Waste

As 2024 comes to an end, Mike Ritchie reflects on the State of Waste in Australia, lays out some basic facts that everyone in the sector should be aware of, and puts forward a to do list for 2025.

In 2018 we set National Packaging Targets with a 2025 horizon. 2025 is upon us. How have we fared?

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

In contrast to most States, Tasmania could achieve the National Waste Targets by 2030

WA on track to lift recovery rates from 60% to 80% by 2030

In contrast to most States, the Northern Territory has reduced its waste to landfill over the past 15 years.

In response to previous years' severe flooding events, the NSW EPA executed a Land-based Clean-up Program (the Program), engaging MRA as a specialist flood debris clean- up consultants to assess flood-impacted sites, engage with Program applicants and other stakeholders and coordinate debris removal.

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

In any given year, waste data is generally 2-3 years old and out of date. How will we assess whether we achieve the Targets in 2030?

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