Growing recognition of plastic’s impact on our environment and human health means we need a comprehensive and bold plan to address this important issue. The discussion paper, Cleaning Up Our Act: Redirecting the Future of Plastic in NSW (released in
AIEN Submission to Cleaning Up our Act: The Future for Waste and Resource Recovery in NSW Issues Paper (May 2020)
The NSW 20-Year Waste Strategy is a whole-of-government initiative to provide a long-term strategic direction for communities, industry and all levels of government to work together to build resilient services and markets for waste resources. An issues paper Cleaning Up
AIEN Submission to inquiry into Australia’s Waste Management and Recycling Industries (Jan 2020)
On Wednesday 23 October 2019 the Standing Committee on Industry, Innovation, Science and Resources adopted an inquiry referred by the Minister for Industry, Science and Technology, the Hon Karen Andrews MP, asking the Committee to inquire into and report on
AIEN Submission to the COAG waste export ban consultation
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