NWRIC, ACOR and government collaborate to improve Australia’s resource recovery The National Waste and Recycling Industry Council (NWRIC) and Australian Council of Recycling (ACOR) have joined forces with the Commonwealth Government to improve Australia’s resource...

Sims Resource Renewal to pilot hydrogen recovery from Automobile Shredder Residue (ASR) Sims Limited has received planning development approval from the Brisbane City Council and the Queensland Government for a pilot Resource Renewal facility at Rocklea in Queensland....

Waste export ban on mixed plastics now in force As of Thursday 1 July, waste mixed plastics can no longer be exported from Australia. All future waste plastic exports must be licenced and as a minimum be sorted into either a single polymer bale or processed...

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 forthcoming, there is still no mention of taking up the Commonwealth’s Recycling...

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 eligible drink container they return to a designated refund point from 2022....

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 and Resource Recovery Amendment (Plastics Reduction) Bill 2020. The...

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 Minister for Waste Reduction the Hon. Trevor Evans MP and...

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 Waste and Recycling Industry Council (NWRIC) CEO Rose Read said it...

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 discusses the waste export ban on mixed plastics and is Australia ready? NWRIC...

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 of regulation harmonisation in the waste and resource recovery sector. National Waste and...