EfW
6 October 2020
Mike Ritchie speaks to Kevin Warner about waste and EfW in Australia
MRA’s Mike Ritchie was interviewed by Kevin Warner on waste in Australia, the current landscape for energy from waste and what the road ahead looks like.
In the Media
20 November 2019
Mike Ritchie at Ideas 2170 – “What a load of rubbish: Tackling Waste in Western Sydney”
MRA's Mike Ritchie was invited to join the Ideas 2170 panel run by Liverpool City Council and Western Sydney University at WSU’s CBD campus on 19 November 2019.
Mike and the panel discussed key waste streams and options for improving waste management outcomes for local councils.
Conference
31 July 2019
Mike Ritchie speaks to IPWA on how the waste sector can realise its full economic potential
MRA’s Mike Ritchie was interviewed by IPWEA ahead of the International Public Works Conference in August on a range of waste issues including innovations and the action needed to unite all levels of government on targets to give the waste stream its appropriate economic potential.
In the Media
15 May 2019
Mike Ritchie speaks to Footprint News on ‘chain of responsibility’ provisions in Council recycling tenders
MRA’s Mike Ritchie was interviewed by Footprint news on the "chain of responsibility" clauses that Australian councils have started adding to their tender documents for recycling services.
Climate Change
13 May 2019
Mike Ritchie speaks to Waste Management Review on the climate change impact of waste
MRA’s Mike Ritchie was featured on the cover of Waste Management Review having been interviewed on the waste sector’s contribution to national emissions and its role in meeting Australia’s commitment to the Paris Agreement.
In the Media
15 August 2017
Footprint interviews Mike Ritchie on waste bureaucrat’s scapegoating
A Four Corners waste industry exposé highlighted legitimate and serious problems, but was grossly unfair to NSW senior bureaucrat Steve Beaman, according to a leading environmental consultant.
In the Media
8 June 2017
Mike Ritchie: Waste is like a river, it flows downhill to the cheapest price.
Mike Ritchie talked to ABC’s Sarina Locke about the effect of QLD waste levy cancellation on NSW waste. The full article titled “Sydney Markets sends rotting fruit and vegetables to generate electricity in war on waste” is available on the ABC website and below. Sydney Markets declared its own war on waste 12 years ago […]
In the Media
26 April 2016
SMRC explores FOGO, energy recovery
Originally published by Brenton Mann, Resource Recovery.biz News West Australia’s Southern Metropolitan Regional Council (SMRC) has released it’s draft resource recovery strategy. As part of the plan the SMRC is considering FOGO collection and alternative waste technology to increase landfill diversion. SMRC has released an updated draft of its Strategic Waste Management Plan where it […]
