What MRA Consulting Group does

MRA Consulting Group is an Australian environmental consultancy founded in 2010 and headquartered in Drummoyne (Sydney), with additional offices in Melbourne and Sunshine Beach (Queensland). The firm advises government agencies (federal, state, and local councils), corporate and industrial businesses, and not-for-profit organisations on waste management, resource recovery, circular economy transition, carbon and climate strategy, and waste infrastructure planning. Its service portfolio spans Strategy, Business, Circular Economy, Waste Planning and Approvals, Education, Organics (including FOGO programs and compliant compost consulting), Auditing, Grants assistance, and post-disaster Flood CleanUp.

The firm's underlying intellectual property comprises the proprietary Circular Economy Priority Action Model — which quantifies economic, environmental, and social outcomes across short, medium, and long-term horizons to prioritise circular interventions — and the MRA NSW Waste Infrastructure Plan, which models an additional 5.7 MT/year diversion requirement for NSW by 2030. Thought-leadership assets include an extensive blog taxonomy (over 700 tagged articles), a YouTube media channel with webinar recordings, participation in industry events, and sub-brands such as Halve Waste and the Circular Economy Team. All deliverables are professional-services outputs rather than software products; no APIs, SDKs, or digital platforms are offered.

MRA operates a project-based, fee-for-service business model with negotiated per-engagement pricing. Revenue is generated through consulting and advisory engagements and through paid assistance preparing grant applications for government infrastructure and recycling programs. The firm is founder-owned and organically grown with no disclosed external funding, partnerships on the Local Government Procurement panel and Australian Circular Economy Hub, and a client roster including Westfield, ResourceCo, Queensland Government, and multiple NSW and Victorian councils.

Name

MRA Consulting Group

Legal name

MRA Consulting Group

Website

https://mraconsulting.com.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

MRA Consulting Group is an Australian environmental consultancy advising government agencies, councils, and enterprises on waste management, resource recovery, carbon strategy, and circular economy transition, with offices in Sydney, Melbourne, and Queensland.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental Consulting Services

NAICS

Environmental Consulting Services (54162), Management Consulting Services (54161)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Circularity Consulting & Program Management (EPR, Design-for-Circularity, LCA) (EUAIANAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Public Sector & Policy Consulting (BPAHACAN), Research Administration & Grants Management Support (Pre/Post-Award, Compliance) (EDAEALAO)

Keywords

• Environmental consulting services
• Waste management advisory
• Circular economy consulting
• Carbon strategy advisory
• Resource recovery planning

Headquarters

HQ city

Drummoyne

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Consulting and Advisory Services: Fee-for-service consulting engagements across strategy, business, circular economy, waste planning and approvals, education, organics, auditing, and grants. Engagements are project-based, typically with government departments, councils, and corporate clients.
2. Grant Application Services: Assistance to clients (councils, businesses, charities) preparing applications for government infrastructure and recycling grant programs such as the NSW Waste Less Recycle More program.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

MRA Consulting Group is an environmental consultancy that provides fee-for-service advisory across waste management, resource recovery, carbon, and circular economy. Engagements span strategy development, business consulting (e.g., landfill levy reviews, EfW feedstock identification), circular economy transition planning, waste infrastructure planning and approvals, education and community consultation, organics/FOGO program design, auditing, and government grant application assistance. The firm serves Australian local councils, state and federal government agencies, and corporate clients through project-based engagements.

Product overview

MRA Consulting Group offers a comprehensive suite of professional consulting services focused on environmental sustainability, specializing in recycling, waste management, and carbon reduction. The firm operates as a consultancy rather than a software product company, providing expert advisory services across strategy, business consulting, circular economy, waste planning and approvals, education, organics management, auditing, and grants assistance. Their core offerings include Strategy Services (planning for waste management and climate change), Business Services (levy reviews, supply investigations), Circular Economy Services (extended producer responsibility, material design), Waste Planning and Approvals (EIS preparation), Education Services (behavior change, community workshops), Organics Services (FOGO programs, composting), Compliant Compost consulting, Auditing Services, and Grants Services. The firm also produces research publications like the NSW Infrastructure Plan and educational programs including the Halve Waste initiative and webinars. There are no digital products, software platforms, or API-based offerings in their portfolio.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Halve Waste: Waste reduction program for businesses
• Circular Economy Team
• MRA's NSW Infrastructure Plan

