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).
Circular Economy
19 October 2021
MRA’s cheat sheet on the Circular Economy
Our current economic model is pretty much a linear one: take (extract) - make (stuff) - waste (landfill). It treats resources as infinite and assumes the environment can absorb the waste. It is therefore unsustainable in the long run.
Circular Economy
14 October 2021
A day in the life of a Circular Economy consultant
People often ask “Is MRA doing any Circular Economy work?”.
The answer is “Plenty”.
Carbon
5 October 2021
Super-spreader landfills causing climate change
For more than ten years, MRA has been arguing for an “Organics Revolution” in Australia to remove organics from landfill.
Circular Economy
21 September 2021
Composting kit – Chicken or Egg
Which comes first, composting capacity or the commitment by Council to supply FOGO material?
Circular Economy
10 September 2021
Bring on the black bin- bin colour matters
Australia generates 316,000 tonnes of HDPE plastic per year. Most is landfilled. If every MGB in Australia was required to be black, that alone would absorb 258,000 t of HDPE by adding 10.4kg of recycled content to every MGB at every home.
Circular Economy
9 July 2021
FOGO in MUDs – how to make it work
As our cities become bigger we are living more in units and flats (MUDs or multi-unit dwellings) rather than houses (SUDs or single unit dwellings).
Circular Economy
2 July 2021
What is the best FOGO bin configuration?
Kerbside FOGO collection and processing to compost is gaining steam around Australia. So, what is the optimal bin configuration?
Circular Economy
30 June 2021
Organic waste should not get preference in landfills
A response to Sam Bateman’s “Is landfill part of the circular economy?”
Circular Economy
22 June 2021
Plastics export ban imminent
From 1 July 2021, all plastic exports will require a licence from the Commonwealth and mixed (unsorted) plastic exports are banned.
Circular Economy
16 June 2021
NSW Government endorses ‘Organics Revolution’
The NSW Waste and Sustainable Materials Strategy 2041: (Stage 1 – 2021-2027) has endorsed diversion of organic waste from landfill to deliver substantive reductions in greenhouse gas emissions from NSW landfills.
Circular Economy
9 April 2021
Bin colour matters
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.
