Circular Economy
17 April 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
16 April 2025
Looking for funding opportunities to support your waste, recycling, or circular economy project?
FOGO
28 March 2025
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
Compost
12 March 2025
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.
Organics
6 February 2025
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.
Circular Economy
28 November 2024
In 2018 we set National Packaging Targets with a 2025 horizon.
2025 is upon us. How have we fared?
Circular Economy
25 October 2024
Isn’t it amazing that the media can so consistently fail to join the dots on climate change?
Infrastructure
29 February 2024
State and Commonwealth Government action is necessary for the National Waste Action Plan to succeed and achieve the 2030 targets
Circular Economy
3 November 2023
I feel like we’re really racing against the climate change clock
Circular Economy
27 October 2023
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.
Bin Trim
13 October 2023
If you work at a shopping centre that is looking to reduce food and packaging waste, reach out to our Circular Economy team.
Circular Economy
13 September 2023
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.