Australia, Industry News, Online Subscription, Opinion
John Gertsakis, the co-founder of Ewaste Watch, discusses the benefits of mainstreaming reuse and repair. The transition to a circular economy is underway across industries, sectors and communities. Noteworthy practical measures are in play as are policy development processes across all levels of government. A key question is whether the initiatives can deliver against the fundamental …
Industry News, Online Subscription, Opinion
Australian landfill levies are on the move, with significant changes in Queensland and South Australia. The trouble with waste disposal, however, is that it tends to flow to the point of cheapest disposal. Just like water, waste flows downhill to the lowest point. This has led to unintended outcomes in recent years, such as hundreds …
Circular Economy, Opinion
The National Waste Report 2018 indicates that more than 67 million tonnes (Mt) of waste, including 14.2 Mt of organics, 6.3 Mt of hazardous waste and 5.6 Mt of paper and cardboard, is generated by Australians each year.
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This story was contributed by Mike Ritchie – the director of MRA Consulting Group.
The Australian Commonwealth has achieved a first – a Minister for Waste (and Environmental Management) was announced by the Morrison government.
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This story was contributed by Pete Shmigel – the CEO of the Australian Council of Recycling (ACOR). When you’re blindfolded and holding its tail, you can’t always tell it’s an elephant. And, when it takes a poop on you, you don’t want to stick around to find out. That’s one way of describing the situation …
Circular Economy, Online Subscription, Opinion
This article was contributed by Suzanne Little – an environmental scientist and independent consultant. State governments have set up programs to generate a demand for recycled material, but the response has been smaller than the size of the waste problem in Australia. The burden has fallen mainly on local government, which continues to collect recyclables …
Features, News, Opinion
Dodgy dumpers are causing big problems for Australia Subhash Challa, the former senior principal scientist at NICTA, University of Melbourne explains.
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Waste industry experts discuss how to get the best value for a procurement process.
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Contributed by Gavin Shapiro, who is a partner at Hones Lawyers and specialises in waste contracts, waste legislation, EPA investigations and prosecutions and operational issues.
For the past five years or so, we have been hearing a lot about the promise of Energy from Waste (EfW).
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This article was contributed by Adam Faulkner, the chief executive officer of the Northern Adelaide Waste Management Authority (NAWMA) and Waste Management and Resource Recovery Association of Australia (WMRR) national vice-president.
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