China waste ban

Where to from here?

Dick Gross, City of Port Phillip Mayor, explains the mechanisms required to help councils overcome recycling market failures.
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April 24, 2019, 10:58 AMApril 24, 2019

The NWRIC’s visionary policy

The National Waste and Recycling Industry Council CEO Rose Read highlights the association’s priorities in 2019 and its long-term plan for resource recovery in Australia.
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March 6, 2019, 8:30 AMApril 16, 2019

Packaging MFA reveals recycling challenges and opportunities

A new report has highlighted the end destinations of a variety of packaging materials, indicating a need to improve packaging recovery.
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February 28, 2019, 9:05 AMFebruary 28, 2019

Pure and simple: Applied Machinery partners with FIMIC

With China’s National Sword putting pressure on plastic recyclers, Applied Machinery has partnered with an Italian company to help recyclers hit contamination targets.
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February 5, 2019, 6:15 PMFebruary 6, 2019

Chinese Govt launches waste-free city plan

The Chinese Government has launched a pilot program to create a "no-waste city" to combat a growing backlog of waste.
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January 29, 2019, 4:05 PMJanuary 29, 2019

Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam waste imports crackdown

As Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam all move to crack down on waste imports, Australia and many global markets are now being faced with a need to look to their own domestic processing capabilities.
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December 19, 2018, 8:30 AMMarch 6, 2019