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 reuse the millions of tonnes of recycled materials currently being...
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 proposed waste export bans. The COAG announced the proposed waste export...
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 the State on the pathway to a circular economy. For...
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 of the Alex Fraser Group recycling facility at Clarinda. Speaking about the...
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 November 2019, and held discussions including how to best implement...
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 CEO of the NWRIC. Led by the Federal Environment Minister...
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 is seriously constrained unless markets and...
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 Rose Read, CEO of the NWRIC. Product stewardship is also an important tool...
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 Read, CEO of the National Waste Recycling Industry Council (NWRIC)....
Waste export bans are one part of the solution
25 September 2019 The Prime Minister’s August announcement to ban the export several waste types is a welcomed development. It has the potential to reboot local reprocessing and markets for recovered materials, writes Rose Read, CEO of the NWRIC. First, just the...