City of Moreton Bay is paving the way for more sustainable roads, partnering with infrastructure company Fulton Hogan in 2024/25 to facilitate a Queensland first research and development project aimed
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Queensland waste recovery rises amid growth
Queensland generated 10.25 million tonnes of headline waste in 2024–25, marking a 4.5 per cent increase on the previous year, according to the state’s latest recycling and waste data. The rise occurred
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Victoria waives levies for bush fire waste
Victorians who are recovering from the Summer 2026 bushfires can now safely dispose of their disaster fire waste free of charge.
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Long-term contract signed with Macedon Ranges Council
Macedon Ranges council has signed a new long-term contract for the collection of its four kerbside bins.
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ACT CDS to include more eligible containers from 2027
The ACT Container Deposit Scheme (CDS) will expand to increase the range of containers eligible for the 10c refund. From mid-2027, the scheme will grow to include most containers between 150 millilitres
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World Bank report – ME and Africa in urgent need of infrastructure
A new World Bank report is calling for increased investment in waste management and circular economy approaches as the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region faces a growing waste crisis. The report,
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Productivity Commission fails to see mine tyre waste opportunities
The Australian Tyre Recyclers Association (ATRA) has labelled the recent release of the Productivity Commission report into Australia’s circular economy as a missed opportunity due to its failure to
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Textile waste turned into purification carbon
Researchers at the UNSW Sustainable Materials Research and Technology (SMaRT) Centre have published new findings demonstrating how textile waste and other hard-to-recycle materials can be transformed into activated carbon for essential purification applications.
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Why Denmark is the golden child of the circular economy
It began with an image that has become a symbol of transformation. A little boy sits alone on a toy truck in the middle of a Danish highway. The photograph was taken during the 1970’s oil crisis, when
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Money great, but federal leadership still needed in recycling
The Waste Management and Resource Recovery Association of Australia (WMRR) has welcomed this week’s Recycling Modernisation Fund (RMF) announcements — delivering $10 million for recycling infrastructure
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