In a frank interview with the Australian Financial Review (AFR) Cleanaway Waste Management’s CEO Vik Bansal, explained why he needed to be tough on staff to fix the company. Read more
Bucher Municipal acquires Spoutvac
Bucher Municipal, a division of Bucher Industries, is acquiring the leading Australian manufacturer of sewer cleaning equipment and accessories.
Australia Post gets behind e-waste disposal scheme
In response to the issue of unwanted electronic and electrical goods service disposal, a national e-waste shipping solution has been developed in partnership with Australia Post.
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Chapter 3 of the Inside Waste Industry Report is now out
Key findings of the report outline challenges councils face to reach National Waste Policy targets
The third Chapter of the Inside Waste Industry Report – The Role of Local Government – is now available for purchase.
Dual control kerbside range meets industry needs
Isuzu’s new dual control waste and refuse truck line-up with four models available, plus wheelbase options has arrived when the company said it is optimistic about the future.
Battery Stewardship Scheme takes off
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has granted the two authorisations necessary for the implementation of an industry-led Battery Stewardship Scheme.
As COVID bites, Waste Expo goes digital
The country’s largest gathering of waste management and resource recovery professionals Waste Expo Australia 2020, is migrating its conference online to help strengthen the sector impacted by COVID.
WMMR renews with state working groups
Following on from the recent Board and State Branch Committee elections, Waste Management and Resource Recovery Association of Australia (WMRR) has announced its 2020-2022 state working group leaders.
“To all who nominated and voted, thank you. The nomination process drew a number of responses from a wide range of members, and we’re delighted to welcome all chairs, vice chairs, and secretaries,” WMRR CEO, Gayle Sloan said.
“WMRR is excited to be working with all these leaders over the next two years and thanks outgoing chairs, vice chairs, and secretaries for their time and commitment to the association.
“As new State Branch and working group leaders settle in, the WMRR national office is working closely with them and we are really keen to drive further engagement and participation across all states. Tasmania is the last of the completely new leadership teams to meet, so please get involved and reach out if you would like to participate.”
WMMR added that financial members are also welcome to join their State Branch Committees and working groups.
WMRR’s 2020-2022 State Working Group leaders
| Working group | Chair | Vice chair | Secretary |
| New South Wales | |||
| Resource Recovery and Market Development (RRMD) | Vanessa Seaton, Veolia | Dayne Steggles, Benedict Recycling | – |
| Energy from Waste (EfW) | Edward Nicholas, Tribe Infrastructure Group | Miles Mason, New Energy Corporation | Jade Garth, Arup |
| Waste educators | Reyhaneh Behboudi, WSROC | Claire Mahendradatta, MRA Consulting | Tarah Slattery, City of Canterbury Bankstown |
| Young Professionals (YPs) | Celine El-Khouri, SLR Consulting | Claire Mahendradatta, MRA Consulting | Susann Noe |
| Landfill | Ark Du, Veolia | Shaun Rainford, Arup | Tricao Vo, Global Synthetics |
| Construction and demolition (C&D) | Jason Sweeney, Boral | Terry Martin, Brandown | – |
| Queensland | |||
| RRMD | Steve Robertson, AECOM | Gavin Crawford, Bundaberg Regional Council | – |
| EfW | Blake Almond, Henshall Capital | Chris Alexander, Phoenix Power Recyclers | – |
| Waste educators | Christine Blanchard | Alix Baltais, EnviroCom | – |
| YPs | Shady Goodarzi, AECOM | Darcy O’Brien, EnviroCom | – |
| Landfill | Colin Kangas, Remondis | Amir Shahkolahi, Global Synthetics | Hayley Page, Townsville City Council |
| South Australia/Northern Territory | |||
| RRMD | Marina Wagner, Sustainable Solutions | Sarah Barrett, Adelaide Hills Region Waste Management Authority | – |
| EfW | Raoul McAlister, RDM Solutions | – | – |
| Waste educators | Grace Barila, KESAB | – | – |
| YPs | Matthew Allan, Rawtec | – | – |
| Landfill | Thomas Gallasch, Cleanaway | – | – |
| Tasmania – no nominations held at this time | |||
| RRMD | Brad Mashman, Recovery (TAS) | – | – |
| Landfill | Christine Bell, Southern Waste Solutions | – | – |
| Victoria | |||
| RRMD | Kelvin Davies, Nextek | Bettina Zimmerman, GHD | – |
| EfW | Gillian Hand-Smith, Sustainability by Innovation | Andy Race, SUEZ | Stuart Banks, GE |
| Waste educators | T.B.C. | T.B.C. | T.B.C. |
| YPs | Julian Howard, SMEC | Gerianne Robles, Sustainability Victoria | Roger Britto, Tonkin+Taylor |
| Landfill | Lachlan James, SMEC | Luke Adams, Tonkin+Taylor | – |
| Western Australia | |||
| RRMD | T.B.C. | T.B.C. | T.B.C. |
| EfW | Jason Pugh, Laing Investment Management Services | John King, Talis Consultants | – |
| Waste educators | Libby Eustance, WMRC | Teresa Belcher, SMRC | – |
| Landfill | Ian Watkins, IW Projects | – | – |
| C&D | Jake Hickey, Instant Waste | – | |
9 in 10 consumers prefer sustainable products
A survey of 1002 Australians reveals a staggering 87 per cent of shoppers are more likely to purchase products that are ethically and sustainably produced.
Waste-derived products and wastes exports see strong May decline
In May, Australia exported about 312,000 tonnes of waste-derived products and wastes with a value of $198 million, representing a 22 per cent tonnage decrease and 21 per cent value decrease compared to the previous month.