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Media Release (May 17 2021)
AUSTRALIAN COUNCIL OF RECYCLING WELCOMES NEW CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
The President of the Australian Council of Recycling (ACOR), Mr Peter Tamblyn, today announced the appointment of Ms Suzanne Toumbourou as the organisation’s new Chief Executive Officer effective from 5 July, 2021. Ms Toumbourou brings a wealth of experience in policy development, strategy, and leadership as CEO of the Australian Sustainable Built Environment Council since 2012.
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Media Release (April 16 2021)
POTENTIAL TO TURN WASTE INTO ENERGY, WITH LESS LANDFILL AND LOWER EMISSIONS
The Australian Council of Recycling (ACOR) has today released a discussion paper, investigating the potential to turn Australian waste into clean energy. ACOR, which represents the $15 billion strong resource recovery industry, commissioned a discussion paper on the evolving relationship between clean energy and waste reduction policies increasingly being implemented by Australian governments.
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Media Release (April 14 2021)
VICTORIAN CONTAINER REFUND SCHEME WELCOMED BY ACOR
The Australian Council of Recycling (ACOR) today welcomed the Victorian Government’s introduction of a container refund scheme offering a 10cent refund on recycled drink containers, that will support consumers and maximise recycling rates. The new Victorian scheme set to start in 2023, will split responsibilities between a scheme coordinator partner and network operator partners, in a similar structure to New South Wales, Tasmania and the ACT.
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Media Release (March 4 2021)
NATIONAL PLASTICS PLAN WELCOMED BY INDUSTRY, MORE DEVELOPMENT OF END MARKETS NEEDED
Today’s announcement of a National Plastics Plan by the Commonwealth Government sets ambitious recycling and resource recovery goals and has been welcomed by the Australian Council of Recycling (ACOR), the national peak body for the $1.5 billion industry which employs 50,000 Australians.
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Media Release (February 4 2021)
TASMANIAN CONTAINER REFUND SCHEME OUTLINE WELCOMED
The Australian Council of Recycling (ACOR) today welcomed the Tasmanian government’s outline of the states proposed 10cent refund on recycled drink containers. “A well-governed and implemented container refund scheme for Tasmania will be a win for the environment, community and business”, said Robert Kelman, ACOR CD Division Coordinator.
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Media Release (December 18 2020)
AUSTRALIAN COUNCIL OF RECYCLING (ACOR) APPOINTS NEW CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
The President of the Australian Council of Recycling (ACOR), Mr Peter Tamblyn, today announced the appointment of Mr Cameron O’Reilly as the organisation’s new Chief Executive Officer effective from 18 January, 2021. Mr O’Reilly will replace Mr Pete Shmigel who earlier this month announced his departure from the role after three successful years in which ACOR has influenced a range of positive developments in the recycling sector, culminating this month in passage of the Recycling and Waste Reduction Bill 2020 by the Federal Parliament.
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Media Release (November 2 2020)
VICTORIAN CONTAINER REFUND SCHEME OUTLINE WELCOMED
The Australian Council of Recycling (ACOR) today welcomed the Victorian Government’s discussion paper to introduce a 10cent refund on recycled drink containers and urged the government to implement its preferred governance model to take effective control of the design of the scheme. “A well-governed and implemented container refund scheme for Victoria will be a win for the environment, community and business”, said Robert Kelman, ACOR CD Division Coordinator.
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Media Release (October 14 2020)
INNOVATIVE INCENTIVES TO REDUCE PLASTICS: NEW ANALYSIS FROM ECONOMIC POLICY EXPERT
An independent policy discussion paper has recommended a better targeting of Australia’s $1.5 billion in collected annual waste levies and a new Plastic Reduction Offset Scheme to improve Australia’s chance of meeting ambitious national recycling targets and waste export bans. Earlier this year the peak body for Australia’s recycling industry, the Australian Council of Recycling (ACOR), commissioned economics policy expert Peter Crone to develop a discussion paper on potential incentives to support recycling manufacturing in Australia.
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Media Release (September 22 2020)
EAT YOUR CRUSTS: PIZZA BOXES A LARGE SLICE OF RECYCLING CONTAMINATION
Australian’s pizza palette has increased during the COVID-19 pandemic, and so too has the potential for contamination in recycling bins, according to the peak body for Australian recycling. One of the biggest recent increases in contaminated items ending up in kerbside recycling bins are pizza boxes with remaining food scraps, and that increase is due to more pizza being delivered during the pandemic, according to the Australian Council of Recycling (ACOR).
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Media Release (August 27 2020)
RECYCLING BODY ON MORRISON RECYCLING LAW
The Morrison Government’s introduction of landmark legislation for Australian recycling’s improvement is epic news, according to the Australian Council of Recycling (ACOR), the national peak body for the resource recovery industry which employs some 50,000 people, particularly in regional Australia.
