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The AEBN will be holding the forthcoming Waste Webinar: New Laws and Developments for Victoria and across Australia on 24 March 2021 to provide an all-round perspective from a […]
EPA Victoria has released the following waste publication that will apply from 1 July 2021: Waste disposal categories – characteristics and thresholds
NSW EPA has released the Solid waste landfills – compliance audit program report that summaries the findings of a compliance audit program on solid waste landfills […]
The Queensland Government will ban the following single-use plastic items from 1 September 2021: straws: regular straws, flexible straws, straws with a scoop, cocktail straws and […]
From the commencement of 1 March 2021, single-use plastic straws, cutlery and stirrers will be prohibited from sale, supply or distribution in South Australia. These single-use […]
EPA Victoria is intensifying its enforcement and inspections at recycling industry sites, with inspection teams applying a zero-tolerance approach in order to eliminate any recycling fires […]
The NSW Protection of the Environment Operations (General) Amendment (PFAS Firefighting Foam) Regulation 2021 amends the NSW Protection of the Environment Operations (General) Regulation 2009 to […]
The NSW Government has announced $24 million in funding to support local councils and the alternative waste industry improve kerbside separation of food and garden waste […]
Sustainability Victoria has launched a new $1.8 million Recycling Victoria Research and Development Fund – Materials to support research institutes and industry to develop new and […]
The South Australian Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has determined not to approve an application to dispose of PFAS-contaminated material to be disposed of at a McLaren […]
Green Industries SA has announced that applications are now open for circular economy market development grants. Funding of up to $100,000 per applicant is available. The […]
EPA SA has released Guidelines for assessing prohibited plastic products under the Single use and Other Plastics Products (Waste Avoidance) Act 2020. The guideline provides assistance […]
EPA SA has released the consultation report that provides a summary of consultation feedback and recommendations resulting from the release of a discussion paper in 2019 […]
As Australia now has the new Recycling and Waste Reduction Act 2020 in place, exporters of glass waste are required to have a licence to export […]
NSW EPA Executive Director Liesbet Spanjaard has praised recyclers across NSW with Return and Earn reaching an incredible 5 billion containers returned since the scheme commenced […]
The Victorian Government is seeking to reduce unnecessary regulatory barriers for recycling in Victoria. To make it easier for people to use recycled products, the Victorian […]
Sustainability Victoria has grants available through ‘Support Fund: Stream 2: Implementation grants. The grants will primarily target waste prevention and reuse/remanufacture. Innovative recycling approaches will also […]
Sustainability Victoria is providing funding under Recycling Victoria Councils Fund which is a 4 year program to support local government and alpine resort management boards to […]
In December 2020, the Australian Parliament had passed the Federal Government’s waste and recycling laws – the Recycling and Waste Reduction Act 2020 (the Act) that […]
The National Waste Report 2020 was released in December 2020 that provides the tracking of Australia’s progress in waste as Australia works towards targets to reduce […]
The Federal Government has unveiled a new $4 million body with the sole focus of reducing the nation’s food waste – a crucial step in its […]
Funding is available to the private sector, non-government organisations and local government organisations through the Federal Government’s Recycling Modernisation Fund (RMF) that is designed to improve […]
In mid December 2020, EPA Victoria released the ‘proposed final’ versions of the new subordinate legislation to the Environment Protection Act – the Regulations and the […]
EPA Victoria has released the Proposed waste and resource recovery determinations – discussion paper and seeks your feedback. To make it easier for people to use […]
EPA Victoria has released the following two proposed waste and noise framework publications: Summary of proposed waste framework: This summary explains the waste framework in the […]
EPA Victoria has released the regulating litter and other waste toolkit as it is intended to apply from 1 July 2021. The toolkit is a resource […]
The NSW Government has announced funding under Remanufacture NSW. This initiative is co-funded through the Federal Government’s Recycling Modernisation Fund for waste and recycling infrastructure to […]
EPA SA has released the Waste reporting, Record keeping and Measurement standard that is published under the EP Regulations and provides the mechanism to ensure compliance […]
EPA SA has released an information sheet for waste depots required to undertake mass balance reporting requirements. Please read the information sheet for details.
Grants are now available through NSW EPA to organisations that help create a circular economy. Grants are available for innovative and new projects that look at […]
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