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The Federal Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water has published the Hazardous Waste in Australia database that provides national data on hazardous and […]
A new national initiative has been launched to assist Australian food and beverage SMEs to adopt sustainable packaging and processing practices while reducing food loss and […]
The Victorian Environmental Protection Authority has published guidance that describes the requirements for tanker/tanker trailer vehicles and non-tanker vehicles/trailers that transport reportable priority waste (transport). It’s […]
The NSW Environmental Protection Authority has released the NSW Asbestos Plan of Action which responds to recommendations from the Office of the NSW Chief Scientist and […]
Applications are now open for the latest round of the Return and Earn Bin Baskets program, providing all NSW councils with the opportunity to expand public […]
The Queensland Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation – Office of Circular Economy, has released the Less Landfill, More Recycling 2035: Queensland Waste Strategy. The […]
The Queensland Government has updated Program Guidelines for Growing the Recovery of Organic Waste via Food Organic Garden Organic (GROW FOGO) Fund. The program provides support […]
The Queensland Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation – Waste Assessment, has published End of Waste (EOW) codes for grease trap waste and recycled […]
Two new research reports exploring innovative approaches to circular economy challenges are now available, following the completion of projects funded through the SA Green Industries SA’s […]
The WA Waste Authority is providing funding up to $25,000 per project to improve waste behaviour in ways that support the aims of the Waste Avoidance […]
The Western Australian Department of Water and Environment Regulation has published a fact sheet for waste data reporting – productive use of final products. The purpose […]
EPA Victoria has fined a Traralgon company $10,176 for burning construction and demolition waste at the site of the former Churchill Hotel in April 2026. EPA […]
Recycling Victoria has joined the Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA) as its Circular Economy Division as of 30 June 2026. Key Recycling Victoria schemes, projects and services […]
The owner and operator of an unlicensed quarry in Balala has been ordered to pay $190,000 by the Armidale Local Court for breaching the state’s environment […]
Under new laws, NSW businesses or institutions that sell or handle food, like supermarkets, cafes, schools and hotels, must separate food waste from general waste, from […]
The New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council (NSWALC), in partnership with the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA), is delivering the Together on Country grant program to support Local Aboriginal […]
Asbestos removal contractors have been fined a total of $71,225 by EPA Victoria for failing to use the waste tracker system. Seven businesses were fined after […]
EPA Victoria has suspended the registration of a Drouin waste transfer station. The site is not currently permitted to accept waste of any kind, and anyone […]
A dairy processing facility in Hexham, Newcastle has been fined $30,000 by the NSW EPA for failing to maintain its wastewater treatment plant. EPA officers conducted […]
A landfill operator near Tarago has been issued a Clean Up Notice by the NSW EPA after ammonia and other pollutants were detected in groundwater at […]
A metals recycling business has been fined $45,000 and costs, following a major fire at its Laverton North premises in January 2024. The fire broke out […]
Leaking sewage that flowed close to the Tarago River has resulted in a EPA Victoria $6,105 fine for the operator of a caravan park. The caravan […]
A landfill operator has been issued a Clean Up Notice by the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) after ammonia and other pollutants were detected in groundwater […]
A dairy processing facility in Hexham, Newcastle has been fined $30,000 by the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) for failing to maintain its wastewater treatment plant. […]
EPA Victoria has fined an East Gippsland man $1,221 after his truck released liquid manure across a Traralgon street. The spill was witnessed by motorists and […]
EPA officers attended a carwash in Northcote after community members reported seeing green liquid running down a street and toward the stormwater system that flows into […]
A Wendouree waste and recycling company has been fined $2,035 over industrial litter that escaped onto neighbouring land. Members of the public reported seeing waste gathered […]
The Supreme Court has upheld EPA Victoria’s argument that a company running a landfill in Ravenhall underpaid its Landfill Levy contributions by nearly $7 million in […]
From 1 July 2026, under new laws in NSW, businesses and institutions that sell or handle food, such as supermarkets, hotels, cafes and schools, will be […]
The Gunnedah Local Court has ordered a landfill in Mullaley to pay $52,000 for a breach of its Environment Protection Licence. The NSW EPA had assisted […]
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