FOGO
14 July 2022
Perth, Adelaide, all of Victoria and now all NSW households will have FOGO (Food Organics, Garden Organics) collections by 2030.
Circular Economy
1 July 2022
Australiaâs National Plastics Plan 2021 was released a year ago. Sadly, it looks like most of its targets will be missed. Nevertheless, the Plan provides a strong foundation for tackling plastic waste in Australia.
FOGO
21 June 2022
Resource recovery in Queensland has lagged other States for a long time because they have had no landfill levy and that has stifled investment.
Circular Economy
20 April 2022
NSW EPA has released the new draft Recovered Fines and Recovered Soils Resource Recovery Orders/Exemptions (RRO/E).
The good news first.
FOGO
11 April 2022
The NSW EPA recently provided the Waste Advisory Group NSW with an update on the implementation of the Waste and Sustainable Materials Strategy 2041 and the Waste Delivery Plan.
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.
Circular Economy
22 March 2022
It always surprises me when governments announce waste/recycling policies which bear little resemblance to what is actually needed. But I blame myself.
Circular Economy
16 March 2022
âWe can achieve a Circular Economy by 2025â was the proposition in a debate run by the Young Professionals of WMRR. I chaired the âNoâ side. âNo chanceâ we said (and won).
Circular Economy
19 October 2021
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.
Policy
16 September 2019
Following up on his earlier Circular Economy article, Mike Ritchie reviews the European Union Circular Economy Action Plan report of 54 actions and adjusts those actions to propose an equivalent action list for Australia.
Policy
18 August 2019
A circular economy is necessary to minimise landfill, increase resources recovery and protect our natural environment. A strong local reprocessing sector will also generate new jobs, support the economy and safeguard Australia from international developments such as China's National Sword. Mike Ritchie outlines the key drivers for a strong Circular Economy in Australia.
Grants
22 May 2018
The NSW EPA has opened round 6 of its Organics Collection grants under the $105.5M Organics Infrastructure Fund of the NSW Government Waste Less Recycle More initiative (WLRM).