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Media Release (August 20 2020)
RECYCLING LABELS: 'DOGS BREAKFAST' ACCORDING TO NEW SURVEY
The audit – conducted by sustainability consultancy Equilibrium – across supermarkets, take-away outlets, and convenience stores in two capital cities - found 88% of the packaging components sampled were recyclable through either kerbside recycling or a supermarket-based return program, but that only 40% of these products had a recycling claim present on them.
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Media Release (July 9 2020)
EXCELLENT TRIFECTA OF PRODUCT STEWARDSHIP REFORMS WELCOME – AND NOW LET’S GO FURTHER AND FASTER
The Federal Government’s announced changes to product stewardship are super welcome and provide a strong basis for keeping material out of landfill and in the productive economy, according to the Australian Council of Recycling (ACOR), the peak body for companies who recycle materials such as e-waste, tyres, batteries, oil, beverage containers and others subject to product stewardship.
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Media Release (July 6 2020)
BIG BUCKS FOR RECYCLING: 'BONZA' ACCRODING TO INDUSTRY
Today’s announcement by the Commonwealth Government of investment in resource recovery infrastructure is a massive milestone for recycling, according to the Australian Council of Recycling (ACOR), the national peak body for the $1.5 billion industry which employs 50,000 Australians.
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Media Release (June 4 2020)
ENVIRONMENTAL CLAIMS AND LOGOS SUPPORTING IMPROVED CONSUMER BEHAVIOUR
The Australian Council of Recycling (ACOR) is undertaking a much-needed national audit of environmental claims and logos to support better information for consumers about recycling.
Click here to view the full Media Release
Media Release (April 28 2020)
COVID CONSUMPTION CHANGES CAUSING NEW PLASTICS PROBLEMS
Urgent action is needed to manage the additional volumes of plastic waste being generated by Australians during the CODIV-19 shutdown. Australian Council of Recycling (ACOR), the peak national body for the recycling sector which employs some 50,000 Australians, today expressed concern over the effect COVID-19 is having on Austalia’s recycling and resource recovery system.
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Media Release (April 15 2020)
RECYCLERS CONFIDENT ABOUT INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE IN FACE OF CRISIS
Although it is early days for COVID-19, some organisations have already identified the potential for new business and innovation over the next six months, but it comes against a broader backdrop of concern about public policy settings for recycling, a breaking report commissioned by Australian Council of Recycling (ACOR) has shown.
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Media Release (April 6 2020)
RECYCLING AND COVID-19: SOME ASPECTS TO CONSIDER
Australian Council of Recycling (ACOR), the peak national body for the recycling sector which employs some 50,000 Australians, today issued these explanatory points in relation to COVID19 and recycling.
Click here to view the full Media Release
Media Release (February 29 2020)
PLASTICS SUMMIT: OPPORTUNITY FOR REAL ACTION NOT RHETORIC
The Prime Minister's Plastics Summit on Monday at Parliament House is real environmental leadership and an unprecedented opportunity to reduce Australia's plastics and greenhouse gas footprint through better recycling, according to the Australian Council of Recycling (ACOR), the peak body for the $20 billion resource recovery sector.
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Media Release (February 13 2020)
BILLIONS IN GOVT WASTE LEVIES, BUT LESS THAN 10% SPENT ON RECYCLING INFRASTRUCTURE
Around 8% of the $2.6 billion collected in the last two years from Australians is reinvested by governments in recycling infrastructure and technology, according to a new analysis by the Australian Council of Recycling (ACOR), the peak body for the resource recovery industry.
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Media Release (February 3 2020)
VICTORIAN CONTAINER REFUND SCHEME WELCOMED AND SHOULD SUPPORT THE RECYCLING SECTOR NOT DRINKS COMPANIES
The Australian Council of Recycling (ACOR), today welcomed the Victorian government decision to introduce a 10 cent refund on recycled drink containers, urging the government to design a scheme with both consumer convenience and the recycling sector at its core.
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Media Release (January 16 2020)
LEADING AUSTRALASIAN PLASTICS RECYCLER JOINS ACOR
The Australian Council of Recycling (ACOR) is delighted to announce that Astron Sustainability, has become a Platinum Member.
Astron’s application for the top tier membership was accepted by ACOR, the national peak body for the recycling and resource recovery industry, at its Board meeting last month in Sydney.
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Media Release (November 26 2019)
BATTERIES BLOW UP IN REGULAR RECYCLING - GOVTS MUST SET UP SEPARATE SAFE SCHEME
Handheld batteries are a major fire risk in established recycling facilities, and immediate action from governments is needed to remove them and separately recycle them, according to the Australian Council of Recycling (ACOR), the national peak body for the industry.
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Media Release (November 10 2019)
REASONABLE BUT PATCHY PROGRESS AT THE MEETING OF ENVIRONMENT MINISTERS (MEM)
MEM’s decisions today on the COAG ban on waste exports and the National Waste Policy Action Plan are several good steps forward but some missteps too, according to the Australian Council of Recycling (ACOR), the peak national body for the recycling and resource recovery industry.
