NWRIC CEO Week in Review- 24 September
Industry views sought on export of waste tyres, PFAS disposal options, managing recovered fines and organics National and State governments have a number of inquiries and discussion papers out for industry comment at the moment. These include National - Discussion...
NWRIC CEO Week in Review- 17 September
New national funding for recycling in regional and remote communities The federal government has announced $7 million funding for recycling in regional and remote Australia through its Recycling Modernisation Fund (RMF). Environment Minister Sussan Ley said the...
NWRIC CEO Week in Review- 10 September
2021 Australian Infrastructure Plan releasedInfrastructure Australia has published its 2021 Australian Infrastructure Plan, calling for a new wave of infrastructure reform to fully leverage the Australian Government’s historic $110 billion infrastructure spend and...
Time to ban the export of unprocessed scrap metal
Time to ban the export of unprocessed scrap metal This article was first published in Waste Management Review 0n 25 August 2021 The scrap metal industry has long been the recycling ‘poster’ child in Australia. With a recycling rate of 90% in 2018-19 according to the...
NWRIC CEO Week in Review- 20 August
Oil Product Stewardship Scheme Independent Review Released The Federal Government recently released the latest independent review of the Product Stewardship (Oil) Act 2000. The aim of the Scheme is to encourage the environmentally sustainable management, recycling and...
NWRIC CEO Week in Review- 13 August
Have your say- National Material Specifications for Sorting and Processing Facilities Project This week the National Waste and Recycling Industry Council (NWRIC) held two project briefing and Q&A webinars on the National Material Specifications for Sorting and...
National Recycled Material Specifications
ABOUT The NWRIC, with assistance of MRA Consulting, has been funded by the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment to develop national recycled material specifications for material recycling facilities (including sorting, primary and secondary...
NWRIC CEO Week in Review- 6 August
NWRIC to host webinars on National Material Specifications for Sorting and Processing Facilities Project The National Waste and Recycling Industry Council (NWRIC) will hold two project briefing and Q&A webinars next week (11 & 12 Aug) on the National Material...
NWRIC CEO Week in Review- 30 July
Central Australian Legacy Waste Project – WRINT receives grant The Waste Recycling Industry Association of the Northern Territory (WRINT) has received a government grant to research potential employment opportunities from the creation of management systems of remote...
NWRIC, ACOR and government collaborate to improve Australia’s resource recovery
NWRIC, ACOR and government collaborate to improve Australia’s resource recovery Two of Australia’s leading recycling and resource recovery organisations have joined forces with the Commonwealth Government to improve Australia’s resource recovery standards and...