Recycling
21 December 2022
Sorting out the Yellow Recycling BinÂ
We have a national average contamination rate in the yellow lid bin of about 12%.Â
Recycling
27 September 2022
The MRA cheat sheet to yellow bin recycling
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.
Recycling
6 December 2021
A non-wastie view of recycling
Why does it seem to require expert knowledge of the waste management sector to understand the yellow kerbside recycling bin? Why is that 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?
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 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?