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Media Release (October 21 2019)
NEW REPORT FINDS RECYCLED ROADS CAN LEAD RECYCLING REVOLUTION
Australia can hugely boost domestic recycling by replacing virgin resources with recycled materials in roads and thereby enable the COAG ban on waste exports, according to a new expert report released today by the Australian Council of Recycling (ACOR).
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Media Release (October 16 2019)
NSW BAN WILL BACKFIRE INTO POSSIBLE INCINERATION
The NSW EPA’s proposed ban on resource recovery from municipal solid waste will have significant consequences for NSW’s environment and economy, according to the Australian Council of Recycling (ACOR).
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Media Release (September 19 2019)
KEEP RECYCLING - IT'S WORTH IT
Media reports about Australian recyclate material being returned by Indonesian authorities inappropriately undermine the community’s recycling efforts, according to the Australian Council of Recycling (ACOR), the national peak body for the sector.
Click here to view the full Media Release
Media Release (August 9 2019)
RECYCLING INDUSTRY WELCOMES COAG ANNOUNCEMENT: DEEDS AND DOLLARS DON'T MATCH DISCUSSION
ACOR has long advocated greater domestic sustainability for Australian recycling. Today’s COAG announcement is aligned with that goal and follows industry’s own massive efforts and investment over many decades to establish a $15 billion sector with 50,000 jobs.
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Media Release (July 23 2019)
AUSSIE RECYCLING GOES NEXT LEVEL WITH ACCREDITATION
The Australian recycling industry, which employs 50,000 people and generates some $20 billion in value as well as enormous environmental benefits, will go to the next stage in the development of a voluntary Recyclers’ Accreditation Program (RAP) through the Australian Council of Recycling (ACOR).
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Media Release (July 3 2019)
ACOR STATEMENT ON MEDIA REPORTS ON INDONESIA & RECYCLING
ACOR can confirm, following review late yesterday, that the shipping container in Indonesia at the centre of recent media reports is from an Australian recycling company, which is one of several who have exported similar material to Indonesia.
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Media Release (July 2 2019)
QUEENSLAND RECYCLING STRATEGY A WINNER; NOW FOR CHICKEN DINNER
The Queensland Government’s Waste Management and Resource Recovery Strategy released yesterday is the most innovative recycling “to do list” in Australia, and now the “doing” is critically important, according to the Australian Council of Recycling (ACOR), the peak body for the nation’s resource recovery sector.
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Media Release (July 1 2019)
TASSIE'S NEW WAR ON WASTE IS WELCOMED BY RECYCLING INDUSTRY
The Hodgman Government’s release of a draft Waste Action Plan and the weekend’s dual appointment of the Treasurer and Minister for Environment represent the very welcome starter’s gun on a new recycling race for Tasmania.
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Media Release (May 28 2019)
AWESOME RECYCLING APPOINTMENTS BY SCOMO
The appointment of Sussan Ley MP as Minister for Environment and Trevor Evans MP as Assistant Minister for Waste Reduction is awesome and represents unprecedented national leadership on recycling, according to the Australian Council of Recyclers, the peak body for the 50,000 strong and $20 billion valuable industry.
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Media Release (May 16 2019)
ACOR'S CEO PETE SHMIGEL OPINION - EDITORIAL ON FEDERAL ELECTION RECYCLING POLICIES
Many Australians might agree: there’s certainly a lot of rubbish in this Federal election. But it’s not the kind of rubbish – and recycling – that might first come to mind.
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Joint Media Release (May 15 2019)
RECYCLING AND WASTE ASSOCIATIONS RATE MAJOR PARTIES ELECTION PROMISES
The inaugural Recycling & Waste Policy Report Card on the Federal election policies of the ALP, Coalition and the Greens has found unprecedented political interest and progress in improving Australia’s resource recovery system.
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Media Release (May 3 2019)
SCOMO KICKS BIG ENVIRO & ECONOMY GOAL: RECYCLERS ROAR
The Federal Coalition’s recycling policy announcement wins a recycling Grand Final, according to the Australian Council of Recycling, the peak body for the domestic industry worth $15 billion and 50,000 jobs
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Media Release (April 15 2019)
THE RECYCLING INDUSTRY UNITES - KEEP RECYCLING AND BUY RECYCLED PRODUCTS
Australia’s recycling industry is concerned that Sunday’s 60 Minutes program didn’t paint the full picture of Australia’s recycling efforts and didn’t highlight the industry’s contribution of some 50,000 jobs and $15 billion in value, with real potential for more benefits.
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Media Release (March 31 2019)
LABOR’S ‘RECYCLING ROCKET FUEL’: NEW POLICY IS BIG BOOST TO RECYCLING
Labor’s waste minimisation policy, announced today by Leader of the Opposition Bill Shorten MP and Shadow Environment Minister Tony Burke MP, is rocket fuel for Australia’s domestic recycling, its industry, and millions of Australians who strongly support recycling.
