mike.wheeler, Author at Inside Waste

Circular Economy, News, Opinion, Packaging, Packaging Design, Packaging targets

Waste groups criticise delay on national packaging reform

Australia’s Environment Ministers have been criticised for delaying concrete action on packaging reform, recycling and plastic pollution, despite agreeing that packaging reform remains an urgent priority. Read More

mike.wheelerSeptember 21, 2026, 8:26 amSeptember 21, 2026

Circular Economy, Latest News, Online Subscription, Packaging, Packaging Design, Packaging targets

Recycling regulation reform advances across Australia

Federal, state and territory environment ministers have agreed on a national pathway for recycling and circular economy reforms, including changes to packaging regulation and waste management. Ministers
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mike.wheelerSeptember 21, 2026, 8:13 amSeptember 21, 2026

Data centres, Ewaste, Latest News

Mountains of e-waste to come from data centres

State and Federal Governments are moving full steam ahead with the expansion of AI and data centres in Australia, yet there will be a mountain of e-waste that this new industry will generate. How our current recycling infrastructure will cope? Read More

mike.wheelerSeptember 17, 2026, 8:53 amSeptember 17, 2026

Disaster Waste, Dumping waste, Latest News, Online Subscription

Giant rats sniff out contaminated soil

African giant pouched rats could be a new way to detect petroleum-contaminated soil, potentially offering a faster and cheaper way to assess large or remote contaminated sites. Professor Paul Nathanail,
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mike.wheelerSeptember 17, 2026, 7:51 amSeptember 17, 2026

Councils, FOGO, News, Online Subscription

Penrith businesses urged to prepare for NSW FOGO waste rules

Businesses covered by NSW’s food organics and garden organics (FOGO) requirements are being encouraged to prepare for mandatory food waste separation and collection services. Penrith City Council has
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mike.wheelerSeptember 16, 2026, 4:22 pmSeptember 16, 2026

Circular Economy, Latest News, Packaging Design, Podcast, Product Stewardship

Beyond the Bin Ep6: EPR with Helen Millicer and Jennifer Anderson

It’s one of the biggest policy debates facing the waste and recycling sector: who should be responsible for the products and packaging we use once they reach the end of their life? Find out what Helen
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mike.wheelerSeptember 16, 2026, 10:06 amSeptember 16, 2026

E-scooters, Ewaste, Features, Online Subscription

The hidden waste impacts of e-scooters

Shared e-scooters may not be the environmentally friendly, low-carbon transport solution they are often portrayed as, with their short service lives and growing rates of abandonment raising concerns about
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mike.wheelerSeptember 15, 2026, 9:58 amSeptember 15, 2026

News, NSW EPA

NSW EPA seeks feedback on draft contaminant limits guide

The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) is seeking feedback on a draft Contaminant Limits Guide designed to provide clarity and consistency around how contaminant limits are determined. Read More

mike.wheelerSeptember 15, 2026, 8:46 amSeptember 15, 2026

Councils, Dumping waste, EPA Victoria, Online Subscription, Opinion

Bogged-down truck owner fined $2,091 after illegal dumping

The owner of a truck that became bogged less than 50 metres from a mound of illegally dumped demolition waste in Bulla has been fined $2,091 and ordered to clean up the material. The incident went viral
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mike.wheelerSeptember 15, 2026, 7:59 amSeptember 15, 2026

Hazardous waste, Latest News, Microplastics, Online Subscription

It’s raining microplastics in Arctic

Microplastics are falling from the sky around the world, with a new global study detecting small plastic particles at 12 sampling sites across nine countries and three continents. The Plastic Dust Cloud
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mike.wheelerSeptember 14, 2026, 2:31 pmSeptember 14, 2026