by NWRIC Secretariat | 16 Oct 2020 | Media Release, News
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 of in manufacturing priorities and tax changes, writes NWRIC CEO Rose...
by NWRIC Secretariat | 2 Oct 2020 | Media Release, News
This article first appeared in Waste Management Review – October 2020 issue A container deposit scheme that follows best practice leads to better performance and innovation and should be top of mind for Victorian and Tasmanian Governments as they develop their...
by NWRIC Secretariat | 11 Sep 2020 | Media Release, News
NWRIC has welcomed the announcement by the ACCC that it has authorised a national scheme for managing expired batteries through the Battery Stewardship Council (BSC), but it says with major battery importers yet to sign up to the voluntary scheme its efficacy is in...
by NWRIC Secretariat | 28 Aug 2020 | Media Release, News
Congratulations to National Waste and Recycling Industry Council (NWRIC) CEO Rose Read who has been awarded the Industry Advocacy Award at the 2020 Women in Industry Awards. The awards recognise and reward the achievements of women working within the mining,...
by NWRIC Secretariat | 28 Aug 2020 | Media Release, News
UPDATE – 22nd December 2020 This month the Recycling and Waste Reduction Act 2020 became law. The new legislation will implement the Australian Governments’ (i.e. federal, states and territories) joint 2020 commitment to ban the export of waste glass, plastics,...
by NWRIC Secretariat | 5 Aug 2020 | Media Release, News
With export bans looming and the growing demand for renewable, reliable and alternative baseload power, it’s time for national agreement between states and territories on the role of energy from waste in solving Australia’s waste problems while also providing...
