Grants
15 November 2021
NSW grants now open: Recycling Modernisation Fund and Remanufacture NSW
The NSW Government has created a $10 million fund to reduce landfilling of solar panels and battery systems. Phase 1 of the Circular Solar grants program (trial phase) awarded $1.1 million in funding for eligible trial projects.
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”.
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
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.
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?
Circular Economy
1 March 2021
Open letter to Australia’s Mayors – Why waste matters to your carbon footprint
The single biggest greenhouse gas emissions decision you will make as Mayor, is “Are we still sending organic waste to landfill?”
Recycling
8 November 2020
Container deposit schemes are creating new opportunities for kerbside recycling
In the days before CDS, containers made up half of the volume of most Australian kerbside bins. Post-CDS, yellow top bins are not as full anymore.
That creates opportunities for new products to go into the yellow bin system. Mike Ritchie discusses our options for increasing recycling.
