Circular Economy

Circular Economy, Councils, Dumping waste, EPA Victoria, Features

EPA Victoria to fund anti-dumping strategy

EPA Victoria CEO Joss Crawford has welcomed the Victorian Government’s announcement that applications are opening for the $8.5 million Illegal Dumping Clean-up Rebate Program, providing extra financial support for councils and public land managers to clean up illegally dumped waste.
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mike.wheelerJanuary 8, 2026, 9:57 amJanuary 8, 2026

Circular Economy, Events, News, Regen

Stand bookings now open for ReGen 2026

After 16 years connecting Australia’s circular resource supply chain, ReGen (formerly known as AWRE) has become the event that brings the right people into the same room at the same time. Read More

mike.wheelerJanuary 7, 2026, 10:49 amJanuary 7, 2026

Circular Economy, Features, Landfills, Levies, NSW EPA

NSW EPA announces levy rates for 2026

To provide certainty to industry and councils, the NSW Government has announced waste levy rates will not rise above the consumer price index in the 2026–27 financial year. Read More

mike.wheelerJanuary 7, 2026, 10:39 amJanuary 7, 2026

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

The case for packaging reform in 2026

By Will Rumsby and Mike Ritchie, MRA Consulting Group In 2018, the Federal and State Governments announced the National Packaging Targets. We are now past the 2025 target date, how did we go? Read More

Mike RitchieJanuary 7, 2026, 10:16 amJanuary 7, 2026

Circular Economy, Features, Online Subscription, Recycling

Levia Kwong – growing up with a love of nature

For Levia Kwong, nature was always close at hand. Growing up in Hong Kong, she was surrounded by the kind of landscapes that inspired a lifelong curiosity about the environment. With country parks, marine
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mike.wheelerDecember 22, 2025, 1:44 pmDecember 22, 2025

Batteries, Clothing, Commercial and industrial waste, Construction and Demolition waste, Container deposit schemes, Ewaste, Latest News, Packaging, Plastics, Product Stewardship, Solar panels, textiles, Tyres

Product stewardship needs stronger national framework

Having spent the majority of his working life in product stewardship and recycling, the EcoCycle Group’s national partnerships manager, Spyro Kalos, is part of a growing push for stronger, nationally consistent frameworks to support responsible end-of-life management of batteries, electronics, and other products. Read More

mike.wheelerDecember 17, 2025, 10:41 amDecember 17, 2025

Circular Economy, Disposal, Landfills, News, PIPA, Plastics, Recycing/reusing

Circular future for plastic pipes

The transition from a linear to a circular economy is a national priority for Australian industry and government. Plastic pipes are used across civil, industrial, agricultural and residential sectors, providing an example of how essential infrastructure products can align with circular economy principles through durability, repairability and recyclability. Read More

mike.wheelerDecember 16, 2025, 9:49 amDecember 16, 2025

Circular Economy, Features, Online Subscription, R&D

Hub tackles carbon waste

A national research hub aimed at turning some of Australia’s toughest carbon waste streams – from plastics and tyres to organic residues – into high-value products like clean hydrogen,
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mike.wheelerDecember 11, 2025, 9:26 amDecember 11, 2025

Circular Economy, Compost, FOGO, Landfills, Latest News, Reuse

Coffee grounds to add long life to blueberries

UNSW researchers are turning what was once waste into a protective film that could help extend the expiry date of some of Australia’s favourite summer fruits. The film contains cellulose nanofibres (CNFs) – derived from used coffee grounds – and grapeseed oil. Read More

mike.wheelerDecember 8, 2025, 3:38 pmDecember 8, 2025

Circular Economy, Compost, Councils, FOGO, Opinion, Reuse, Uncategorized, Victoria

Facility expansion ups composting capabilities

An expansion of Gippsland Water’s Regional Organics Facility will increase capacity by composting food and garden organics to support the productivity of Victorian farms, backed by the Victorian and Australian government. Read More

mike.wheelerDecember 8, 2025, 3:11 pmDecember 9, 2025