Entries by Alysha Rowley

Bright sparks talk trash: Young voices, big questions

The Gold Coast’s biggest resource recovery project has taken questions from people who can’t yet vote. About 140 of them, in fact – high school students from 40 schools stretching from Rivermount College at Yatala to Palm Beach Currumbin State High, gathered at the Broadbeach Cultural Centre for the City of Gold Coast Junior Council. […]

Hundreds join conversation about South East Queensland’s waste future

It seems a weekend talking rubbish is a weekend well spent. More than 300 Gold Coasters streamed through the Ormeau Community Centre on Saturday to attend the Advanced Resource Recovery Centre’s (ARRC) 2026 Community Day. ARRC Community Day brought together residents of all ages – and from across the Gold Coast – for a day of conversation, hands-on activities and family entertainment. One of […]

ARRC Gold Coast CEO urges rethink of waste at conference keynote address

Australia should stop asking how to get rid of waste and start asking what it will become next, ARRC Gold Coast Chief Executive Officer Grant Gabriel told the Solving Plastic Waste Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) conference in Brisbane on Thursday, 20 August. Delivering the keynote address, Grant said the materials, technology, regulation and community expectations […]

Plastic waste is what you re-make it

By Josh Evans, Asset Strategy Manager, ARRC Gold Coast The economics are shifting For decades, the case against remanufacturing plastic in Australia rested on one stubborn fact: imported virgin resin was cheap, plentiful and reliable. Today, only the price advantage remains. Global geopolitical instability and supply chain disruption are changing the arithmetic. Trade routes are […]

Precinct plan passes: ARRC locks in planning designation

The Advanced Resource Recovery Centre (ARRC) has reached a significant milestone following Council’s endorsement of the Local Government Infrastructure Designation (LGID) for the ARRC precinct at Stapylton.  LGID is a planning pathway that allows certain essential infrastructure projects in Queensland to be assessed by the State and designated by Council.   It is designed for infrastructure considered important to the community or region, […]

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