Advocacy
ARRC members provide infrastructure, services and expertise to manage waste and recover resources. A collection of ARRC ‘s responses to government discussion papers, strategies, policy documents, and regulations related to waste management and resource recovery can be found here. Other documents include the ARRC’s Policy Roadmap and White Papers on key issues.
Submissions
- 14 JUNE 2024 – NWRIC Submission into Reform Option for ACCU Scheme Landfill Gas Methods
- 12 APR 2024 – NWRIC response to Senate Environment and Communication References Committee, Inquiry into waste reduction and recycling policies
- 22 JAN 2024 – NWRIC makes Pre Budget-Submission to Federal Government advocating against proposed ‘Recycling Tax’
- 15 NOV 2023 – REPORT: GHG Emissions in Australia’s Waste and Recycling Sector
- 14 NOV 2023 – Economic Cost of Australia’s Paper and Cardboard Waste Export Restrictions
- 13 NOV 2023 – Economic and Environment Benefits from an Australian Unprocessed Ferrous Scrap Metal Export Ban
- 3 MARCH 2023 – ACCC Lithium-ion Batteries Issues Paper
- 3 MARCH 2023 – Review of the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting (Measurement) Determination 2008
- 12 DECEMBER 2022 – WCRA (NSW) response to the Waste export cost recovery proposals and consultation paper
- 9 DECEMBER 2022 – WRIQ (QLD) response to the Waste export cost recovery proposals and consultation paper
- 8 DECEMBER 2022 – Waste export cost recovery proposals and consultation paper
- 28 OCTOBER 2022 – National Electric Vehicle Strategy: Consultation paper
- 26 SEPTEMBER 2022 – Independent Review of Australian Carbon Credit Units
- SEPTEMBER 2022 – Safeguard Mechanism reform: Consultation on draft legislation
- 1 APRIL 2021 – Exposure Draft Recycling and Waste Reduction (Export – Waste Plastic) Rules 2021
- 17 MARCH 2021 – Safeguard Mechanism: Prescribed capture efficiency – Landfills
- 12 MARCH 2021 – Response to Review of the co-regulatory arrangement under the National Environment Protection (Used Packaging) Measure 2011 – Consultation Paper
- 14 SEPTEMBER 2020 – Submission to Recycling and Waste Reduction Bills 2020
- 21 JULY 2020 – Stakeholder Response – Exposure Draft Recycling and Waste Reduction Bill 2020
- 27 MAY 2020 – Response to the NSW Government’s “Cleaning you our Act: The Future for Waste and Resource Recovery in NSW” Issues Paper – March 2020
- 28 APRIL 2020 – Response to the NSW EPA Draft Financial Assurance Policy
- 12 FEBRUARY 2020 – Response to the Regulatory Impact Statement on certain waste export bans
- 31 JANUARY 2020 – Standing Committee on Industry, Innovation, Science and Resources – Waste and Recycling industry inquiry
- 17 DECEMBER, 2019 – Infrastructure Victoria: Recycling and Resource Recovery Infrastructure: Evidence base October 2019
- 3 DECEMBER, 2019 – Response to the COAG discussion paper on banning the export of paper, plastics, glass and tyres
- 28 NOVEMBER, 2019 – Response to the Mixed Waste Organic Outputs (MWOO) Position Statement and Transition Package
- 25 NOVEMBER, 2019 – Product Stewardship Amendment (Packaging and Plastics) Bill 2019.
- 31 OCTOBER, 2019 – Victorian Environmental Protection Regulation – Exposure Draft
- 14 OCTOBER, 2019 – Submission on the Tasmanian Waste Action Plan
- 10 SEPTEMBER, 2019 – Submission on Federal Senate review of regional jobs
- 20 SEPTEMBER, 2019 – Industry’s preferred method of financial assurances
- 26 JUNE, 2019 – Energy from Waste – South Australian EPA Consultation
- 10 MAY, 2019 – Victorian Parliamentary ‘Inquiry into Recycling and Waste Management.’
- 18 APRIL, 2019 – Carbon Credits (CFI – Landfill Gas) Methodology Determination Variation 2019 Exposure Draft
- 9 APRIL, 2019 – Draft Queensland Waste Management and Resource Recovery Strategy
- 25 FEBRUARY, 2019 – Turning the tide on single use plastics
- 8 DECEMBER, 2018 – Letter to the Meeting of Environment Minister (December 2018)
- 25 NOVEMBER, 2018 – NWRIC Submission in Response to the NSW Draft Circular Economy Policy
- NOVEMBER 20, 2018 – NWRIC Submission in Response to the NSW Draft Asbestos Waste Strategy
- OCTOBER 12, 2018 – Response to the review of the National Waste Strategy
- JUNE 20, 2018 – National Product Stewardship Review
- JUNE 20, 2018 – Commonwealth Safeguard Mechanism Review
- SEPTEMBER 20, 2017 – Management of PFOS/FPAS – The industry response
- SEPTEMBER 25, 2017 – Unnecessary Interstate waste transport – Peter Lyons Inquiry in Queensland
- OCTOBER 27, 2017 – The Commonwealth Review of the waste management industry
- MAY 22, 2017 – Energy recovery – The NSW EfW Inquiry
- APRIL 21, 2017 – Gold Coast City – Local Law No 20 (Waste Management) 2017
- APRIL 21, 2017 – Food waste reduction – Anaerobic digesters for food waste
- JUNE 26, 2017 – Emissions Reduction Fund – Crediting Period Review
- MAY 3, 2017 – Commonwealth Climate Change Review