Media Releases 2019

Environmentalists, waste and resource recovery industry seek much-needed changes on recycling

4/06/2020

Gear up for 2020 because the wheels are in motion

18/12/2019

Batter(y) to be safe than sorry

10/12/2019

And the winners of the 2019 WARR Awards are…

15/11/2019

WMRR welcomes proposed recycled plastic processing plant announcement

14/11/2019

WMRR statement on 9th MEM

8/11/2019

MEM 2019: business as usual can no longer be the way to go

7/11/2019

2019 WARR Awards finalists unveiled

18/10/2019

Industry leaders united in call for harmonisation and markets for recovered materials

The Waste Management and Resource Recovery Association of Australia (WMRR) hosted a waste and resource recovery roundtable in Sydney today, attended by industry leaders who had the ear of the Federal Environment Minister, the Hon. Sussan Ley MP

26/09/2019

The more the merrier? Not quite

13/09/2019

COAG outcomes a positive step for the economy, environment, and community

Today’s Council of Australian Governments (COAG) meeting outcomes represent a big step in continuing Australia’s journey to build a sustainable domestic remanufacturing industry, strengthen the economy and create Australian jobs, while ensuring human

9/08/2019

WMRR and Bioenergy Australia embark on energy from waste education journey

Last night, the Waste Management and Resource Recovery Association of Australia and Bioenergy Australia unveiled the first in a series of energy from waste (EfW) fact sheets, aimed at helping community, the media, and our politicians navigate an emer

31/07/2019

QLD’s levy process a lesson for all jurisdictions

Come Monday, 1 July, Queensland will enter a new era of waste management and resource recovery (WARR) with the reintroduction a waste levy, a long-awaited and anticipated move that will bring Queensland in line with all other mainland states.

28/07/2019

Waste Reduction Minister a breath of fresh air

This week, CEO of the Waste Management and Resource Recovery Association of Australia (WMRR), Ms Gayle Sloan, was in Canberra to meet newly-appointed Federal Assistant Minister for Waste Reduction, the Hon. Trevor Evans MP, and he showed a deep under

22/07/2019

WMRR welcomes another SA first

The Waste Management and Resource Recovery Association of Australia (WMRR), the national peak body for all stakeholders in the waste and resource recovery industry, welcomes the SA Government’s announcement that it will move forward with a ban on a r

8/07/2019

Shock SA waste levy increase – timing and purpose questionable

The Waste Management and Resource Recovery Association of Australia (WMRR), the national peak body for all stakeholders in the waste and resource recovery industry, has expressed its disappointment at the timing of the recent announcement by the Mini

2/07/2019

WMRR applauds Tasmania’s WARR action

The Waste Management and Resource Recovery Association of Australia (WMRR) welcomes the release of Tasmania’s draft Waste Action Plan on the weekend, which proposes the introduction of a statewide waste levy.

1/07/2019

SA’s recycling transition package

The Waste Management and Resource Recovery Association of Australia (WMRR), the national peak body for all stakeholders in the waste and resource recovery industry, welcomes the SA Government’s budget announcement today that will deliver $12 million

7/06/2019

WMRR welcomes VIC reviews

The Waste Management and Resource Recovery Association of Australia welcomes the Victorian Government’s announcement on the weekend of two reviews aimed at strengthening the State’s waste and resource recovery industry.

3/06/2019

Victorian Budget a good step

Victoria’s announcement that it will inject $35 million to assist with fixing the State’s waste and resource recovery issues has been welcomed by the Waste Management and Resource Recovery Association of Australia (WMRR), the national peak body for a

28/05/2019