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Latrobe City Council is undertaking its first large scale trial using recycled products in asphalt for their road resurfacing program. Historically, this program used 100% virgin […]
SA is proposing, from 1 September 2023, to ban four additional single-use plastic products to include: plastic pizza savers plastic-stemmed cotton buds single-use plastic bowls without […]
EPA SA has released the following publications that relate to site contamination, air quality, radioactive material, equipment and its transportation: Evaluation distances for effective air quality […]
EPA Victoria is conducting a blitz of targeted industry in the Bayswater area to stop waste liquids from leaving their premises and enter stormwater drains. Targeted […]
EPA Victoria Officers have recently undertaken some inspections of 10 dairy farms in South Gippsland and provide clear advice that all dairy farms should put dairy […]
The WA Department of Water and Environmental Regulation has released for comment the Container deposit scheme (CDS) – Expanding the scope of eligible beverage containers. The […]
Industry and the community are encouraged to provide feedback on implementation approaches for the ban on e-waste disposal to landfill by 2024 in Western Australia. Banning […]
EPA Victoria is undertaking blitz inspections in the Horsham industrial zones and Tullamarine areal to ensure businesses are protecting the environment. EPA will be speaking to […]
The EPA has begun consultation on 2 draft guidelines that deal with PFAS in South Australia. As part of the EPA’s regulatory strategy for PFAS management, […]
EPA SA will extend an existing groundwater prohibition area (GPA) at Edinburgh to parts of Waterloo Corner, Bolivar and St Kilda, SA. The EPA has completed […]
EPA Victoria has announced that Australia’s first purpose-built, end-of-life acetylene cylinder treatment and disposal centre will be constructed at Stawell, Victoria. The disposal facility will enable the clean-up […]
NSW EPA will provide assistance to communities of Eugowra, Cudal and Molong in the NSW Central West to remove debris that has spread throughout local waterways […]
NSW EPA had engaged Karie Soehardi Consultancy of Circular Design Thinking to conduct research on the local manufacture of seating and drapery (curtains) and the textile […]
Green Industries SA is seeking your feedback on the proposed regulations to ban 4 additional single-use plastic products from 1 September 2023. In the next 3 […]
The WA Government has announced $10 million in infrastructure grants to support WA’s electrical and electronic waste collection and recycling network. E-waste are items with a […]
WA Government is providing additional funding under the Better Bins Plus: Go FOGO program (delivered by the Waste Authority) to support local governments to provide better […]
The Victorian Government has now banned the sale and supply of the following single-use plastics that commenced on 1 February 2023: drinking straws cutlery (including knives, […]
NSW EPA has announced the following grants that build on a number of successful initiatives and programs funded through the NSW Waste Less Recycle More initiative […]
The WA Government will ban e-waste disposal to landfill from 2024 and announced infrastructure to support WA’s electrical and waste collection and E-waste are items with […]
Australia’s largest supermarkets, Coles and Woolworths have been served by NSW EPA with a draft Clean-up Notice to remove more than 5,200 tonnes of soft plastic […]
EPA SA is seeking feedback on two new PFAS-related guidelines for site suitability and the re-use of PFAS-contaminated waste soils – Draft PFAS-contaminated waste disposal site suitability […]
A new Better Practice Organics Recycling guideline has been released for WA to enable better environmental management in the organics recycling industry by setting out how […]
The Federal Minister for the Environment and Water announced last week the Ministerial Advisory Group on the Circular Economy at the Circularity 2022 Conference in Sydney. […]
The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has launched a compost initiative to drive down food waste and greenhouse emissions and assist farmers, food growers, businesses and […]
As a reminder, the Heads of EPAs of Australia and New Zealand (HEPA) have released the draft per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances National Environmental Management Plan (PFAS […]
The Victorian EPA is consulting on a proposed approach to enable the use of low-risk Digestate EPA Victoria is proposing new specifications and standards to simplify […]
The QLD Department of Environment and Science (DES), under the Waste Reduction and Recycling Act 2011 has made its annual call for submissions on end of […]
The Federal Government has expanded the list of products that industry must ensure are handled and ultimately disposed of in an environmentally appropriate manner to include […]
The NSW EPA is seeking public feedback on including more drink containers in the NSW Container Deposit Scheme, Return and Earn, as well as opportunities for […]
The WA Department of Water and Environmental Regulation has released reports summarising the outcomes of the first and second reviews of the Container Deposit Scheme’s minimum […]
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October 30, 2026