WRIQ announces finalists for Lithium Ion Battery Innovation Challenge

by MemberServices | 28 Aug, 2025 | MediaRelease

Brisbane, AUSTRALIA. 28 August 2025 – The Waste and Recycling Industry of Queensland (WRIQ) today revealed the thirteen finalists for ChallengeWaste – Lithium Ion Battery Innovation Challenge, a first-of-its-kind program to tackle one of the waste sector’s most urgent...

Garbage truck cameras busting bad bin behaviour (LeadStory Spotlight) 

by MemberServices | 15 Aug, 2025 | WRIQintheNews

ABC Radio Brisbane on Gold Coast City Council composting

by MemberServices | 29 Jul, 2025 | WRIQintheNews

ABC Radio Brisbane’s Kat Sweeney and WRIQ’s CEO Alison Price talk about the decision of Gold Coast City Council to purchase a composting plant Listen to the full...

ABC Radio Brisbane interview on copper wire theft

by MemberServices | 25 Jun, 2025 | WRIQintheNews

WRIQ’s CEO Alison Price talks to ABC Radio Brisbane’s Steve Austin about copper wire theft. Listen to the full...

Innovators challenge: Waste industry seeking battery fire solutions (SmartCompany)

by MemberServices | 19 Jun, 2025 | WRIQintheNews

The growing prevalence of lithium-ion batteries across everyday devices has created a serious and costly risk for the waste-and-recycling sector. According to WRIQ data, there are roughly 10,000 to 12,000 battery-related fires annually in Australian waste streams —...