Dated targets
The NSW EPA's Waste and Sustainable Materials Strategy 2041 sets an 80% average recovery rate from all waste streams by 2030.
The education programme
A programme built on NSW obligations and their deadlines.
Free, practical education at the Waste & Resource Recovery Expo, built around real NSW challenges: government and policy, circular economy, technology and safety, and practical implementation.
The difference
Practical, because the deadlines are published.
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Named schemes
An operating licence under the POEO Act, the section 88 waste levy from 1 July 2026 at $180.20 a tonne in the Metropolitan Levy Area and $103.80 in the Regional Levy Area, and Return and Earn.
Funded work
A $16 million NSW EPA joint procurement facilitation service, so local government can procure waste services collectively.
What's on
What each strand covers, and why now.
What each strand brings to the floor.
The Council Agenda
Creates demand for bins, fleet, software, weighing, contamination technology, organics processing and collection services.
The 2030 Build
Connects project owners to MRF and transfer plant, shredders, screens, compactors, conveyors, weighbridges, trucks and facility systems.
Make It Bankable
Brings OEMs, project developers, financiers, operators and advisers into one commercial conversation.
Insurable by Design
Drives demand for fire detection, thermal imaging, suppression, battery separation, sensors, storage and risk engineering.
The New Buyers
Pulls packaging, recycling, plastics processing, traceability and recovered-material suppliers into demand-side conversations with obligated producers.
Proof, Not Claims
Creates a serious market for software, sensors, weighing, cameras, RFID, telematics and material analytics.
Australia's Next Mine Is Above Ground
Creates a platform for shredding, sorting and separation, and battery and e-waste processing technology.
Organics After the Mandate
Connects processors and councils with composters, depackagers, screens, anaerobic digestion, odour and contamination technology.
People + Machines
Puts robotics, AI, optical sorting, fleet software, controls and predictive maintenance in front of operational buyers.
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On stage
The subjects are set before the sessions are.
Each strand becomes a run of stage sessions and panels, sitting alongside the expo floor.
In tracks
Sessions run in tracks, so a council team, an operator or a consultant can follow one subject through the day.
The Public Sector Hub
Education designed for public sector teams, from FOGO and procurement to compliance and community education.
For exhibitors
Speaking and panel opportunities within the education programme, in front of an engaged, relevant audience.
Speakers
Who speaks, and what they bring.
Speakers are named here as each one confirms, against the strand and the session they belong to.
Speakers are named here as each one confirms, against the strand and the session they belong to.
The day
How the programme fits into a day here.
Two days at Sydney Showground, with the education programme running alongside a full trade exhibition.
The expo floor
Plant, technology and services from 80+ exhibitors, with equipment working in the Live Equipment & Technology Demonstrations.
The stage
Sessions from the strands above, so a day can be planned around the subject you are answerable for.
The Procurement Exchange
Pre-booked 1-to-1 meetings with suppliers, an addition to the trade exhibition rather than a substitute for it.
Alongside the stage
The inaugural programme also carries an AI in Waste Pavilion, an Innovation Showcase for new product launches, and the Resource Recovery Awards.
Who is in the room
2,000+ industry professionals, with 250+ public sector buyers among them: operators, councils, engineers, consultants and MRFs.