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Media Release (March 14 2019)
ACOR AND ATRA AMALGAMATE AS RECYCLING SECTOR MOVES FORWARD
Tyre recycling will be given a greater focus under a new partnership announced today by the Australian Council of Recycling (ACOR) and the Australian Tyre Recyclers Association (ATRA).
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Media Release (March 11 2019)
ACOR and Boomerang Alliance announce the 5 Big Waste Policies for Federal Election
The Australian Council of Recycling (ACOR) and national recycling campaign group, the Boomerang Alliance, have today released their 5 priority actions the next Commonwealth Government needs to implement to solve Australia’s waste and recycling crisis
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Media Release (March 9 2019)
NSW LABOR'S RECYCLING PROMISES ARE RIGHT & CAN MAKE 4,700 NEW JOBS
The recycling policy today released by the NSW Labor Opposition hits the right recycling notes and could contribute to up to 4700 new jobs in NSW, according to the Australian Council of Recycling (ACOR), the peak body for the sector.
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Media Release (March 3 2019)
POLL: ALTERNATIVE WASTE TREATMENT: SUPPORTED BY COMMUNITY & NEEDS RESTORATION
A new poll by ReachTel shows strong support for ‘red bin recycling’ and affirms the NSW Government’s recent moves to secure the future of the Alternative Waste Treatment (AWT) industry, according to the Australian Council of Recycling (ACOR).
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Media Release (February 24 2019)
ALTERNATIVE WASTE TREATMENT: SUPPORTED BY COMMUNITY & NEEDS RESTORATION
A new poll by ReachTel shows strong support for ‘red bin recycling’ and affirms the NSW Government’s recent moves to secure the future of the Alternative Waste Treatment (AWT) industry, according to the Australian Council of Recycling (ACOR).
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Media Release (February 22 2019)
SOUTH AUSTRALIA LOOKS TO LEAD THE COUNTRY AGAIN ON RECYCLING
Reloop and the Australian Council of Recycling (ACOR) today submitted to South Australia’s scoping study of
options to better manage single use plastics (SUP) and reform the states Container Deposit Scheme (CDS).
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Media Release (January 31 2019)
ACOR AGENDA 19: PROJECTS FOR PRODUCTS
ACOR'S focus for 2019 will be promoting the uptake of recycled content products through innovative industry-led projects, according to the ACOR AGENDA 19 released by the peak body today.
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Media Release (October 17 2018)
MORE RECYCLING = LESS TAX IN NSW
More recycling from NSW households could reduce taxes by up to $250 million per year or some $100 per household, according to the Australian Council of Recycling (ACOR).
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AUSTRALIAN COUNCIL OF RECYCLING WELCOMES NEW CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
The President of the Australian Council of Recycling (ACOR), Mr Peter Tamblyn, today announced the appointment of Ms Suzanne Toumbourou as the organisation’s new Chief Executive Officer effective from 5 July, 2021. Ms Toumbourou brings a wealth of experience in policy development, strategy, and leadership as CEO of the Australian Sustainable Built Environment Council since 2012.
Click here to view the full release.
Media Release (April 16 2021)
POTENTIAL TO TURN WASTE INTO ENERGY, WITH LESS LANDFILL AND LOWER EMISSIONS
The Australian Council of Recycling (ACOR) has today released a discussion paper, investigating the potential to turn Australian waste into clean energy. ACOR, which represents the $15 billion strong resource recovery industry, commissioned a discussion paper on the evolving relationship between clean energy and waste reduction policies increasingly being implemented by Australian governments.
Click here to view the full release.
Media Release (April 14 2021)
VICTORIAN CONTAINER REFUND SCHEME WELCOMED BY ACOR
The Australian Council of Recycling (ACOR) today welcomed the Victorian Government’s introduction of a container refund scheme offering a 10cent refund on recycled drink containers, that will support consumers and maximise recycling rates. The new Victorian scheme set to start in 2023, will split responsibilities between a scheme coordinator partner and network operator partners, in a similar structure to New South Wales, Tasmania and the ACT.
Click here to view the full release.
Media Release (March 4 2021)
NATIONAL PLASTICS PLAN WELCOMED BY INDUSTRY, MORE DEVELOPMENT OF END MARKETS NEEDED
Today’s announcement of a National Plastics Plan by the Commonwealth Government sets ambitious recycling and resource recovery goals and has been welcomed by the Australian Council of Recycling (ACOR), the national peak body for the $1.5 billion industry which employs 50,000 Australians.
Click here to view the full Media Release
Media Release (February 4 2021)
TASMANIAN CONTAINER REFUND SCHEME OUTLINE WELCOMED
The Australian Council of Recycling (ACOR) today welcomed the Tasmanian government’s outline of the states proposed 10cent refund on recycled drink containers. “A well-governed and implemented container refund scheme for Tasmania will be a win for the environment, community and business”, said Robert Kelman, ACOR CD Division Coordinator.
