Christmas is supposed to be a wonderful time of year but what happens to all that stuff? Anyone working in waste management will know Christmas is a substantial contributor to waste with rubbish volumes rising by approximately 30% over Christmas time. Read more...

The last month has seen entries flood in from around Australia for the Inaugural CRN Australia/Terracycle Australia Upcycling Competition. The winners were finally announced at the Beyond the Three R’s National Forum in November, by Anna Minns of Terracycle Australia. Read more...

Community Recyclers have been part of the Circular Economy for years but at the Annual Forum attendees got the low down the Circular Economy, its challenges as well as opportunities for the future. Read more...

Founder of Take 3, Tim Silverwood describes himself as a normal guy who somehow found himself at the forefront of an environmental movement. Tim’s true passion in life is surfing and spending time at the beach, however he found that his beloved beach outings were increasingly interrupted by floating plastic debris. Read more...

Whether you consider yourself an environmentalist or not, if you work in the waste management industry it’s likely that at some point you’ll get pigeonholed as a greenie or hippie. And if you work in the waste management industry it’s also likely that you’ll have to develop good relationships with corporate stakeholders. Read more...

At the CRN National Forum Guido Verbist of The Bower, Anita Saunders of Finding Workable Solutions and Miles Lochhead of Renewable Recyclers each shared their experiences of taking on Work for the Dole participants. Read more...

Anita Saunders of Finding Workable Solutions, Matther Luxon of Envision NZ and Miles Lochhead of Renewable Recyclers have each had experience developing and managing hard waste collection services. They shared their insights and lessons at Beyond the Annual National Forum. Read more...

Upcycling is gaining popularity and is a relevant alternate income stream for Community Recyclers. The Bower in Sydney runs a number of upcycling projects and just this year opened the doors to their Repair Cafe. Guido Verbist of The Bower told of their activities at the Annual Forum. Read more...

Erin Lewis-Fitzgerald loves fixing stuff. In 2009, she joined Fix It Melbourne workshops repairing all manner of things. Her new venture Bright Sparks will divert electrical waste away from landfill by repairing or reusing broken household electrical goods through the set-up of their inner-city repair service in Melbourne. Read more...

The Department of the Environment is undertaking an operational review of the National Television and Computer Recycling Scheme. The scheme involves a combination of government regulation and industry action to take responsibility for the collection and recycling of waste televisions, computers, printers and computer products.

A review paper is available for consideration, and you are invited to comment on the proposals and options outlined in the paper.on the Department’s website at here.

Following our 2014 Annual Forum, CRN Australia has formed a number of new Working Groups to help advance the cause of Community Recycling, build the CRN Australia network, and support our member organisations. Working Groups meet via phone link up as needed, generally once a month or less, and work together on projects relevant to the network.  Read more...

Renowned Environmental Pyschologist Dr Doug McKenzie-Mohr, of Founder of Community Based Social Marketing will be delivering both introductory and advanced workshops on the topic in Melbourne, April 2015.  Registrations are now being taken. Read more...