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.
Circular Economy
26 June 2025
Per Capita Waste Generation is rising – Circular Economy action is the answer
Waste in Australia (total generation and per capita) continues to grow, driving up GHG emissions and exhausting landfill space.
To decouple waste generation from economic growth, Circular Economy is the key.
Infrastructure
29 February 2024
The goal of creating a Circular Economy is slipping through our fingers
State and Commonwealth Government action is necessary for the National Waste Action Plan to succeed and achieve the 2030 targets
Circular Economy
27 October 2023
Waste myth #8: We can educate the community to achieve a circular economy
We keep hearing and reading (what we think are) “waste myths” on-line and in mainstream media.
Mike Ritchie has embarked on a "Waste myths" series of articles to dispel as many myths as possible.
Circular Economy
13 July 2023
Creating a real Circular Economy
If we want to create a Circular Economy we need to walk and chew gum at the same time.
We need to put in place the CE policy framework and grow recycling at the same time.
Circular Economy
1 March 2023
MRA’s Circular Economy Team in 2023
MRA preparing for 2023 Coffs Waste conference.
Circular Economy
15 September 2022
The end of waste- Planning and the Circular Economy
In, NSW Waste and Sustainable Materials Strategy 2041, the State's most recent waste strategy, the NSW Department of Planning, Infrastructure and Environment has stopped talking about the waste hierarchy and started talking about the circular economy
Circular Economy
16 June 2022
MRA strengthens its Circular Economy Team
MRA Consulting Group is proud to announce Maša Vahldieck to the role of Circular Economy Lead and Catherine Smith as Consultant in the Circular Economy Team.
Circular Economy
23 May 2022
Prioritising design in a Circular Economy
Would the maniac who designed the first plastic fruit sticker please stand up!
Circular Economy
12 April 2022
MRA feedback on the draft Northern Territory Circular Economy Strategy 2022-2027
The release of the Circular Economy Strategy 2022-2027 demonstrates the NT Government’s eagerness
to use circular economy (CE) to drive the NT economy and jobs.
Circular Economy
22 March 2022
Things everyone should know about waste and the Circular Economy
It always surprises me when governments announce waste/recycling policies which bear little resemblance to what is actually needed. But I blame myself.
Circular Economy
16 March 2022
Freeing Trevor to drive the circular bus
“We can achieve a Circular Economy by 2025” was the proposition in a debate run by the Young Professionals of WMRR. I chaired the “No” side. “No chance” we said (and won).
