About Waste Contractors & Recyclers Association of Queensland Inc

Mission & Objectives

To build a profile for the state’s liquid and solid waste collectors and transporters, transfer station and landfill operators, waste reprocessors, and recycling organisations, that ensures the sector is consulted, engaged and seen as being the pivotal point of contact for regulators, government officials and other stakeholders on matters impacting the sector.

Without limitation the objects of the association are:

a) to protect, promote, lobby and influence change for advancing the interests of the waste, recycling and secondary resource management contractors in Queensland,
b) to promote the industry in Queensland, communicate issues relevant to the industry’s security and maintain good relations between the members and state as well as local government authorities , agencies and departments, companies, sole traders and the public,
c) to assist and facilitate training and encourage any technical or other form of education for operators within the industry,
d) to assist and facilitate industrial relation matters relevant to the industry and its members,
e) to obtain, collate and publicise relevant information of the industry,
f) to support other associations and organisations with interests in whole or part similar to the association,
g) to do all such matters and things as are necessary or expedient to further the objects of the association,
h) do all such lawful things as may appear to be incidental or conducive to the objects, or as resolved by the executive to be in the interests of a member, members or the industry.
i) to adopt any additional objects from time to time as determined by the executive,
j) To develop traineeships, and other industry career training initiatives to encourage students, and new adult employees to the industry.