Click here to view the full Media Release
Media Release (December 18 2020)
AUSTRALIAN COUNCIL OF RECYCLING (ACOR) APPOINTS NEW CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
The President of the Australian Council of Recycling (ACOR), Mr Peter Tamblyn, today announced the appointment of Mr Cameron O’Reilly as the organisation’s new Chief Executive Officer effective from 18 January, 2021. Mr O’Reilly will replace Mr Pete Shmigel who earlier this month announced his departure from the role after three successful years in which ACOR has influenced a range of positive developments in the recycling sector, culminating this month in passage of the Recycling and Waste Reduction Bill 2020 by the Federal Parliament.
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Media Release (November 2 2020)
VICTORIAN CONTAINER REFUND SCHEME OUTLINE WELCOMED
The Australian Council of Recycling (ACOR) today welcomed the Victorian Government’s discussion paper to introduce a 10cent refund on recycled drink containers and urged the government to implement its preferred governance model to take effective control of the design of the scheme. “A well-governed and implemented container refund scheme for Victoria will be a win for the environment, community and business”, said Robert Kelman, ACOR CD Division Coordinator.
Click here to view the full Media Release
Media Release (October 14 2020)
INNOVATIVE INCENTIVES TO REDUCE PLASTICS: NEW ANALYSIS FROM ECONOMIC POLICY EXPERT
An independent policy discussion paper has recommended a better targeting of Australia’s $1.5 billion in collected annual waste levies and a new Plastic Reduction Offset Scheme to improve Australia’s chance of meeting ambitious national recycling targets and waste export bans. Earlier this year the peak body for Australia’s recycling industry, the Australian Council of Recycling (ACOR), commissioned economics policy expert Peter Crone to develop a discussion paper on potential incentives to support recycling manufacturing in Australia.
Click here to view the full Media Release
Media Release (September 22 2020)
EAT YOUR CRUSTS: PIZZA BOXES A LARGE SLICE OF RECYCLING CONTAMINATION
Australian’s pizza palette has increased during the COVID-19 pandemic, and so too has the potential for contamination in recycling bins, according to the peak body for Australian recycling. One of the biggest recent increases in contaminated items ending up in kerbside recycling bins are pizza boxes with remaining food scraps, and that increase is due to more pizza being delivered during the pandemic, according to the Australian Council of Recycling (ACOR).
Click here to view the full Media Release
Media Release (August 27 2020)
RECYCLING BODY ON MORRISON RECYCLING LAW
The Morrison Government’s introduction of landmark legislation for Australian recycling’s improvement is epic news, according to the Australian Council of Recycling (ACOR), the national peak body for the resource recovery industry which employs some 50,000 people, particularly in regional Australia.
Click here to view the full Media Release
Media Release (August 20 2020)
RECYCLING LABELS: 'DOGS BREAKFAST' ACCORDING TO NEW SURVEY
The audit – conducted by sustainability consultancy Equilibrium – across supermarkets, take-away outlets, and convenience stores in two capital cities - found 88% of the packaging components sampled were recyclable through either kerbside recycling or a supermarket-based return program, but that only 40% of these products had a recycling claim present on them.
Click here to view the full Media Release
Media Release (July 9 2020)
EXCELLENT TRIFECTA OF PRODUCT STEWARDSHIP REFORMS WELCOME – AND NOW LET’S GO FURTHER AND FASTER
The Federal Government’s announced changes to product stewardship are super welcome and provide a strong basis for keeping material out of landfill and in the productive economy, according to the Australian Council of Recycling (ACOR), the peak body for companies who recycle materials such as e-waste, tyres, batteries, oil, beverage containers and others subject to product stewardship.
Click here to view the full Media Release
Media Release (July 6 2020)
BIG BUCKS FOR RECYCLING: 'BONZA' ACCRODING TO INDUSTRY
Today’s announcement by the Commonwealth Government of investment in resource recovery infrastructure is a massive milestone for recycling, according to the Australian Council of Recycling (ACOR), the national peak body for the $1.5 billion industry which employs 50,000 Australians.
Click here to view the full Media Release
Media Release (June 4 2020)
ENVIRONMENTAL CLAIMS AND LOGOS SUPPORTING IMPROVED CONSUMER BEHAVIOUR
The Australian Council of Recycling (ACOR) is undertaking a much-needed national audit of environmental claims and logos to support better information for consumers about recycling.
Click here to view the full Media Release
Media Release (April 28 2020)
COVID CONSUMPTION CHANGES CAUSING NEW PLASTICS PROBLEMS
Urgent action is needed to manage the additional volumes of plastic waste being generated by Australians during the CODIV-19 shutdown. Australian Council of Recycling (ACOR), the peak national body for the recycling sector which employs some 50,000 Australians, today expressed concern over the effect COVID-19 is having on Austalia’s recycling and resource recovery system.
