Recycling
21 December 2022
We have a national average contamination rate in the yellow lid bin of about 12%.Â
Infrastructure
12 December 2022
The Auditor General’s Report on the effectiveness of the National Waste Policy Action Plan has found that it sets the right targets but is poorly enacted at all levels of government.
Circular Economy
2 December 2022
By: Mike Ritchie, MRA Consulting Group In 2019, Australia’s environment ministers and the Australian Local Government Association (ALGA) agreed to the National Waste Policy and Action Plan (NWPAP). For the first time, all Governments were committing to collective action on recycling, waste management and the creation of a more Circular Economy. Our governments finally agreed […]
Climate Change
16 November 2022
The NSW EPA has released the draft Climate Change Policy and Action Plan that aims to set the framework for halving greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 (from 2005 levels), zeroing emissions by 2050, and improving NSW’s resilience to climate change impacts.
Recycling
27 September 2022
Even if you are a waste expert, you can never be sure what can go into a specific council’s recycling bin without first looking it up.
EfW
15 June 2022
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
By: Mike Ritchie, MRA Consulting Group Lily soon found the Australian Microplastics Assessment Project (AUSMAP), a nationwide citizen science initiative run by Dr Michelle Blewitt from Total Environment Centre along with Dr Scott Wilson from Macquarie University. Their methodologies aligned well. Basically, you lay out a frame and collect a depth of sand from the beach, then spend […]
Event
10 June 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
I am glad that Local Government has levers that can reduce emissions and slow climate change.
Circular Economy
23 May 2022
Would the maniac who designed the first plastic fruit sticker please stand up!
Circular Economy
12 April 2022
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.
EfW
5 April 2022
Australia generates 2.4 million tonnes of plastic every year. It comes in all shapes and polymers. Car parts, sofas, drink containers, medical equipment, pallet wrap and single use packaging. You name a product in the economy and sure enough it will have plastic in it or in its supply chain.