The City of Sydney has released an ambitious waste treatment master plan which aims to deliver an ‘energy from waste’…[Read More]
National Waste Policy Implementation Report 2012-13 – Released
Published: May 16, 2014
The Federal Department of Environment has released the National Waste Policy Implementation Report 2012 and 2013 which sets out progress…[Read More]
Waste transporter gets four penalty notices for illegally transporting waste containing asbestos
Published: May 16, 2014
The NSW EPA has issued four penalty infringement notices to a waste carrier for illegally transporting waste containing asbestos contaminated…[Read More]
Interim Waste Management Policy for Storing Waste Tyres in Victoria
Published: May 2, 2014
An Interim Waste Management Policy (interim WMP) has been released to regulate tyre stockpiles in Victoria. The policy is effective…[Read More]
EPA Victoria to inspect premises that store waste tyres
Published: May 2, 2014
EPA Victoria will be inspecting premises that store waste tyres. If premises are not meeting the requirements of the WMP,…[Read More]
New waste regulation comes into force 1 September 2014
Published: May 2, 2014
NSW EPA is continuing to tighten regulations in the waste industry – with changes proposed under the Protection of the…[Read More]
Composting facility fined for odour offences
Published: May 2, 2014
The NSW EPA has issued two penalty notices to a composting facility, located south of Lake Macquarie, for emitting offensive…[Read More]
Concerns of dumping dredge spoil in Great Barrier Reef
Published: May 2, 2014
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has warned approval for the dumping of dredge spoil in the…[Read More]
Exposure draft of the Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Amendment Regulation 2014 – Have your say!
Published: April 18, 2014
The Federal Department for Environment had recently released the exposure draft of the Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Amendment Regulation…[Read More]
Closed landfills in Victoria will be reassessed
Published: April 18, 2014
Last week, EPA Victoria had issued a Post Closure Pollution Abatement Notice (PC PAN) to a former landfill site for…[Read More]
