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A Shepparton Magistrates’ Court has issued a $60,000 fine to a recycling operator for failing to comply with a court order requiring the removal of hazardous […]
Green Industries SA (GISA) has awarded the 2024–25 Women in Circular Economy Leadership Scholarship to Ms Angelina Russo for her project, The Circular Textile Hub: A […]
Barwon Water is leading a Victorian-first trial of an innovative greywater recycling system, that aims to significantly reduce water consumption inside buildings. The Victorian Advanced Greywater […]
A Geelong developer has been ordered to pay $75,000 to fund local environmental projects after illegally dumping of 148 tonnes of industrial waste at a Geelong […]
NSW EPA has announced new laws requiring businesses and institutions that sell or handle food such as supermarkets, cafes, schools and hotels to separate food waste […]
On 25 June 2025, the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) released updated Australian Drinking Water Guidelines, introducing lower recommended values for PFAS (per- and […]
Councils across NSW are being urged to apply for Round 5 of the Go FOGO program, with $26 million in funding now available to help expand […]
From e-scooters and smartwatches to vapes and electric toothbrushes, lithium-ion battery-powered gadgets are everywhere – around businesses and homes. While these devices contain valuable materials that […]
The Federal Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water has released The Australian Plastics Flows and Fates Reporting (APFF) for the 2022-23 and 2023-24 […]
In early September 2025, EPA Victoria released the updated Civil Construction, Building and Demolition guide to help the civil construction, building and demolition industries eliminate or […]
The Protection from Harmful Radiation Regulation 2025 commenced on 29 August 2025, replacing the 2013 Regulation. It supports the Protection from Harmful Radiation Act 1990 and […]
The Protection of the Environment Operations (Waste) Amendment (Waste Facility Contributions) Regulation 2025 (Amending Regulation) amended the Protection of the Environment Operations (Waste) Regulation 2014 (Waste Regulation). The Amending […]
NSW EPA is updating requirements to the Resource Recovery Order and Exemption for biosolids to ensure land application remains beneficial and poses minimal risk to human […]
The NSW Government’s Return and Earn container deposit scheme will expand in mid-2027 to include: wine and spirit bottles cordial and concentrate containers larger-sized drink containers. […]
NSW EPA is seeking applications for Round 4 of the Local Government Waste Solutions Fund (LGWS), with up to $2 million available to support innovative waste […]
WA’s Containers for Change program will expand to include wine and spirit bottles from 1 July 2026, adding an estimated 200 million additional containers eligible for […]
ChemCentre is leading new research to turn brewer’s spent grain (BSG)—a major by-product of beer production—into sustainable, high-value products. Supported by a $660,000 investment from the […]
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has released a draft determination proposing to authorise a new Soft Plastics Circularity Scheme, enabling major supermarkets and industry […]
Recycling Victoria, the Victorian Government’s recycling regulator, has issued seven thermal Waste-to-Energy (WtE) cap licences totalling 2.35 million tonnes per annum of permitted waste processing capacity. […]
The Wodonga Magistrates’ Court has convicted an individual of multiple offences under Victoria’s Environment Protection Act 2017 after an illegally stockpiled cache of waste tyres, estimated […]
The NSW EPA has opened consultation on a review of limits for metals and chemicals in biosolids applied to land to ensure beneficial use, with minimal […]
The NSW EPA awarded $5.9 million for 35 projects under Round 5 of the Landfill Consolidation and Environmental Improvements Program and signalled the separate Joint Procurement […]
The NSW EPA is seeking comment the draft Acid Sulfate Soil Resource Recovery Order and Exemption. The proposal sets a state-wide framework for the safe, beneficial […]
The Western Australian Government has published the National End-of-Life Tyres Options – Project Report, outlining issues with end-of-life tyres and related products and assessing policy solutions, […]
The Emissions Reduction Assurance Committee (ERAC) is seeking your feedback on a proposed variation to the Australian Carbon Credit Unit (ACCU) Scheme’s Animal Effluent Management (AEM) method […]
EPA Victoria is warning businesses that they must use the electronic EPA Waste Tracker to properly record movement of Reportable Priority Waste (RPW) in Victoria. […]
EPA Victoria warns farms and construction businesses of the impact of sediment run-off after rain. Rain after prolonged dry periods increases the risk of exposed soil […]
Recycling Victoria has released the latest Circular Economy Market Report that shows Victoria’s circular economy performance is strong compared with national data. Victoria is the first […]
EPA NSW has welcomed the agreed national ban on three per and poly fluoroalkyl substances – PFOA, PFOS and PFHxS – that came into effect on […]
The NSW 2024 State of the Environment report was tabled in Parliament on 26 June 2025 that provides a snapshot of the NSW environment, as well […]
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