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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 ...

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 ...

City Of Kingston Clarinda decision contradicts State Waste Infrastructure Plan – Premier Andrews must step in

The National Waste Recycling Industry Council (the ‘Council’) is calling on Premier Daniel Andrews to intervene in the City of Kingston’s decision of 25 November that has denied the extension ...

NWRIC discusses waste export bans with Federal Environment Minister

29 November 2019 The National Waste and Recycling Industry Council (the ‘Council’) met with Commonwealth Environment Minister, the Honourable Sussan Ley MP at its quarterly meeting in Canberra on 27 ...

Waste exports alone won’t drive resource recovery

25 November 2019 Waste export bans won’t deliver the National Waste Policy Action Plan resource recovery targets unless recycled materials are used in packaging, products and infrastructure, writes Rose Read ...

Export ban timelines unrealistic without mandated recycled content in packaging

12 November 2019 Last Friday’s Meeting of Environment Ministers’ export ban announcement is in need of urgent adjustment to ensure the timelines are realistic. Its intent is noteworthy however its achievability ...

Time to get Australia’s product stewardship back on track

31 October 2019 Product stewardship is an effective way to deliver cost effective solutions that minimise the impact of products, goods and materials on the environment and human health, writes ...

Levy reform urgently needed

4 October 2019 A national approach to levy pricing, adoption of the levy portability principle by all jurisdictions, and more transparent management of levy funds are urgently, required writes Rose ...