Grants
11 October 2021
NSW grants now open: Solar panel recycling
The NSW Government has created a $10 million fund to reduce landfilling of solar panels and battery systems. Phase 1 of the Circular Solar grants program (trial phase) awarded $1.1 million in funding for eligible trial projects.
Carbon
5 October 2021
Super-spreader landfills causing climate change
For more than ten years, MRA has been arguing for an “Organics Revolution” in Australia to remove organics from landfill.
FOGO
28 September 2021
NSW grants now open: Organics Collections
The NSW EPA announced Round 9 of the Organics Collection Household stream grant program which aims to divert food and garden waste from landfill and redirect it to organics processing facilities.
Legislation
23 September 2021
NSW Waste and Sustainable Materials Strategy 2041 – a Planning Perspective
The NSW Waste and Sustainable Materials Strategy 2041 has ambitious targets to achieve an 80% average recovery rate from all waste streams, triple the plastics recycling rate and halve the amount of organic waste sent to landfill by 2030.Â
Grants
15 September 2021
NSW grants now open: Organics Processing Infrastructure
The NSW EPA announced Round 9 of the Organics Infrastructure: Stream 1 - Processing Infrastructure Grant.
Grants
18 August 2021
NSW provides significant support for infrastructure
The NSW Government Remanufacture NSW grants have been awarded with 22 projects receiving a total of $24m. Grant recipients have committed another $59m investment for a combined total investment of $83m across projects.
Infrastructure
20 July 2021
New rules for all waste facilities in Victoria
As of 1 July 2021 resource recovery facilities in Victoria are captured under new Environment Protection Regulations. Facilities that trigger the requirements must apply by October 2021 for a licence or permit or by 2 January 2022 if the activity needs a registration. If you do not make an application, you can no longer operate.
Grants
23 April 2021
SA grant opportunities
A number of resource recovery sector grants are currently open in South Australia.
Grants
22 April 2021
National, NSW and Vic grant opportunities
A number of resource recovery sector grants are currently open in NSW, Victoria and nationally.
Legislation
9 February 2021
MRA Brief on New Major Projects Pathway in NSW
The NSW Department of Planning, Infrastructure and Environment has recently released a series of draft measures aimed at reducing timeframes for State Significant Development Projects and improving the standards of environmental reporting.
Grants
28 January 2021
Remanufacture NSW
The Australian and NSW governments have developed Remanufacture NSW to support organisations to respond to the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) ban on the export of glass, plastic, tyres and paper/cardboard wastes and to enable a transition to a circular economy for waste export ban materials.
Grants
15 January 2021
NSW and Vic grant opportunities
A number of resource recovery sector grants are currently open in NSW and Victoria.
