Circular Economy
1 July 2022
The 2021 national plastics plan in a nutshell
Australia’s National Plastics Plan 2021 was released a year ago. Sadly, it looks like most of its targets will be missed. Nevertheless, the Plan provides a strong foundation for tackling plastic waste in Australia.
Carbon
28 June 2022
Celebrating emissions reductions but much more to do
Australia generates 61.5 MT of “core” waste. Of this, 20.5 MT is sent to landfill.
FOGO
21 June 2022
QLD provides the roadmap for Organics
Resource recovery in Queensland has lagged other States for a long time because they have had no landfill levy and that has stifled investment.
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.
EfW
15 June 2022
Sydney facing looming waste crisis
Sydney has three options to avoid a looming waste crisis – boost recycling by increasing the waste levy to $200, build new landfills, or allow more energy recovery projects, says Mike Ritchie of MRA Consulting Group.
litter
14 June 2022
Sydney is drowning in microplastic
My daughter Lily, had to do a school science assignment and chose to examine microplastic on Sydney Harbour beaches. We thought that would be interesting. It turned out to be shocking.
Event
10 June 2022
MRA at Coffs Waste 2022
The 2022 Coffs Waste Conference has come and gone and with everyone back at the office, we managed to have a quick debrief. What everyone agreed on was that it was great to physically be back in a room with all our peers.
Circular Economy
8 June 2022
Letter to Local Government- Climate Change and Local Government
I am glad that Local Government has levers that can reduce emissions and slow climate change.
Circular Economy
23 May 2022
Prioritising design in a Circular Economy
Would the maniac who designed the first plastic fruit sticker please stand up!
Carbon
19 May 2022
IPCC Report paints grim picture
The recently released Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change reports paint a grim picture of the impacts of climate change and the pervasive lack of substantive action to combat it.
Circular Economy
20 April 2022
Recovered fines and recovered soil rules in NSW
NSW EPA has released the new draft Recovered Fines and Recovered Soils Resource Recovery Orders/Exemptions (RRO/E).
The good news first.
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.
