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MRA’s Mike Ritchie Calls for More Sorting of Mixed C&I Waste in Australia 26.09.2018 21:49 BLOG: Bingo Acquisition of DADI Could Open Up C&I Sorting Capacity in Australia Mike Ritchie explains that the potential to improve C&I recycling rates in Australia is very high and as a sector, it underperforms in the race to achieve a 70% recovery rate. read more …
AU$70/tonne General Waste Levy Proposed 08.06.2018 12:37 Consultation Paper on Waste & Recycling in Queensland, Australia In Australia the Queensland Government released for public consultation a directions paper on the State’s recycling and waste industry. read more …
Reintroduction of Landfill Levy Could Cut 20,000 Truck Journeys 12.04.2018 14:26 Australian Industry Welcomes Queensland Action on Interstate Waste The waste and recycling industry has strongly welcomed the reintroduction of a waste levy in Queensland, Australia to grow recycling in the state and limit the movement of over 1 million tonnes of waste from Sydney. read more …
BLOG: Aussie MRFs & Councils Set to Feel Pinch of Chinese National Sword Policy 16.02.2018 14:53 2018 - A Year of Pain for Australian Material Recycling Facilities China’s National Sword policy has far reaching consequences for very many countries. Mike Ritchie explains the impact for Australian councils, waste managers and recyclers. read more …
BLOG: Success for Albury City Council’s Halve Waste initiative 13.12.2017 14:41 VIDEO: Lessons from Australia’s Most Successful Waste Reduction Scheme In New South Wales the Albury Waste Management Centre includes the fourth largest landfill in the state. Mike Ritchie explains how its Halve Waste initiative has become the most successful waste reduction program in Australia. read more …
Waste Industry Excellence Award in New South Wales, Australia 13.11.2017 19:59 Organics Recycling Award for Albury City Council and the Halve Waste Initiative The NSW Australian Organics Recycling Association (AORA) Annual awards have recognised Albury City Council for its considerable achievements in implementing a FOGO service for residents in Albury and neighbouring councils. read more … The Lowdown from Down Under on Food and Garden Organics 31.07.2017 10:41 GUEST BLOG: The Case for Organics - Laying out the FOGO Challenges and Benefits With Australian waste generation increasing rapidly Virginia Brunton explains the basics for behind transferring residual organics into the Garden Organics service to create a service known as FOGO. read more … Charlotte Wang Explains Where Recycling Firms Fit into the Systems 31.05.2017 10:47 IN DEPTH: New South Wales’ Container Deposit Scheme in a Nutshell In New South Wales, Australia Friday 17th March, marked the deadline for tender submissions to operate the NSW Container Deposit Scheme. Charlotte Wang explains what happens next… read more … NSW Gets Ready to Implement Container Deposit Schemes 23.05.2017 10:14 Organic Waste and Reverse Vending Big Hits at Australia’s Waste 2017 Conference MRA Consulting’s Charlotte Wang reports from Australia’s Waste 2017 Conference where she visited 45 exhibitors to get a feel for what’s up and coming in the waste collection and processing sector. read more … Funding for Projects to Cut Landfill & Create Jobs 20.01.2017 14:21 BLOG: Making the Most of ‘Waste Less Recycle More’ Funding in NSW, Australia Aditya Prasad explains the Waste Less Recycle More funding package by the New South Wales Government in Australia and outlines what makes for a successful application. read more … Australian Government Scheme to Cut Landfill Extended 11.11.2016 14:39 BLOG: Bin Trim – Landfill Diversion for Businesses Down Under As round two of the Australian Bin Trim initiative comes to a close MRA’s Leslie Mallinson and James Ellinson reflect on progress made in New South Wales (NSW) and the continued State Government commitment. read more … Waste Management Needs to Move Up the Agendas of APEC and ASEAN 30.06.2016 10:55 OPINION: Call to Action on Plastic Waste in the Oceans Mike Ritchie, director of Australian Waste Consultancy MRA Consulting Group, explains the extent of the problems posed by plastic pollution in the waterways and calls for action to tackle the problem… read more …
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