Click here to view the full Media Release
Media Release (April 15 2020)
RECYCLERS CONFIDENT ABOUT INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE IN FACE OF CRISIS
Although it is early days for COVID-19, some organisations have already identified the potential for new business and innovation over the next six months, but it comes against a broader backdrop of concern about public policy settings for recycling, a breaking report commissioned by Australian Council of Recycling (ACOR) has shown.
Click here to view the full Media Release
Media Release (April 6 2020)
RECYCLING AND COVID-19: SOME ASPECTS TO CONSIDER
Australian Council of Recycling (ACOR), the peak national body for the recycling sector which employs some 50,000 Australians, today issued these explanatory points in relation to COVID19 and recycling.
Click here to view the full Media Release
Media Release (February 29 2020)
PLASTICS SUMMIT: OPPORTUNITY FOR REAL ACTION NOT RHETORIC
The Prime Minister's Plastics Summit on Monday at Parliament House is real environmental leadership and an unprecedented opportunity to reduce Australia's plastics and greenhouse gas footprint through better recycling, according to the Australian Council of Recycling (ACOR), the peak body for the $20 billion resource recovery sector.
Click here to view the full Media Release
Media Release (February 13 2020)
BILLIONS IN GOVT WASTE LEVIES, BUT LESS THAN 10% SPENT ON RECYCLING INFRASTRUCTURE
Around 8% of the $2.6 billion collected in the last two years from Australians is reinvested by governments in recycling infrastructure and technology, according to a new analysis by the Australian Council of Recycling (ACOR), the peak body for the resource recovery industry.
Click here to view the full Media Release
Media Release (February 3 2020)
VICTORIAN CONTAINER REFUND SCHEME WELCOMED AND SHOULD SUPPORT THE RECYCLING SECTOR NOT DRINKS COMPANIES
The Australian Council of Recycling (ACOR), today welcomed the Victorian government decision to introduce a 10 cent refund on recycled drink containers, urging the government to design a scheme with both consumer convenience and the recycling sector at its core.
Click here to view the full Media Release
Media Release (January 16 2020)
LEADING AUSTRALASIAN PLASTICS RECYCLER JOINS ACOR
The Australian Council of Recycling (ACOR) is delighted to announce that Astron Sustainability, has become a Platinum Member.
Astron’s application for the top tier membership was accepted by ACOR, the national peak body for the recycling and resource recovery industry, at its Board meeting last month in Sydney.
Click here to view the full Media Release
Media Release (November 26 2019)
BATTERIES BLOW UP IN REGULAR RECYCLING - GOVTS MUST SET UP SEPARATE SAFE SCHEME
Handheld batteries are a major fire risk in established recycling facilities, and immediate action from governments is needed to remove them and separately recycle them, according to the Australian Council of Recycling (ACOR), the national peak body for the industry.
Click here to view the full Media Release
Media Release (November 10 2019)
REASONABLE BUT PATCHY PROGRESS AT THE MEETING OF ENVIRONMENT MINISTERS (MEM)
MEM’s decisions today on the COAG ban on waste exports and the National Waste Policy Action Plan are several good steps forward but some missteps too, according to the Australian Council of Recycling (ACOR), the peak national body for the recycling and resource recovery industry.
Click here to view the full Media Release
Media Release (October 21 2019)
NEW REPORT FINDS RECYCLED ROADS CAN LEAD RECYCLING REVOLUTION
Australia can hugely boost domestic recycling by replacing virgin resources with recycled materials in roads and thereby enable the COAG ban on waste exports, according to a new expert report released today by the Australian Council of Recycling (ACOR).
Click here to view the full Media Release
Media Release (October 16 2019)
NSW BAN WILL BACKFIRE INTO POSSIBLE INCINERATION
The NSW EPA’s proposed ban on resource recovery from municipal solid waste will have significant consequences for NSW’s environment and economy, according to the Australian Council of Recycling (ACOR).
Click here to view the full Media Release
Media Release (September 19 2019)
KEEP RECYCLING - IT'S WORTH IT
Media reports about Australian recyclate material being returned by Indonesian authorities inappropriately undermine the community’s recycling efforts, according to the Australian Council of Recycling (ACOR), the national peak body for the sector.
Click here to view the full Media Release
Media Release (August 9 2019)
RECYCLING INDUSTRY WELCOMES COAG ANNOUNCEMENT: DEEDS AND DOLLARS DON'T MATCH DISCUSSION
ACOR has long advocated greater domestic sustainability for Australian recycling. Today’s COAG announcement is aligned with that goal and follows industry’s own massive efforts and investment over many decades to establish a $15 billion sector with 50,000 jobs.
Click here to view the full Media Release
Media Release (July 23 2019)
AUSSIE RECYCLING GOES NEXT LEVEL WITH ACCREDITATION
The Australian recycling industry, which employs 50,000 people and generates some $20 billion in value as well as enormous environmental benefits, will go to the next stage in the development of a voluntary Recyclers’ Accreditation Program (RAP) through the Australian Council of Recycling (ACOR).
