Circular Economy

The State of Packaging Recycling in 2025
Circular Economy
17 April 2025

The State of Packaging Recycling in 2025

Packaging recycling in Australia has some way to go. Both in terms of meeting the national 2025 Waste Targets and in terms of reducing the use of dangerous chemicals and composite materials that pollute and hinder recycling. Government intervention was supposed to help. This has not happened yet.

Grants Currently Available – April 2025
Grants
16 April 2025

Grants Currently Available – April 2025

Looking for funding opportunities to support your waste, recycling, or circular economy project?

MRA’s NSW FOGO mandate cheat sheet
FOGO
28 March 2025

MRA’s NSW FOGO mandate cheat sheet

The NSW Parliament recently passed legislation to mandate FOGO collection services for businesses and institutions starting July 2026 and for households by July 2030. MRA has prepared a cheat sheet outlining key aspects of the NSW FOGO Recycling Bill 2025 for businesses and councils

FOGO is the future but it’s future is not certain
Compost
12 March 2025

FOGO is the future but it’s future is not certain

Now that State Governments are mandating FOGO collections, it is more important than ever to pay attention to the quality of the product and our compost markets.

Commercial food waste collections coming to NSW
Organics
6 February 2025

Commercial food waste collections coming to NSW

Starting on 1 July 2025 large food waste generators will no longer be able to send organics to landfill. This major reform will improve resource recovery, create hundreds of jobs, reduce landfill consumption and reduce GHG emissions.

The State of Packaging Recycling
Circular Economy
28 November 2024

The State of Packaging Recycling

In 2018 we set National Packaging Targets with a 2025 horizon. 2025 is upon us. How have we fared?

Climate tipping points
Circular Economy
25 October 2024

Climate tipping points

Isn’t it amazing that the media can so consistently fail to join the dots on climate change?

The goal of creating a Circular Economy is slipping through our fingers
Infrastructure
29 February 2024

The goal of creating a Circular Economy is slipping through our fingers

State and Commonwealth Government action is necessary for the National Waste Action Plan to succeed and achieve the 2030 targets

Jess profiled by Inside Waste
Circular Economy
3 November 2023

Jess profiled by Inside Waste

I feel like we’re really racing against the climate change clock

Waste myth #8: We can educate the community to achieve a circular economy
Circular Economy
27 October 2023

Waste myth #8: We can educate the community to achieve a circular economy

We keep hearing and reading (what we think are) “waste myths” on-line and in mainstream media. Mike Ritchie has embarked on a "Waste myths" series of articles to dispel as many myths as possible.

MRA awarded Bin Trim Networks Program grant
Bin Trim
13 October 2023

MRA awarded Bin Trim Networks Program grant

If you work at a shopping centre that is looking to reduce food and packaging waste, reach out to our Circular Economy team.

Bec’s journey to the waste sector
Circular Economy
13 September 2023

Bec’s journey to the waste sector

We all have a story about how we got into the Waste Industry. Rebecca Larkin's has been featured in Inside Waste and is worth a read.

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