talks waste and recycling in the February/March 2021 print edition of the Inside Waste magazine.
Landfill
10 February 2021
MRA welcomes Tas waste levy
MRA welcomes the announcement by the Tasmanian Government on the introduction of a waste levy in Tasmania.
Legislation
9 February 2021
MRA Brief on New Major Projects Pathway in NSW
The NSW Department of Planning, Infrastructure and Environment has recently released a series of draft measures aimed at reducing timeframes for State Significant Development Projects and improving the standards of environmental reporting.
MRA News
3 February 2021
Waste in 2021- the year ahead
2020, the year of Covid, was a strange year. Although 2021 looks like it will still be weird, waste does not stop.
So, what will the new year be like for Australia's waste sector?
Grants
28 January 2021
Remanufacture NSW
The Australian and NSW governments have developed Remanufacture NSW to support organisations to respond to the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) ban on the export of glass, plastic, tyres and paper/cardboard wastes and to enable a transition to a circular economy for waste export ban materials.
Grants
15 January 2021
NSW and Vic grant opportunities
A number of resource recovery sector grants are currently open in NSW and Victoria.
Grants
14 January 2021
Australia wide grant opportunities
A number of Australia wide resource recovery sector grants are currently open.
Circular Economy
24 December 2020
Reviewing the Review From Rubbish to Resources – Building a Circular Economy
Karinne Taylor critically reviews the House Committee on Industry, Innovation, Science and Resources report “From Rubbish to Resources: Building a Circular Economy”.
