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5 August, 2020

5 August, 2020 in Uncategorised

Time for national agreement and action on energy from waste

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 ...

5 August, 2020 in Affiliates, NSW, WRISA

NWRIC State Affiliate Updates

National Waste and Recycling Industry Council State Affiliates provide a detailed overview of industry and policy changes across the country. August 2020 July 2020 June 2020 NWRIC affiliated state associations ...

10 July, 2020

10 July, 2020 in Uncategorised

Media Release – Product stewardship back on track to build a circular economy

The National Waste and Recycling Industry Council (NWRIC) welcomes yesterday’s long-awaited release of the review of the Product Stewardship Act and the $20 million Product Stewardship Investment Fund. This is ...

5 July, 2020

5 July, 2020 in Uncategorised

Media Release – NWRIC welcomes Commonwealth funding for recycling

The National Waste and Recycling Industry Councils (NWRIC) welcomes today’s announcement by the Commonwealth Government to invest over $190 million dollars into the Recycling Modernisation Fund, along with $35 million ...

29 May, 2020

29 May, 2020 in Council, NSW, NWRIC, Policy, Recycling

Focusing on the future in NSW through positive reforms

The NSW Government’s issue paper Cleaning Up Our Act: The Future of Waste and Resource Recovery outlines the current challenges facing the waste system and proposes a vision for the ...

28 April, 2020

28 April, 2020 in Council, NWRIC

COVIDSafe App, another tool to help keep staff and the community safe

Employee health and safety is the number one priority for NWRIC members. We encourage all those working within the waste and recycling industry to download and use the COVIDSafe App ...

9 April, 2020

9 April, 2020 in Affiliates, Council, Home Page Slider, National, NWRIC, Policy, Post Formats, Recycling, Uncategorised, Uncategorized, WRISA

Protecting staff essential in the face of coronavirus

Keeping staff safe, employed and ensuring waste and recycling stays on track is essential in the face or coronavirus, writes Rose Read, CEO of the NWRIC. In the context of ...

22 March, 2020

22 March, 2020 in Uncategorised

Media Release – Waste and recycling companies commit to maintain this essential community service but need government assistance to do so

Updated 23 March 2020 With the shutdown of some non-essential services over the next 24 hours Australia-wide, the waste and recycling industry will increase efforts to ensure it can maintain ...

12 March, 2020

12 March, 2020 in Uncategorised

Media Release – The future of Australia’s Waste and Recycling Industry is in COAG’s Hands

The Prime Minister and Premiers’ decisions on waste export bans at this Friday’s Council of Australian Government (COAG) meeting will be key to determining Australia’s future capacity to capture and ...

31 January, 2020

31 January, 2020 in Uncategorised

Media Release – Exports of clean paper and cardboard must not be banned

The National Waste Recycling Industry Council (the ‘Council’) is calling on the Council of Australia Governments (COAG) to ensure that clean, high grade paper and cardboard are exempt from the ...