NWRIC CEO Week In Review – 20 Nov
Register now for next week’s Australasian Waste and Recycling Expo The premier event for the waste and resource recovery industry, the Australasian Waste and Recycling Expo (AWRE), is on next week from 25-26 November. The National Waste and Recycling Industry Council...
NWRIC CEO Week In Review – 13 Nov
ABS publish 2018-19 Waste Account – waste generation up The Waste Account released by the ABS on 6 November 2020 shows that in 2018-19 Australia: generated 76 million tonnes of waste, a 10% increase since 2016-17 spent $17 billion on waste services, an 18% increase...
NSW Coalition, Labor back waste to energy as solution for waste management
MEDIA RELEASE - The National Waste and Recycling Industry Council (NWRIC) has welcomed both the Coalition and Labor’s position in NSW to support the important role waste to energy can play in best practice waste management. A Bill brought forward by the Greens in the...
NWRIC CEO Week In Review – 6 Nov
Consultation underway on future of ERF concessions for landfill gas method The Clean Energy Regulator, which is now responsible for the Emissions Reduction Fund has proposed an extension to the timeframe for earning carbon credits through the generation of electricity...
NWRIC CEO Week in Review – 30 Oct
Manufacturing and COVID-19 on NWRIC meeting agenda This week the NWRIC met to discuss the current and future impacts of COVID-19 on businesses and the industry and was briefed on the Modern Manufacturing Strategy (MMS) and $1.5 billion initiative announced in the...
NWRIC CEO Week in Review – 23 Oct
Recycling and Waste Reduction Bill debated This week the Recycling and Waste Reduction Bill was debated in the Federal House of Representatives. Feedback from industry (including NWRIC) and opposition parties has delivered a number of sensible and practical amendments...
Industry opportunities in manufacturing a stand-out in Federal Budget
Last week the Federal Government handed down its 2020-21 budget and while there was no new funding for waste and recycling initiatives there’s plenty of opportunity for our sector to take advantage of in manufacturing priorities and tax changes, writes NWRIC CEO Rose...
NWRIC CEO Week in Review – 16 Oct
Industry Opportunities in manufacturing a stand-out in Federal Budget Last week the Federal Government handed down its 2020-21 budget and while there was no new funding for waste and recycling initiatives there’s plenty of opportunity for our sector to take advantage...
Best practice delivers performance and innovation for CDS
This article first appeared in Waste Management Review – October 2020 issue A container deposit scheme that follows best practice leads to better performance and innovation and should be top of mind for Victorian and Tasmanian Governments as they develop their...
NWRIC CEO Week In Review – 2 Oct
NWRIC’S position on CDS clear NWRIC CEO Rose Read has penned a piece in the latest edition of Waste Management Review on the importance of best practice in delivering performance and innovation for Container Deposit Schemes (CDS). The article, Best practice delivers...