Recycling and Waste Reduction Bill 2020 introduced into Commonwealth Parliament
UPDATE - 22nd December 2020 This month the Recycling and Waste Reduction Act 2020 became law. The new legislation will implement the Australian Governments’ (i.e. federal, states and territories) joint 2020 commitment to ban the export of waste glass, plastics, tyres...
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 waste in solving Australia’s waste problems while also providing...
State Affiliate Monthly Update
NWRIC State Affiliates provide updates on industry, regulatory and policy news across the country kindly published by Waste Management Review February 2022 NSW - WCRA Save the date - WCRA’s industry update Thursday, 9 June 2022 from 3pm at The Kirribilli Club. Why the...
State Affiliate Monthly Update
NWRIC State Affiliates provide updates on industry, regulatory and policy news across the country kindly published by Waste Management Review February 2022 NSW - WCRA Save the date - WCRA’s industry update Thursday, 9 June 2022 from 3pm at The Kirribilli Club. Why the...
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 a very important piece of reform necessary to drive...
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 to implement the national waste policy action plan...
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 future NSW circular economy including options for reform writes Rose Read, CEO of the...
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 from Google Play or the Apple App Store. This App, together with good hygiene, safe...
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 the COVID-19 pandemic, defining what is and isn’t an essential service is a hot topic of...
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 an essential service to the community. The National Waste & Recycling...