Click here to view the full Media Release
Media Release (July 3 2019)
ACOR STATEMENT ON MEDIA REPORTS ON INDONESIA & RECYCLING
ACOR can confirm, following review late yesterday, that the shipping container in Indonesia at the centre of recent media reports is from an Australian recycling company, which is one of several who have exported similar material to Indonesia.
Click here to view the full Media Release
Media Release (July 2 2019)
QUEENSLAND RECYCLING STRATEGY A WINNER; NOW FOR CHICKEN DINNER
The Queensland Government’s Waste Management and Resource Recovery Strategy released yesterday is the most innovative recycling “to do list” in Australia, and now the “doing” is critically important, according to the Australian Council of Recycling (ACOR), the peak body for the nation’s resource recovery sector.
Click here to view the full Media Release
Media Release (July 1 2019)
TASSIE'S NEW WAR ON WASTE IS WELCOMED BY RECYCLING INDUSTRY
The Hodgman Government’s release of a draft Waste Action Plan and the weekend’s dual appointment of the Treasurer and Minister for Environment represent the very welcome starter’s gun on a new recycling race for Tasmania.
Click here to view the full Media Release
Media Release (May 28 2019)
AWESOME RECYCLING APPOINTMENTS BY SCOMO
The appointment of Sussan Ley MP as Minister for Environment and Trevor Evans MP as Assistant Minister for Waste Reduction is awesome and represents unprecedented national leadership on recycling, according to the Australian Council of Recyclers, the peak body for the 50,000 strong and $20 billion valuable industry.
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Media Release (May 16 2019)
ACOR'S CEO PETE SHMIGEL OPINION - EDITORIAL ON FEDERAL ELECTION RECYCLING POLICIES
Many Australians might agree: there’s certainly a lot of rubbish in this Federal election. But it’s not the kind of rubbish – and recycling – that might first come to mind.
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Joint Media Release (May 15 2019)
RECYCLING AND WASTE ASSOCIATIONS RATE MAJOR PARTIES ELECTION PROMISES
The inaugural Recycling & Waste Policy Report Card on the Federal election policies of the ALP, Coalition and the Greens has found unprecedented political interest and progress in improving Australia’s resource recovery system.
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Media Release (May 3 2019)
SCOMO KICKS BIG ENVIRO & ECONOMY GOAL: RECYCLERS ROAR
The Federal Coalition’s recycling policy announcement wins a recycling Grand Final, according to the Australian Council of Recycling, the peak body for the domestic industry worth $15 billion and 50,000 jobs
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Media Release (April 15 2019)
THE RECYCLING INDUSTRY UNITES - KEEP RECYCLING AND BUY RECYCLED PRODUCTS
Australia’s recycling industry is concerned that Sunday’s 60 Minutes program didn’t paint the full picture of Australia’s recycling efforts and didn’t highlight the industry’s contribution of some 50,000 jobs and $15 billion in value, with real potential for more benefits.
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Media Release (March 31 2019)
LABOR’S ‘RECYCLING ROCKET FUEL’: NEW POLICY IS BIG BOOST TO RECYCLING
Labor’s waste minimisation policy, announced today by Leader of the Opposition Bill Shorten MP and Shadow Environment Minister Tony Burke MP, is rocket fuel for Australia’s domestic recycling, its industry, and millions of Australians who strongly support recycling.
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Media Release (March 14 2019)
ACOR AND ATRA AMALGAMATE AS RECYCLING SECTOR MOVES FORWARD
Tyre recycling will be given a greater focus under a new partnership announced today by the Australian Council of Recycling (ACOR) and the Australian Tyre Recyclers Association (ATRA).
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Media Release (March 11 2019)
ACOR and Boomerang Alliance announce the 5 Big Waste Policies for Federal Election
The Australian Council of Recycling (ACOR) and national recycling campaign group, the Boomerang Alliance, have today released their 5 priority actions the next Commonwealth Government needs to implement to solve Australia’s waste and recycling crisis
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Media Release (March 9 2019)
NSW LABOR'S RECYCLING PROMISES ARE RIGHT & CAN MAKE 4,700 NEW JOBS
The recycling policy today released by the NSW Labor Opposition hits the right recycling notes and could contribute to up to 4700 new jobs in NSW, according to the Australian Council of Recycling (ACOR), the peak body for the sector.
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Media Release (March 3 2019)
POLL: ALTERNATIVE WASTE TREATMENT: SUPPORTED BY COMMUNITY & NEEDS RESTORATION
A new poll by ReachTel shows strong support for ‘red bin recycling’ and affirms the NSW Government’s recent moves to secure the future of the Alternative Waste Treatment (AWT) industry, according to the Australian Council of Recycling (ACOR).
