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NWRIC CEO Week in Review- 25 June

QLD state budget announced but no word on RMF The Queensland government last week handed down its budget and while funding for localised waste and resource recovery measures has been ...

NWRIC CEO Week in Review – 18 June

NSW releases 20-year waste strategy The NSW Government has released its long awaited 20 year waste strategy, the NSW Waste and Sustainable Materials Strategy 2041, accompanied by the NSW Plastics ...

NWRIC CEO Week in Review- 10 June

Tasmania CRS – public consultation now open The Tasmanian Government is seeking feedback on its draft Container Refund Scheme Bill 2021 that will see Tasmanians receive a refund for every ...

NWRIC CEO Week in Review- 4 June

NWRIC presents at NSW Parliamentary inquiry into plastic reduction  This week the Planning and Environment Committee at NSW Parliament held its second hearing on its inquiry into the Waste Avoidance ...

NWRIC CEO Week in Review- 28 May

NWRIC meets in nation’s capital Members of the National Waste and Recycling Industry Council (NWRIC) met this week in Canberra with a full agenda including updates from state affiliates, Assistant ...

NWRIC CEO Week in Review- 14 May

2021-22 Federal Budget – Organics, Food Waste and Product Stewardship The waste and resource recovery sector will benefit from new funding announced in this week’s federal budget for 2021-22. National ...

NWRIC CEO Week in Review- 7 May

Waste Export Ban on mixed plastics- is Australia ready? In the latest edition of Waste Management Review just out now, National Waste and Recycling Industry Council (NWRIC) CEO Rose Read ...

NWRIC CEO Week in Review- 26 March

NWRIC Series: Harmonisation of Regulations across the states – waste data A focus on the standardisation of national waste data is the first topic in our series on the importance ...

NWRIC Week in Review- 19 March

PFAS contamination and its management – Masterclass  In response to managing the impacts of PFAS a National Environment Management Plan (NEPM) has been developed jointly by all jurisdictions.  The Heads ...

NWRIC CEO Week in Review- 12 March

NEPM Used Packaging Review – NWRIC calls for single national regulation and independent body to manage implementation Late last year the Federal government initiated a review of Australia’s framework for ...