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Environment Ministers Meeting
 ACOR, Features, WMRR

Environmental Ministers Meeting a wasted opportunity

The Waste Management and Resource Recovery Association of Australia (WMRR) welcomed the adoption at the Environment Ministers Meeting (EMM) of a strengthened National Waste Action Plan and discussion about the need for urgent reform to product stewardship of batteries, to address the escalating risk of fires and to create a safe, circular economy for batteries. Read More
batteries
 ACOR, Batteries, Ewaste, Features, WMRR

WMRR, ACOR and TEC on same page as ministers set to meet over batteries

With Australia’s environment ministers meeting in a few days, peak groups representing Australia’s waste management and resource recovery industry and the environment movement have come together to demand urgent mandatory regulation of all end-of-life (EoL) batteries, which, under current practices, pose serious risks to the environment and resource recovery sectors. Read More
ACOR, Circular Economy, Features, Product Stewardship

ACOR: Making product stewardship work for Australia

By Suzanne Toumbourou The recycling sector is growing and is an important part of Australia’s economy; contributing almost $19 billion a year in economic value and supporting over 94,000 jobs, while helping to meet Australia’s waste reduction and resource recovery targets. The Australian Council of Recycling (ACOR) is an industry forum for resource recovery, recycling and remanufacturing. Read More