Organics

MRA is looking to recruit an experienced senior consultant in Sydney.

To turn ambitious recycling targets into lasting circular economy results, Australia’s recycling success should depend more on regulation and government leadership and less on consumers and corporate goodwill.

FOGO is taking off across Australia. Multi-unit dwellings (townhouses and residential flat buildings) are the next frontier. James and Mike outline the key aspects of a good FOGO program tailored to MUDs and RFBs.

Waste in Australia (total generation and per capita) continues to grow, driving up GHG emissions and exhausting landfill space. To decouple waste generation from economic growth, Circular Economy is the key.

FOGO is taking off across Australia. All the more reason to implement stricter, and uniform, compost standards.

NSW Leads the Way with FOGO Mandates and $81 Million Commitment

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

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.

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.

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

Scare mongering about FOGO contamination is helping no-one

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