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 ...
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April 9, 2020
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 ...
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March 22, 2020
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 ...
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March 12, 2020
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 ...
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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 ...
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January 6, 2020
Victoria’s Parliamentary Inquiry – five critical actions
The Victorian Parliamentary Inquiry has made 45 recommendations to advance Victoria’s waste management and resource recovery system. NWRIC CEO Rose Read outlines which of these recommendations are critical to setting ...
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December 2, 2019
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 ...
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November 29, 2019
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 ...
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November 25, 2019
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 ...
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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 ...
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