Waste Expo Australia

For years, the waste and recycling industry has talked about circular economy targets, infrastructure investment and resource recovery reform. With Australia’s 2030 waste targets drawing closer, the pressure to deliver on scaled infrastructure, reduced contamination, improved recovery rates and viable end market creation is climbing. With rising costs, workforce shortages, battery fires, tighter landfill capacity and increasing compliance obligations influencing industry urgency, the challenge has shifted from identifying the changes needed to delivering those changes in a realistic timeframe. Sherri Pearson, Exhibition Director of Waste Expo Australia, offers insight on how these themes will shape the discussion at this year’s exhibition. Read More