The waste and resource recovery (WARR) sector receives 76 million tonnes of material each year of which we are currently recovering 62% nationally. With Australia committed to a resource recovery target of 80% by 2030, as well as a goal to reduce total waste generated by 10% in the same timeframe, we have a lot to do. 

WMRR’s new Australian Resource Recovery Conference aims to brings together operators, practitioners, policymakers, regulators, and product developers from across the country to discuss all aspects of recovering material, making products, and keeping them circulating for as long as possible, including its clear role in addressing both emissions and biodiversity loss.  

The conference will look at all material streams and supporting infrastructure, and explore the necessary policy and regulatory settings, infrastructure planning, market development, and the technology available and/or needed to achieve the 2030 targets.

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS

The program committee are now calling for abstracts under the following topics:

• Planning, including infrastructure planning and policy settings
• The role of government and regulation (all levels), including Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR)
• The importance of product and market development, including standards and specifications
• Research, data and analytics, including commercialisation
• Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)
• Education and behaviour change
• Social license to operate
• Facility management and operations
• Carbon policy and emissions reduction
• Innovation and technology
• Regional and remote case studies

Submissions close Friday, 5 July 2024.

To submit an abstracts click here.

YOUNG PROFESSIONALS SCHOLARSHIP

WMRR's Young Professionals (YPs) Scholarship Program offers YPs (36 years and under) the opportunity to attend and present at one of WMRR's two national conferences in 2024, with all expenses related to travel and conference registration covered as part of the scholarship. 

Applicants must be a financial member of WMRR, meet all eligibility criteria, and submit a conference abstract as part of this application. The scholarship program’s terms and conditions document, which includes eligibility criteria can be found here.

Applications are open until Friday, 5 July 2024.

To apply click here. 

SPONSORSHIP + EXHIBITION

Sponsor or exhibit at the 2024 Australian Resource Recovery Conference and give your organisation the opportunity to interact with a wide range of industry professionals, gain exposure and help raise awareness of your business, products and/or services.  Become involved and benefit from access to delegates from all levels of government and peak providers from within the waste and resource recovery sector.

For more information and/or to discuss sponsorship and exhibition opportunities, contact [email protected] or register your interest to exhibit here.

Download a copy of the prospectus here.

ACCOMMODATION + VENUES

Adelaide Convention Centre (ACC)
The inaugural Australian Resource Recovery Conference is being held at the Adelaide Convention Centre (ACC) in Adelaide City, central to everything Adelaide has to offer and just a 15 minute drive from the airport.  The most direct access to the conference rooms is via the West Entrance on Montefiore Road.

How to get to the ACC

Accommodation
There are a variety of accommodation options in and around the ACC.   Two major hotels, the InterContinental Adelaide and the The Playford Adelaide are adjacent to the venue and a full range of accommodation options are located within walking distance of the venue.

For more information on accommodation in around the convention centre visit southaustralia.com.

REGISTRATION

Prices are in Australian dollars and inclusive of GST. A conference registration include access to all sessions on the day/s registered, catering (morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea), speaker presentations (post-conference), and access the trade exhibition. A full registration includes the pre-conference welcome function, 2-day conference and the official conference dinner.   

Registration opens 1 July 2024.  

For all conference enquiries email the Events Manager at [email protected] or contact the national office on 02 8746 5000 or email [email protected]