waste legislation Archives

Levy avoidance big issue in WA

Inside Waste caught up with Mike Harper from the Waste and Recycling Industry Association of Western Australia (WRIWA); what it does, what its priorities are, and some of the challenges it has recently faced including levy avoidance. Read More

mike.wheelerMarch 10, 2022, 8:42 amMarch 10, 2022

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Energy from waste – a viable solution to landfill?

Like many developed countries, Australia is faced with the challenge of how to dispose of its household waste. While the separation of garbage into different categories to aid recycling, through the three-bin
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mike.wheelerApril 29, 2021, 10:03 amApril 29, 2021

Latest News, News, Online Subscription, Victoria, Waste & Resource Recovery

VWMA says beverage industry CDS calls “not in the public interest”

The Victorian Waste Management Association, (VWMA) is urging the Victorian Government to resist changing its container deposit scheme. The not-for-profit association representing more than 350 waste recycling
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claire moffatFebruary 11, 2021, 8:26 amFebruary 11, 2021

Australia, Latest News, News, Online Subscription, Waste & Resource Recovery

Landmark waste legislation passes with no mandate for plastic

Unprecedented waste and recycling laws that cement Australia’s seven national targets for waste by 2030 were passed this week, however an amendment by the Greens to reduce single-use plastics or meet
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claire moffatDecember 10, 2020, 8:21 amDecember 10, 2020

AWRE takes a close look at waste and COVID

The opening session of the Australian Waste and Recycling Exhibition asked, ‘can waste and recycling successfully minimise the negative effects COVID-19?’ The panellists were Waste Contractors & Recyclers Association of NSW executive director Tony Khoury, Local Government NSW President Linda Scott, Veolia Head of Solid Waste Transport Jim Perry and MRA Consulting Group managing director Mike Ritchie. Read More

claire moffatNovember 25, 2020, 3:29 pmNovember 25, 2020

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Why WMMR thinks NSW government is hooked on levy not recovery

NSW Treasurer Dominic Perrottet appeared to say all the right things – the budget will look beyond the present crisis to lay the foundations for a prosperous post-pandemic future? That’s forward thinking!
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claire moffatNovember 19, 2020, 10:16 amNovember 19, 2020

Latest News, News, Victoria, Waste & Resource Recovery

Program reduces business packaging waste

As Victoria overhauls its recycling system, 17 organisations will now share in more than $560,000 through its Investment Support Grants. Read More

claire moffatOctober 27, 2020, 8:09 amOctober 27, 2020

Latest News, News, Online Subscription, Queensland

LNP promises to make Queensland the Recycling State

A Liberal National Party (LNP) Government will open a solar panel recycling facility in South-East Queensland and work with councils to build new roads from recycled plastic if it is elected on October
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claire moffatOctober 20, 2020, 8:17 amOctober 20, 2020

Circular Economy, International, Latest News, News

How Ireland is building its circular economy

The Irish Department of Communications, Climate Action and the Environment published its Waste Action Plan (WAP) for a Circular Economy last month. Read More

claire moffatOctober 14, 2020, 1:50 pmOctober 14, 2020

Australia, News, Online Subscription, Waste & Resource Recovery

How recycling (and $1.5 billion) will rebuild our manufacturing sector

Recycling is on the Federal Government’s list of six key industries into which it will pump around $1.5 billion to grow Australia’s manufacturing sector over the next four years. The investment
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claire moffatOctober 1, 2020, 9:14 amOctober 1, 2020