CSIRO Circularity Metrics for Australia’s States and Territories (May 2026)
8 July 2026
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Circularity Metrics for Australia’s States and Territories (2010-2024)
Topic: Resource recovery
At the Table Briefing
Board Communiques
Bulletins
CEO Reports
Fact sheets & reports
State of the Nation WARR Report 2026
2 June 2026
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WMRR’s State of the Nation Waste and Resource Recovery (WARR) Report 2026 provides a comprehensive overview of Australia’s waste and resource recovery sector, examining material flows, infrastructure capacity, levy settings,
Landfill Levy Rates and Hypothecation: A National Snapshot 2025-26
2 June 2026
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This fact sheet provides a summary of landfill levy rates across all Australian states and territories for 2025-26, along with an overview of hypothecation arrangements — the mechanisms by which
Circular Economy Toolkit for Business
2 June 2026
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WMRR’s Circular Economy Toolkit for Business has been developed to assist small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the waste and resource recovery supply chain to understand and implement circular economy
Waste as an essential service – Briefing note prepared by Norton Rose Fulbright (March 2026)
1 April 2026
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Media Releases
Investment is lifting recycling. Now Australia must tackle the waste we create
23 September 2026
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New national data shows that investment in Australian recycling is delivering welcome progress, but the same reports also confirm why infrastructure investment must be matched by action to prevent waste
Solar stewardship can turn today’s panels into tomorrow’s Australian industry
21 September 2026
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The Waste Management and Resource Recovery Association of Australia (WMRR) has strongly welcomed the NSW Government’s move to establish Australia’s first mandatory product stewardship scheme for solar panels, saying it
Government’s Own Figures Expose the Cost of Packaging Inaction
16 September 2026
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The Federal Government’s recently updated data shows 41% of packaging placed on the Australian market went to landfill in 2023–24 – yet national packaging reform remains stalled. Of the 6.84
Australia cannot keep penalising recyclers – while packaging producers walk away
2 September 2026
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2 September 2026 The voluntary administration of an Adelaide recycler must be an inflection point for Australia’s environment ministers. and one that moves packaging reform to the top of the
Evidence wins: Victorian inquiry confirms waste-to-energy has a vital role
25 August 2026
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25 August 2026 The Waste Management and Resource Recovery Association of Australia (WMRR) has welcomed the Victorian Parliament’s balanced and evidence-based report into the development and expansion of waste-to-energy infrastructure. WMRR CEO
Design Before Disposal: WMRR welcomes packaging reform but urges Ministers to fix what is made—not just what is collected
3 August 2026
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3 August 2026Â The Waste Management and Resource Recovery Association of Australia (WMRR) has welcomed reports that packaging reform will return to the agenda at the next Environment Ministers’ Meeting
Policy submissions
Proposed amendments to reduce litter and boost recycling (15 June 2026)
26 June 2026
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WMRR submission – proposed amdts to reduce litter and boost recycling (15 June 2026)
WMRR Position Paper: Waste Levy Reform Priorities 2025
2 June 2026
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This position paper sets out WMRR’s policy position on waste levy reform across Australian jurisdictions, updated for the 2025-26 budget cycle. WMRR’s position is that waste levies are one of