Recycling

Based on the latest National Waste Action Plan report, SA leads recycling rates in Australia by a wide margin. 

By Mike Ritchie, Director, MRA Consulting Group The ACT recycling rate is 50% and therefore below the existing national average of 55%. Without accelerated reform by the ACT Government, the Territory will also fail to achieve the National Waste Targets of 80% resource recovery and a 50% drop in organics to landfill. Figure 1 shows […]

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

We keep hearing and reading (what we think are) “waste myths” on-line and in mainstream media. Mike Ritchie has decided to dispel those myths in this "Waste myths" series of articles.

Open letter to Leanne Linard QLD Minister for Environment

We keep hearing and reading (what we think are) “waste myths” on-line and in mainstream media. Mike Ritchie has embarked on a "Waste myths" series of articles to dispel as many myths as possible.

If you work at a shopping centre that is looking to reduce food and packaging waste, reach out to our Circular Economy team.

In the pacific, SPREP is leaving no stone unturned. Organics recovery, diversion from landfill, EfW, EOL tyres, EPR, legislative reforms, multilateral environmental agreements..

We keep hearing and reading (what we think are) “waste myths” on-line and in mainstream media. Mike Ritchie has decided to dispel those myths in this "Waste myths" series of articles.

NSW is heading away from a circular economy. The latest National Waste Report data shows that not only is NSW total waste generation growing but our waste to landfill is also growing.

We keep hearing and reading (what we think are) “waste myths” on-line and in mainstream media. Mike Ritchie has embarked on a "Waste myths" series of articles to dispel as many myths as possible.

The Draft Western Australian Waste and Resource Recovery Infrastructure Plan 2023 is out and open for comment until 23 June 2023. This is a significant milestone and a valuable template for other States.