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Media Release (February 24 2019)
ALTERNATIVE WASTE TREATMENT: SUPPORTED BY COMMUNITY & NEEDS RESTORATION
A new poll by ReachTel shows strong support for ‘red bin recycling’ and affirms the NSW Government’s recent moves to secure the future of the Alternative Waste Treatment (AWT) industry, according to the Australian Council of Recycling (ACOR).
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Media Release (February 22 2019)
SOUTH AUSTRALIA LOOKS TO LEAD THE COUNTRY AGAIN ON RECYCLING
Reloop and the Australian Council of Recycling (ACOR) today submitted to South Australia’s scoping study of
options to better manage single use plastics (SUP) and reform the states Container Deposit Scheme (CDS).
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Media Release (January 31 2019)
ACOR AGENDA 19: PROJECTS FOR PRODUCTS
ACOR'S focus for 2019 will be promoting the uptake of recycled content products through innovative industry-led projects, according to the ACOR AGENDA 19 released by the peak body today.
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Media Release (October 17 2018)
MORE RECYCLING = LESS TAX IN NSW
More recycling from NSW households could reduce taxes by up to $250 million per year or some $100 per household, according to the Australian Council of Recycling (ACOR).
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Media Release (July 3 2018)
VICS TAKE A FLYING RECYCLING MARK
The Victorian Government’s “Recycling Industry Strategic Plan” shows leadership and delivers needed certainty in uncertain times, according to national peak body, the Australian Council of Recycling (ACOR).
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VICS TAKE A FLYING RECYCLING MARK
The Victorian Government’s “Recycling Industry Strategic Plan” shows leadership and delivers needed certainty in uncertain times, according to national peak body, the Australian Council of Recycling (ACOR).
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Media Release (June 27 2018)
ACOR MEMBERSHIP GROWING THROUGH SOLUTIONS AND INNOVATION
ACOR is pleased to have accepted the membership applications of Australian Paper Recovery, Bingo Industries, Closed Loop and Northern Adelaide Waste Management Alliance at its Board meeting last week in Brisbane.
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ACOR MEMBERSHIP GROWING THROUGH SOLUTIONS AND INNOVATION
ACOR is pleased to have accepted the membership applications of Australian Paper Recovery, Bingo Industries, Closed Loop and Northern Adelaide Waste Management Alliance at its Board meeting last week in Brisbane.
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Media Release (June 4, 2018)
RECYCLING IN THE BUSH: GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR PM AND DEPUTY PM
During their tour of drought-impacted districts, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack have a great opportunity to consider recycling’s benefits for the bush and drought resilience.
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RECYCLING IN THE BUSH: GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR PM AND DEPUTY PM
During their tour of drought-impacted districts, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack have a great opportunity to consider recycling’s benefits for the bush and drought resilience.
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Media Release (April 27, 2018)
RIGHT CHORDS BUT MISSING KEY NOTES: RECYCLING INDUSTRY ON MINISTERIAL MEETING
At their meeting today, Australia’s Environment Ministers have recognised the need for reform, but now need to move to real action to re-boot recycling, according to the recycling sector’s peak body.
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RIGHT CHORDS BUT MISSING KEY NOTES: RECYCLING INDUSTRY ON MINISTERIAL MEETING
At their meeting today, Australia’s Environment Ministers have recognised the need for reform, but now need to move to real action to re-boot recycling, according to the recycling sector’s peak body.
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Media Release (April 26, 2018)
NEW SURVERY SHOWS 88% OF AUSTRALIANS SUPPORT PRO-RECYCLING ACTIONS BY GOVERNMENTS
With Environment Ministers meeting tomorrow to make decisions about recycling’s future following Chinese bans on Australian material, a survey released today shows that 88% of Australians support government action to assist the recycling sector. The survey was conducted by leading polling firm Crosby|Textor.
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NEW SURVERY SHOWS 88% OF AUSTRALIANS SUPPORT PRO-RECYCLING ACTIONS BY GOVERNMENTS
With Environment Ministers meeting tomorrow to make decisions about recycling’s future following Chinese bans on Australian material, a survey released today shows that 88% of Australians support government action to assist the recycling sector. The survey was conducted by leading polling firm Crosby|Textor.
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Media Release (April 17, 2018)
EXPERTS SAY INVESTMENT IN OZ RECYCLING = 500 JOBS & 50K LESS CARS OF GREENHOUSE GASES
In the midst of the recycling crisis and the lead up to the April 27th meeting of Australia’s Environment Ministers, a new report commissioned from independent experts has found that hundreds of new jobs can be created in Australia by government investment in the domestic recycling sector.
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EXPERTS SAY INVESTMENT IN OZ RECYCLING = 500 JOBS & 50K LESS CARS OF GREENHOUSE GASES
In the midst of the recycling crisis and the lead up to the April 27th meeting of Australia’s Environment Ministers, a new report commissioned from independent experts has found that hundreds of new jobs can be created in Australia by government investment in the domestic recycling sector.
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