The February edition of Waste Management Review is now available online: “The days are long, but the years are short.” It’s an oft-used phrase that is particularly apt when reflecting on the waste and resource recovery sector. Three years ago, when I started in this role, 2025 seemed so far away, as did Australia’s National Packaging targets to phase out problematic and unnecessary plastics. But here we are. In December 2024 the Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation (APCO) released updated data on how the industry is tracking on its four key targets to be achieved by 2025, as set out in 2018 by Australia’s environment ministers. While there’s been some progress – glass is the first material group to reach a 50 per cent target for post-consumer recycled content – more focus is needed to drive meaningful change in other areas. Now the 2030 targets for Australia’s National Waste plan loom large – a reduction of total waste generated by 10 per cent per person, an 80 per cent average recovery rate from all waste streams and halving the amount of organic waste sent to landfill by 2030. They are ambitious goals, and if the past few years are any gauge – five years is not a long time. Thankfully, the waste, recycling and resource recovery industry is teeming with individuals and organisations driven to succeed. In this edition of Waste Management Review, we examine modern landfill management and what the future looks like, from new technology and equipment to better understanding landfill processes. We talk with Jim Fairweather, Chief Executive Officer of Tyrecycle, as the resource recovery giant opens Australia’s first dedicated off-the-road mining tyre recycling facility and look at a new partnership between APR Plastics and Apex Films that aims to solve one piece of the soft plastics puzzle. We meet the new directors at the helm of the Australian Organics Recycling Association, Envirobank managing director Narelle Anderson shares her thoughts on leadership after winning a Waste Innovation and Recycling Award, and we follow the journey of a home-grown company in country Victoria to the bright lights of Japan’s commercial centre. These are just some of the people who are helping to shape the industry’s future. Happy reading! https://lnkd.in/gmnCwi_V CDE Group AORA - Australian Organics Recycling Association Limited APR ChemCycle Aptella Caterpillar Inc. CEA CJD Equipment FORNNAX TECHNOLOGY PVT LTD HI QUALITY GROUP Isuzu Australia Limited Komatsu Komatsu Forest Sustainability Victoria Recycal Australia Ecobatt (Australia) Ecocycle (Australia) Resource Hub ResourceCo Tyrecycle STG Tutt Bryant Group Limited Australian Resources Recovery Council Australian Council of Recycling (ACOR) Repurpose It MRA Consulting Group Michael Bobrowicz Alex Fraser Victorian Waste Management Association (VWMA)
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Tennis Australia’s projection of 100,000 reusable items washed at this year’s Australian Open (AO), exceeded its single-use waste reduction targets by almost 37,000. Australian Open Tennis Australia Sustainability Victoria bettercup.® #tennis #waste #reuse #recycle #sustainability #australianopen #bettercup #target https://lnkd.in/gHN96XWW
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Following a rigorous two-year trial, Hi-Quality Group has been granted Queensland’s first Environmental Authority to treat PFAS-contaminated waters, sludges and soils. In the latest edition of Waste Management Review, Daniel Blair, General Manager Waste Treatment Services, provides some insight into the process and what it means for industry. https://lnkd.in/gS27YZbf Waste Recycling Industry Association (QLD) inc (WRIQ) Australian Resources Recovery Council
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Ahead of an expected opening in early 2026, Shoalhaven City councillors have toured the partially constructed Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) at West Nowra to gain insight on the project’s progress. Shoalhaven City Council Waste Contractors and Recyclers Association NSW & ACT (WCRA) Australian Council of Recycling (ACOR) National Waste & Recycling Association #waste #facility #nsw #council #recycle #construction #project #shoalhaven https://lnkd.in/gzDakGst
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An innovative technique to make concrete 30 per cent stronger by using coffee biochar has won RMIT University researchers a national Universities Australia Shaping Australia Awards. RMIT University Universities Australia #coffeeconcrete #rmit #university #research #award #study #melbourne https://lnkd.in/gujtG6sP
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ecologiQ Greener Infrastructure Conference and Waste Expo Australia have joined forced in 2025, bridging the gap between resource recovery and sustainable infrastructure. We find out what the partnership means: https://lnkd.in/gFqw5FNv Waste Expo Australia ecologiQ Sustainability Victoria Victoria State Government (Victorian Government) Steve Dimopoulos AORA - Australian Organics Recycling Association Limited Victorian Waste Management Association (VWMA) Recycling Victoria Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA)
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Soft plastic waste is a challenge, and one that won’t likely have a single solution. A new Victorian partnership aims to solve one piece of the puzzle. Here's how: https://lnkd.in/gS5PtHyu APR Plastics APR ChemCycle Apex Films Australian Resources Recovery Council Australian Council of Recycling (ACOR) Sustainability Victoria Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation (APCO)
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New South Wales has become the first state to implement a statewide mandate for Food Organics and Garden Organics (FOGO) recycling, to divert food waste from landfill into compost. Government of New South Wales (NSW Government) Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA) NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) Environment Protection Authority South Australia (SA EPA) Resource Recovery Australia Australian Council of Recycling (ACOR) AORA - Australian Organics Recycling Association Limited BINGO INDUSTRIES Cleanaway Waste Management Veolia Repurpose It Victorian Waste Management Association (VWMA) Waste Contractors and Recyclers Association NSW & ACT (WCRA) RecycleSmart #waste #fogo #nsw #legislation #mandate #schools #businesses #houses https://lnkd.in/gbuZEYZj
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Beverage containers account for 15 per cent of litter nationwide, but there’s good news – container deposit schemes are proving to have a huge impact on litter reduction. This Sunday, March 2, Victoria’s Container Deposit Scheme (CDS Vic) is rolling up its sleeves for Clean Up Australia Day and will be on the ground and on the water of the Yarra River clean-up site. https://lnkd.in/gcyNF4nd VicReturn Clean Up Australia Ltd NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA)Environment Protection Authority South Australia (SA EPA) TOMRA Cleanaway Visy Return-It Australian Council of Recycling (ACOR) Victorian Waste Management Association (VWMA) #containerdeposit #cds #cleanupaustralia
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The nation’s largest community-based environmental event, Clean Up Australia Day will be celebrating its 35th annual year on Sunday 2 March. Clean Up Australia Ltd City of Greater Dandenong Glen Eira City Council Manningham Council #councils #cleanupaustralia #litter #waste #rubbish #community #event #anniversary https://lnkd.in/gP-nJMit