Products and services

• Strategy Services Strategic consulting for waste management, resource recovery, climate change, and sustainable development planning, offered to councils, government agencies, and corporate clients in Australia.
• Business Services Business consulting covering landfill levy liability review, waste supply investigation, and feedstock identification for energy-from-waste facilities, primarily for corporate and government clients.
• Circular Economy Services Circular economy consulting covering extended producer responsibility, designing out materials, CE metrics measurement, social license building, lease-back models, and policy/legislation analysis across agriculture, energy, defence, packaging, built environment, and mining sectors.
• Waste Planning and Approvals Planning and approvals services for waste infrastructure including Environmental Impact Statement preparation and regulatory compliance support.
• Education Services Education and training programs including behavior change science, community consultation workshops, and communication strategies for government, businesses, and community stakeholders.
• Organics Services Organics management consulting including FOGO (Food Organics Garden Organics) program design, composting, and urban farming strategies for councils and businesses.
• Compliant Compost Consulting Consulting for compliant compost production meeting Australian regulatory standards including AS4454 certification and 3F compliance.
• Auditing Services Waste audits, data management auditing, and compliance auditing for councils and businesses.
• Grants Services Grant opportunity identification and application assistance for infrastructure funding including NSW Go FOGO Grants, SEQ City Deal Organics Processing Program, and other government funding programs.
• Flood CleanUp Services Advisory and coordination services for NSW EPA flood clean-up waste management programs.
• NSW Waste Infrastructure Plan Proprietary analysis modelling what a State Infrastructure Plan might show for NSW, including diversion gap analysis identifying 5.7 MT/year additional diversion needed by 2030.

Quantifiable outcome

• Achieved #1 ranking in Best Small Consultancy in Australia (Inside Waste Consultants Review, 2013 and 2014)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Australian Circular Economy Hub (ACEH)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMRA is shown as a partner/corridor member of the Australian Circular Economy Hub, indicating collaborative engagement in the circular economy ecosystem in Australia.
• Charitable Recycling AustraliaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMRA is shown as a corporate partner of Charitable Recycling Australia, supporting the charitable recycling sector through advisory and strategic engagement.
• Local Government Procurement (LGP)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMRA is listed as an Approved Contractor under Local Government Procurement, enabling the firm to be engaged by NSW local councils through the LGP panel.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• SLR Consulting: Global environmental and sustainability consultancy with a substantial Australian waste-management and resource-recovery practice. Directly comparable in specialty focus, council/government client mix, and project-based environmental advisory delivery.
• GHD: Australian-headquartered engineering, environmental, and advisory firm with one of the largest waste-management and resource-recovery practices in the country. Competes directly with MRA for council strategy, infrastructure feasibility, and circular-economy mandates across Australia.
• Tonkin + Taylor: ANZ-focused environmental and engineering consultancy with a long-standing waste-management and resource-recovery practice. Closely comparable to MRA in niche environmental focus and ANZ council/government client base.

Broad incumbents

• Aurecon: APAC-headquartered engineering and advisory firm with environmental, sustainability, and infrastructure capabilities. Overlaps with MRA on waste infrastructure planning, approvals, and circular-economy advisory as part of a much broader portfolio.
• Arcadis: Global design and consultancy firm with an established environmental and circular-economy practice. Competes with MRA for council and state-government waste/resource-recovery work but offers a much wider portfolio of services.
• WSP: Global professional services firm with significant Australian environmental consulting capability. Competes for waste planning, approvals, and circular-economy mandates as part of broader engineering and environment services.
• AECOM: Global infrastructure consultancy with environment and waste services practices in Australia. Overlaps with MRA on waste strategy and approvals work, typically on larger multidisciplinary mandates.
• Jacobs: Global professional services firm with environmental and waste capabilities servicing Australian government and infrastructure clients. Competes with MRA for major government waste and circular-economy programs through whole-of-government panel arrangements.
• ERM (Environmental Resources Management): Global sustainability consulting firm with significant waste, packaging, and circular-economy practices. Comparable at the strategy and program-design layer where MRA also operates, although typically at much larger mandate scale.

Others

• Hyder Consulting (Arcadis Australia legacy): Legacy Australian environmental and infrastructure consultancy now part of Arcadis; included as a historical adjacent peer given its long-standing role in Australian waste and environmental advisory markets.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/MRA_Consulting
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@mraconsultinggroup8111
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/mra-consulting-group

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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