ABOUT
The NWRIC, with assistance of MRA Consulting, has been funded by the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment to develop national recycled material specifications for material recycling facilities (including sorting, primary and secondary processors).
Specifications for plastics, paper, glass, metals, and organics coming through the Municipal Solid Waste collection stream will be developed in consultation with end users (e.g., manufacturers, construction, farmers) and the recycling sector (sorters and processors).
This is one of three projects being led by the Department to drive greater resource recovery and increase the use of recovered materials. The other two projects being the development of a national accreditation or certification scheme for Australian recyclers led by ACOR and the harmonisation of state kerbside recycling collections being led by DAWE in collaboration with state and territory governments.
PROJECT BRIEFING & WEBINARS (11th & 12th Aug)
Project brief (doc)
Webinar Presentation
HAVE YOUR SAY
Online Survey Link please review the webinar Presentation, relevant specifications listed below, and the project brief before completing the survey.
SPECIFICATIONS UNDER REVIEW
Below is the current list of specifications being considered. Click on the specification name to view the actual specification. Material flow pathways showing where each specification sits in the recycling supply chain is available in the Webinar Presentation
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Product/Output |
Example Specifications (Click on specification name to view details) |
| Glass |
Glass cullet |
Unbeneficiated Cullet Specifications (Glass) |
| Glass fines |
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| Plastic |
Food Grade Bales (PET, HDPE) |
Baled clear PET bottles |
| Baled coloured and thermoformed PET |
| Baled rigid HDPE natural food grade |
Guidelines for Plastic Scrap: P-2020, Scrap
Specifications
Page 35-44
HDPE colour bottles (Grade A), HDPE natural bottles (Grade A), PET bottles (Grade A). |
| Non-food grade bales (PET, HDPE, LDPE, PP, PVC, mixed plastics, etc) |
Baled rigid HDPE all colours |
| Baled coloured and thermoformed PET |
| Baled coloured PP |
| Baled clear polyethylene (PE) film |
| Baled coloured PE film |
| Pet Container Specification |
| HDPE Bottle Recyclate Feedstock Specifications |
| Post-Consumer PVC Bottles Bale Specifications for Recyclate Feedstock |
| LLDPE and LDPE Film Recyclate Feedstock Specifications |
| Model Bale Specifications: PP Small Rigid Plastics |
| Model Bale Specifications: 3-7 Bottles and ALL Other Rigid Plastics |
| Model Bale Specifications: 1-7 ALL Rigid Plastics |
| Model Bale Specifications: PE Clear Film |
| Model Bale Specifications: LDPE Coloured Film |
Guidelines for Plastic Scrap: P-2020, Scrap
Specifications
Circular Page 35-44
HDPE Injection Bulky rigids, LDPE coloured film, PET thermoforms. |
| ISO 15270:2008 Plastics — Guidelines for the recovery and recycling of plastics waste |
| Paper |
Baled mixed paper (Ex. Cardboard – office white, office coloured and ONP) |
Soft Mixed, Aus Recovered Paper Specifications |
| Sorted Office Paper (SOP) |
| Unsorted Office Paper (UOP) |
| Baled old corrugated containers (OCC) |
Old Corrugated Containers, Aus Recovered Paper Specifications |
| Old Corrugated Containers |
| Combined OCC and mixed paper |
Hard Mixed, Aus Recovered Paper Specifications |
| Metal |
Non-ferrous scrap |
Used beverage containers specifications (Aluminium) |
| Post-consumer aluminium can scrap |
| Baled aluminium used beverage can (UBC) scrap |
| Post consumer aluminium foil |
| Ferrous scrap |
Steel can specifications |
| Steel can bundles |
