Mark Rawson
Founded Rawtec in 2007. Chemical engineer and MBA, with more than twenty years in waste, recycling and resource management.
Mark founded Rawtec in 2007 to provide specialist advice on waste, recycling and resource management. He holds qualifications in chemical engineering and a Master of Business Administration, and brings more than twenty years of industry experience and senior management roles.
Before consulting, Mark was Regional Manager for Cleanaway across South Australia and the Northern Territory. That role carried responsibility for a materials recovery facility, landfills, municipal collections, transfer stations, and large commercial and industrial collection fleets.
Clients come to Mark for his practical and operational understanding of the industry. He works with manufacturing and service businesses, government at local, state and federal level, and the waste and recycling industry itself.
Background
Chemical engineering, and a Master of Business Administration.
More than twenty years in the sector, including senior operational management before founding Rawtec.
Manufacturing and service businesses · local, state and federal government · the waste and recycling industry.
Mark’s roles beyond Rawtec have included the Australian Government Circular Economy Ministerial Advisory Group, National Vice President of WMRR, inaugural National Chair of WMRR’s Resource Recovery and Market Development working group, and SA/NT Branch President of WMRR.
Selected work
Reports Mark has authored or co-authored.
- Next Markets for Unwearable Clothing Textiles
- Australia's hazardous waste infrastructure
- Upper Spencer Gulf waste and resource recovery strategy
- Regional SA waste and resource recovery background report
- Grampians Central West audit feasibility study and audit plan
- What the waste export ban means for South Australia
- Significant asbestos removal projects in Australia
- Asbestos contaminated land
- Asbestos water pipe management practices
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