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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 […]
EPA Victoria has released the Civil construction, building and demolition guide to assist civil construction, building and demolition industries to eliminate or reduce the risk of […]
EPA SA is proposing to introduce a Groundwater Prohibition Area (GPA) for Tonsley and parts of Clovelly Park, Mitchell Park and Marion to protect residents and […]
EPA SA has released an updated Guideline for stockpiling management to help provide guidance to industry. The guideline sets out the EPA’s minimum expectations for the […]
EPA SA is continuing to engage with stakeholders and the community regarding an application by Southern Waste ResourceCo (SWR) to receive, store, treat and dispose of […]
The Federal Minister for Resources, Water and Northern Australia Keith Pitt has announced that after four years of detailed consultation, the Federal Government has found a […]
The Victorian Government is introducing a container deposit scheme (CDS) to increase beverage container recycling and reduce litter in Victoria and has released a discussion paper […]
EPA Victoria has released new Sewerage management guidelines that provide information to water corporations to support the effective management of the risk of sewer overflows and […]
EPA Victoria has released new Auto recyclers guidelines that provides guidance on practical measures that can be taken to prevent or minimise risk of harm to […]
EPA Victoria has released an Interim position statement on per-and polyfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS). The purpose of this interim position statement is to outline EPA’s current […]
EPA Victoria has released a community information paper that discusses concerns and issues relating to the closed Sunshine landfills. The community information paper is for the residents […]
Victorian Minister for Energy, Environment and Climate Change Lily D’Ambrosio, this week, announced 17 Victorian organisations that will share in more than $560,000 through the Investment […]
EPA SA has released the new Stockpiling management guideline that outlines the potential risks associated with the stockpiling of materials (waste or other matter) and provides […]
The Federal Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment has released the 2018-19 Australian Plastics Recycling Survey – national report, that details the consumption and recycling […]
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