Climate Change
16 November 2022
A review of the draft NSW Climate Change Policy and Action Plan
The NSW EPA has released the draft Climate Change Policy and Action Plan that aims to set the framework for halving greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 (from 2005 levels), zeroing emissions by 2050, and improving NSW’s resilience to climate change impacts.
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.
Circular Economy
15 September 2022
The end of waste- Planning and the Circular Economy
In, NSW Waste and Sustainable Materials Strategy 2041, the State's most recent waste strategy, the NSW Department of Planning, Infrastructure and Environment has stopped talking about the waste hierarchy and started talking about the circular economy
Circular Economy
1 July 2022
The 2021 national plastics plan in a nutshell
Australia’s National Plastics Plan 2021 was released a year ago. Sadly, it looks like most of its targets will be missed. Nevertheless, the Plan provides a strong foundation for tackling plastic waste in Australia.
Grants
4 January 2022
Remanufacture NSW Round 2
Remanufacture NSW Round 2, a $13.5m grant program, is open for applications. The program will support the NSW resource recovery industry to boost recycling capacity for materials impacted by the waste export ban.
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?
Grants
15 November 2021
NSW grants now open: Recycling Modernisation Fund and Remanufacture NSW
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.
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.
