Recycling

The National waste and resource recovery report 2026 was just published. Here's what you need to know.

On 1 Sep 2026, a DCCEEW bureaucrat wrote on an “Official” basis to packaging stakeholders that: “ The Minister (Murray Watt) has communicated that a new Commonwealth scheme for packaging will not be introduced in this term of Government ….” Mike Ritchie takes exception to that decision.

Greater Sydney will run out of landfill capacity by 2030 unless urgent action is taken.

Looking to boost landfill diversion, improve recycling, and create circular economy jobs?

Some plastic can be recycled via the kerbside bins, but a lot can't. Are we sorting plastic right at the source?

Looking to boost recycling capacity, improve material quality, and create circular economy jobs?

Looking for funding opportunities to support your NSW FOGO project?

2026 is upon us. Have we achieved the national 2025 Waste Targets? Government intervention has not moved the needle yet. It is time for a mandatory EPR scheme.

Some plastic makes our lives easier and safer. Some don't. But all too often, we continue using such items long past the time we've agreed they are unnecessary.

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.

The burning issue isn’t how much plastic we make or use – it’s how much escapes into the environment. Global efforts such as the UN Plastics Treaty should prioritise building and funding effective containment systems to stop plastic leaking into nature. Actions to reduce plastic production should follow suit.

We should remove taxes on things we want and instead put them on things we don’t want. Tax the things we want less of and remove taxes on things we want more of. This should apply to products, services and... waste.