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WIRA

Finalists revealed for the 2026 Waste Innovation and Recycling Awards  

The waste and resource recovery sector’s leading individuals, businesses and organisations have been recognised, with the 2026 Waste Innovation and Recycling …
Food Waste

Local biz aid as new food waste rules launch

Local food businesses can now access free support to prepare for new NSW Government Food Organics and Garden Organics (FOGO) rules, which will require many cafés, restaurants, supermarkets, schools and hotels to separate food waste from general waste. Under NSW Government regulations being rolled out across the state, businesses and institutions that prepare or sell …
Wasted Space

Waste Space: The great waste levy mystery

Getting people in the waste and recycling industry to agree on anything is notoriously difficult. Mention energy-from-waste and half the room reaches for a microphone. Mention kerbside glass and someone starts drawing flowcharts on a napkin. But there is one topic capable of producing complete unity across the sector in under three seconds: waste levies. …
ATRA

Industry leaders unite in call for national packaging reform

The Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation, (APCO), The Australian Council of Recycling (ACOR), and the Boomerang Alliance have aligned their positions on the need for an Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) approach for packaging. The call comes as Australia continues to send significant volumes of valuable packaging materials to landfill and existing plastic recycling plants face closure. …
Emissions

Backing businesses build a path to net zero with grants

The NSW Government is launching round 2 of its Net Zero Planning Grant, unlocking further opportunities for businesses across the state to take action on climate change and to help NSW achieve net zero emissions targets. The $2 million grant is part of the $22 million Business Decarbonisation Program, which provides financial assistance for net …

Circular Economy

Features

ATRA
ACOR, ATRA, Circular Economy, Features, Landfills, Online Subscription, Product Stewardship, TSA, Tyres

Product stewardship must support, not undermine outcomes

Product stewardship and extended producer responsibility schemes can be valuable tools for improving recycling outcomes and addressing genuine market failures. But the establishment of a scheme should never be an end in itself. Schemes must be accountable for the outcomes they actually deliver and avoid disrupting recycling systems that are already functioning effectively. Australia’s tyre …
Waste Authority
Circular Economy, Container Deposit Schemes, Features, Landfills, Online Subscription, State, Western Australia

WA Waste Authority outlines key outcomes

Western Australia’s Waste Authority highlighted more than $3.7 million in recycling grants, the expansion of Containers for Change, and progress on the State’s next waste strategy following its latest meeting. The Authority met and considered a range of initiatives relating to recycling infrastructure, landfill auditing and the development of the Beyond WAste 2030 Strategy and …
Oscorp
Artificial Intelligence, Circular Economy, Features, Infrastructure

AI gives waste facilities a clearer view of operations

The name Oscorp may spark recognition among comic book enthusiasts. In the Spider-Man universe, Oscorp is the powerful corporation often portrayed …

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Opinion

Murray Watt
Circular Economy, Opinion, Packaging, Packaging Design, Packaging targets

An open letter to Murray Watt

On 1 Sep 2026, a DCCEEW bureaucrat wrote on an “Official” basis to packaging stakeholders that: “ The Minister (Murray …
Procurement
Circular Economy, Infrastructure, Online Subscription, Opinion, State

NSW Government targets recycled content in procurement initiative

The NSW Government has released a new reporting guide designed to increase the procurement of recycled content in goods and services purchased by government agencies and provide greater visibility of how recycled materials are being used. The NSW Recycled Content Reporting Guide sets out the reporting requirements agencies must follow under Action 22 of the …
Waste to energy
Biochar, Circular Economy, Energy from waste, Online Subscription, Opinion, Victoria

Victoria inquiry calls for stronger waste-to-energy oversight

Victoria’s approach to waste-to-energy (WtE) projects should be strengthened through greater transparency, tighter regulation and stronger community safeguards, according to a Legislative Council inquiry. The Legislative Council Economy and Infrastructure Committee has delivered 59 findings and 33 recommendations following its inquiry into the development and expansion of WtE infrastructure across Victoria. The report highlights the …
EPA Victoria
Councils, EPA Victoria, Illegal Dumping, Opinion

Transporters fined more than $20,000 over illegal dumping

EPA Victoria has fined two waste transport companies more than $20,000 following separate incidents involving the illegal dumping of industrial …
Enviropunnet
Circular Economy, Online Subscription, Opinion, Packaging, Packaging Design, Packaging targets, Recycling

Visy launches Enviropunnet for plastic-free fresh produce

Visy has a new bespoke automated labelling system for locally made cardboard punnets for fresh produce. Visy’s proprietary Enviropunnet overclose labelling system secures produce inside the punnet with cardboard flaps and a paper label, removing the need for plastic film or wrap. It gives growers, supermarkets and retailers a way to sell apples, pears, stone …