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Bright sparks talk trash: Young voices, big questions

The Gold Coast's biggest resource recovery project has taken…

Hundreds join conversation about South East Queensland’s waste future

It seems a weekend talking rubbish is a weekend well spent. More…
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

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

Australia should stop asking how to get rid of waste and start…

Plastic waste is what you re-make it

By Josh Evans, Asset Strategy Manager, ARRC Gold Coast The…

Precinct plan passes: ARRC locks in planning designation

The Advanced Resource Recovery Centre (ARRC) has reached a…

EPBC public consultation period now closed

The public consultation period for our project's assessment under the Commonwealth Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act closed at 5pm, Friday 17 July 2026.

Public consultation for EPBC now open

ARRC today welcomed the commencement of the public consultation period for the project’s Commonwealth Government Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) assessment process.

From kerb to compost: Mayor visits ARRC Organics

Gold Coast Mayor and ARRC Gold Coast Chair Tom Tate today walked the floor of ARRC Organics – the first facility up and running at Stapylton's waste and resource recovery precinct – alongside Deputy Mayor Councillor Mark Hammel.

The full picture: One KPI at a time

Mimi Steele's focus as ARRC's Strategy Advisor is both deceptively simple and enormously complex: make sure every person in the organisation understands how their work connects to the City of Gold Coast's most ambitious sustainability project.

ARRC Energy procurement moves to next stage

The City of Gold Coast has shortlisted a group of experienced respondents to progress to the next stage of procurement for its proposed residual waste-to-energy facility at Stapylton.

Managing waste by design

Heidi Wood is a firm believer that even the smallest actions can have a big impact – and since joining the Advanced Resource Recovery Centre (ARRC) Community Reference Group, she’s putting that belief into practice. 

Strong field lines up for Gold Coast waste-to-energy project

A who’s who of local and international residual waste-to-energy proponents have flagged their preliminary interest in working with the City of Gold Coast’s Advanced Resource Recovery Centre (ARRC) to deliver its residual waste-to-energy facility at Stapylton.

Connecting with the community at Yatala Car Boot Markets

The Advanced Resource Recovery Centre (ARRC) team recently took the conversation on the road, joining locals at the Yatala Car Boot Markets to talk waste, recycling and the future of resource recovery on the Gold Coast.

New kit improves composting process at ARRC Organics

At ARRC Organics, recent investments in new machinery are improving how green waste is processed, making operations more efficient and outputs more consistent.

ARRC joins industry experts at waste summit

Members of the ARRC team recently joined waste industry leaders from around Australia, as well as Swedish recycling expert, Joakim Brodahl, for the Future Waste Resources Symposium.

ARRC Organics hosts Queensland waste sector tour

More than 50 council and industry representatives from across Queensland visited the ARRC Organics facility, gaining a firsthand look at advanced composting processes as part of Brisbane’s Future Waste Resources (FWR) Symposium.

ARRC precinct draws industry attention

Queensland’s waste and recycling leaders are turning their attention to the future of resource recovery on the Gold Coast.

Community voices drive waste’s next chapter

Community voices and expert insights shaped discussion at ARRC Gold Coast’s fifth Community Reference Group (CRG) meeting.

From waste to watts: Gold Coast launches waste-to-energy procurement process

The City of Gold Coast is launching an international Open Expression of Interest (EOI).

ARRC Gold Coast appoints board to guide Australia’s leading circular economy precinct

ARRC Gold Coast has appointed its inaugural Board of Directors, bringing together a distinguished group of leaders in engineering, governance, environmental management, resource recovery, infrastructure and public administration.

City purchases $90 million organics processing facility

The City has secured the first facility as part of a plan to end reliance on landfill and provide a sustainable solution for waste management into the future. 

City launches home composting subsidy

The City is partnering with The Compost Revolution to provide a home composting subsidy for Gold Coast residents to divert food organics from landfill.

ARRC Gold Coast and Visy team up to deliver materials recovery

ARRC Gold Coast has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with Visy Recycling and City of Gold Coast to advance the development of a new Materials Recovery Facility within the ARRC Precinct at Stapylton.

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