Australia’s recycling industry is concerned that Sunday’s 60 Minutes program didn’t paint the full picture of Australia’s recycling efforts and didn’t highlight the industry’s contribution of some 50,000 jobs and $15 billion ...
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April 12, 2019
It’s time to act on plastics
A landfill levy discount for residuals would protect recycling writes Alex Serpo, Secretary of the National Waste Recycling Industry Council (NWRIC). On February 14, the Victorian EPA issued a ...
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The National Waste Recycling Industry Council (NWRIC) welcomes the new waste and recycling policies offered by Labor leader Bill Shorten and Shadow Minister Tony Burke this week, but also calls ...
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March 7, 2019
The NWRIC’s Visionary Policy
The National Waste and Recycling Industry Council CEO Rose Read highlights the association’s priorities in 2019 and its long-term plan for resource recovery in Australia. Every leader brings their own ...
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December 21, 2018
NWRIC CEO speaking about the National Waste Policy – 2CC Radio Canberra
In this interview – Rose Read speaks to Radio 2CC in Canberra about the new national waste policy. For the policy to succeed, funding and collaboration with the States will ...
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December 4, 2018
National Leadership on Waste and Recycling Essential
The National Waste Recycling Industry Council (NWRIC) is calling on Federal, State and Territory Environment Ministers at their meeting this week to appoint a National Waste and Resource Recovery Commissioner ...
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November 16, 2018
Urgent need for regulated Battery Stewardship Scheme
The National Waste and Recycling Industry Council (NWRIC) is calling for the implementation of a regulated product stewardship program for batteries by 2020 to protect critical infrastructure and maximise resource ...
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September 1, 2017
Response – ABC’s Four Corners
In response to the ABC’s Four Corners program on August 7, the National Waste and Recycling Industry Council (NWRIC) today released its ‘Industry Roadmap’, a national plan for a circular ...
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August 25, 2017
Levy portability a useful step towards a circular economy
Enforcing landfill levies across State borders will prevent further unnecessary cross border transport of waste, says the National Waste and Recycling Industry Council (NWRIC). Following the ABC’s Four Corners report ...
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The National Waste and Recycling Industry Council (NWRIC) is calling on all governments to support more targeted spending priorities for landfill levy revenue. In June, NWRIC members ratified industry’s recommendations ...
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