The National Waste and Resource Recovery Report (formerly National Waste Report) is the authoritative collation of national waste and resource recovery data in Australia, based on information provided by the states and territories and various industry sources. The 2026 edition focuses on the status of waste and resource recovery in 2024-25, covering waste generation, recycling, energy recovery, source streams, material categories plus trends measured back to 2016-17. The Federal Government uses the data to measure progress against the National Waste Policy Action Plan’s 2030 targets.

In this webinar the lead author of the National Waste and Resource Recovery Report 2026, Blue Environment’s Joe Pickin, will introduce the report and summarise its findings. Time will be allocated for questions at the end of the presentation.

Leading waste and resource recovery specialists, Blue Environment have produced the previous five (5) editions of the National Waste Report (2016, 2018, 2020, 2022 and 2024). Copies of these reports can be downloaded here. Further information on Blue Environment’s projects and services can be found at blueenvironment.com.au

The webinar will be facilitated by WMRR CEO, Gayle Sloan.

Meet the Speaker

Dr Joe Pickin
Director, Blue Environment

Dr Joe Pickin is a waste and circular economy specialist with over 30 years of experience as a consultant, researcher, policy analyst and strategist. He has completed over 400 consultancies and has particular expertise in data analysis, modelling and climate change issues in relation to waste. Joe was the primary author of the last six versions of the Australian Government’s National Waste and Resource Recovery Reports, an advisor to the ABC’s War on Waste series, and chair of WMRR’s National Carbon Division from 2012-2020. His PhD was on the environmental economics of waste.

Note

Registrations close 5pm AEDT Monday, 23 November 2026.  The Zoom link will be emailed to all attendees after registrations close.