On 9 August 2019, the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) agreed Australia should establish a timetable to ban the export of waste plastic, paper, glass and tyres, while building Australia’s capacity to generate high value recycled commodities and associated demand.
Implementing the COAG waste export ban on waste plastic, paper, glass and tyres
All Australian governments are currently consulting industry, business and other stakeholders on implementation of the Council of Australian Government (COAG) agreement to ban exports of waste materials. Governments are seeking your views on next steps through a discussion paper. COAG
NSW Circulate Grant Round 3 applications closing soon – 25th October.
Applications are now open for Round 3, Intake 6 of Circulate, the NSW Government’s industrial ecology grant program. Grants of up to $150,000 are available to businesses, not for profit organisations, product stewardship groups, industry bodies and government organisations for
AIEN calls for a unified voice on the importance of EfW in a circular economy
In a recently released report, The Role of Energy from Waste in a Circular Economy: Creating a stable project structure, the Australian Industrial Ecology Network (AIEN) urges State Governments, the resource recovery industry and all stakeholders to find a unified
AIEN Submission to the A Circular Economy for Victoria Issues paper
The Victorian Government is developing a circular economy policy and action plan for Victoria. In a circular economy people minimise waste and make the most of resources. Shifting to a more circular economy will grow the economy, increase jobs and
AIEN accelerates transition to an Australian circular economy
The Australian Industrial Ecology Network (AIEN) has issued a communiqué calling for prioritised action with respect to facilitating circular economy in Australia. Accelerating the Transition to a Circular Economy: A blueprint for action on plastics and packaging calls for a
Industrial Ecology in Mining – here’s another thought!
By Dr Robin Branson PhD, MBA, BSc. (Hons) Director, Australian Industrial Ecology Network Published in The Asia Miner 8 Nov 2017 The first article in this series presented an overview of industrial ecology (IE), the objective of which is
Industrial Ecology in mining – now there’s a thought!
By Dr Robin Branson PhD, MBA, BSc. (Hons) Director, Australian Industrial Ecology Network Published in The Asia Miner 29 July 2017 IN the modern world of advanced economies, pretty much everything starts with some sort of mining. From time immemorial
Save the Date – AIEN Member Meeting Thu 2nd Feb 2017, Sydney
Early registration available now at https://aien2feb16.eventbrite.com.au
Another fantastic AIEN networking evening in Melbourne tonight
Thanks to Gary Foster from Edge Environment Pty Ltd and Nation Partners