by NWRIC Secretariat | 20 Nov 2020 | CEOWeekInReview, News
Register now for next week’s Australasian Waste and Recycling Expo The premier event for the waste and resource recovery industry, the Australasian Waste and Recycling Expo (AWRE), is on next week from 25-26 November. The National Waste and Recycling Industry Council...
by NWRIC Secretariat | 13 Nov 2020 | CEOWeekInReview, News
ABS publish 2018-19 Waste Account – waste generation up The Waste Account released by the ABS on 6 November 2020 shows that in 2018-19 Australia: generated 76 million tonnes of waste, a 10% increase since 2016-17 spent $17 billion on waste services, an 18% increase...
by NWRIC Secretariat | 6 Nov 2020 | CEOWeekInReview, News
Consultation underway on future of ERF concessions for landfill gas method The Clean Energy Regulator, which is now responsible for the Emissions Reduction Fund has proposed an extension to the timeframe for earning carbon credits through the generation of electricity...
by NWRIC Secretariat | 30 Oct 2020 | CEOWeekInReview, News
Manufacturing and COVID-19 on NWRIC meeting agenda This week the NWRIC met to discuss the current and future impacts of COVID-19 on businesses and the industry and was briefed on the Modern Manufacturing Strategy (MMS) and $1.5 billion initiative announced in the...
by NWRIC Secretariat | 23 Oct 2020 | CEOWeekInReview, News
Recycling and Waste Reduction Bill debated This week the Recycling and Waste Reduction Bill was debated in the Federal House of Representatives. Feedback from industry (including NWRIC) and opposition parties has delivered a number of sensible and practical amendments...
by NWRIC Secretariat | 16 Oct 2020 | CEOWeekInReview, News
Industry Opportunities in manufacturing a stand-out in Federal Budget Last week the Federal Government handed down its 2020-21 budget and while there was no new funding for waste and recycling initiatives there’s plenty of opportunity for our sector to take advantage...