Better Compost with Smart Bans Media Release

Without prompt action to ban select items from everyday use, these contaminants will continue to compromise compost quality, drive up production costs, and reduce the environmental benefits of compost applications. […]

International Compost Alliance to celebrate World Soil Day

BRUSSELS, 5 December 2024 – The International Compost Alliance (ICA) is thrilled to announce its celebration of World Soil Day on the 5th of December, embracing the global theme for […]

Organics Recycling – Combating Climate Change

Most households and individuals struggle to understand how they can meaningfully contribute to easing the impacts of climate change in their everyday lives. The majority of us need our cars […]

Global Meeting Advances Transition to Certified Compostable Produce Stickers

Worldwide Leaders of Fresh Produce & Compost Industries Propose a Global Roadmap towards a Certified Compostable PLU Sticker Standard An unprecedented agreement has been reached between the fresh produce industry […]

Waste and recycling industries unite for urgent action on battery fire crisis

Australia’s leading peak waste and recycling industry organisations have joined together to call for urgent action on the growing hazard posed by batteries and electronics in conventional waste and recycling […]

Media Release: Food Organics and Garden Organics (FOGO) Position Paper

AORA has recently reviewed and updated its “Food Organics and Garden Organics (FOGO) Position Paper” which is now available on the AORA website. This document has been prepared by AORA […]

Young Professionals Scholarship winner, Violet Edwards, shares her thoughts on the AORA Conference

It was a privilege to have attended the 2024 Australian Organics Recycling Association (AORA) Conference and to be awarded the Komptech CEA Young Professionals Scholarship. The platform that Komptech and […]

The Australasian Waste & Recycling Expo (AWRE) back!

The Australasian Waste & Recycling Expo (AWRE), the premier business trade event for the waste, recycling, and resource recovery sector, is back for its 15th year, taking place at ICC […]

Batteries Fire Risk in Organics

Batteries—in loose or embedded form—are an increasingly alarming hazard in both kerbside and commercial waste and recycling streams including the organics recycling industry. The Australian Council of Recycling (ACOR), the […]

PFAS Controls Needed Now

The Australian Organics Recycling Association (AORA) is calling on the Federal and State Governments to implement PFAS controls now. Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a group of manufactured chemicals […]