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NEW GUIDANCE: Civil construction, building and demolition guide

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 […]

Groundwater Prohibition Area proposed for Tonsley and surrounding areas

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 […]

NEW GUIDELINES: For stockpile management

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 […]

Proposed storage of PFA’S contaminated material in McLaren Vale

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 […]

National Radioactive Waste Management Facility

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 […]

Victoria’s container deposit scheme

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 […]

NEW GUIDELINES: Sewerage management

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 […]

NEW GUIDELINES: Auto recyclers

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 […]

Interim position statement on PFAS AND Report on health effects of PFAS

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 […]

Community information released on former Sunshine landfills

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 […]

Tackling packaging and e-waste through grants

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 […]

NEW GUIDELINE: Stockpiling management

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 […]

2018-19 Australian Plastics Recycling Survey – National Report: Released

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 […]

New Product Stewardship Centre of Excellence

The Federal Government is investing $1 million for the establishment of a new Product Stewardship Centre of Excellence that is expected to play a key role […]

Plastic packaging seeks accreditation under product stewardship scheme

Following the Federal Government’s revamp of its product stewardship legislation, the Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation (APCO) has decided to pursue accreditation for plastic packaging.  The accreditation […]

National Television and Computer Recycling Scheme co-regulatory arrangements annual reports for 2018-19: Released

The day-to-day operations of the National Television and Computer Recycling Scheme (NTCR) is managed by the following four co-regulatory arrangements that provide their annual reports for […]

NEW GUIDELINE: Stockpiling and financial assurances

EPA SA has released a new guideline that is expected to assist SA EPA in making decisions to impose stockpile limits as a condition of authorisation, […]

NEW GUIDANCE released by EPA Victoria

The following new guidance has been released this week by EPA Victoria: ·      New guidance on managing stockpiles ·      New guidance on erosion, sediment and dust: […]

New waste and recycling system for Victoria: Comment sought

The Victorian Government is working towards establishing a new waste legislation and a waste authority – part of  Recycling Victoria (as reported in AEBN’s National ENW […]

Domestic waste council charges review: Comment sought

Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART) is seeking feedback on a review of NSW local council domestic waste management service charges.  It has released a discussion […]

WA container deposit scheme commences

On 1 October 2020, the WA container deposit scheme ‘Containers for Change’ had commenced. It is estimated that the scheme will recycle an additional 6.6 billion […]

Legislation to encourage use of waste derived materials: Comment sought on discussion paper

The WA Government has released the discussion paper Waste not, want not: Valuing waste as a resource and seeks your feedback on the proposed legislative framework […]

Consequences for non-compliance costs recycler $300,000

A recycling company in Queensland has been fined $300,000 after it pleaded guilty to receiving and disposing of more waste than it was licensed to over […]

Proposed Victorian Waste and Recycling Act and Waste Authority: Comment sought

The Victorian Government is committed to developing a new waste and recycling Act and establishing a waste Authority by 2021 for Victoria and therefore, has released […]

PFAS in West Lakes – Water quality monitoring update

An information sheet that summarises recent water quality results for West Lakes, has been released by EPA SA.  The information sheet was delivered to EPA SA […]

10-year policy and action plan on waste and recycling for Victoria: Released

Sustainability Victoria had released the Victorian Government’s 10-year policy and action plan for waste and recycling – Recycling Victoria: a new economy – that outlines the […]

NEW GUIDANCE: Recycled crushed glass (RCG) for use in asphalt

Transport for NSW has released the new Recycled Crushed Glass guidelines that provide the steps to follow when producing, supplying, purchasing and using recycled crushed glass […]

NSW EPA conducts unannounced compliance checks on waste sector

NSW EPA has carried out unannounced inspections at 12 waste sites across NSW as part of a proactive compliance and inspection campaign in order to verify […]

COVID-19 Disposing clinical waste factsheet: Updated

EPA Victoria has released an updated factsheet that explains how to manage clinical waste from coronavirus (COVID-19) and arrange for collections in the following workplace: aged […]

Report of emerging contaminants 2019-20 Summary of results

EPA Victoria has analysed samples of soils, water and sediment at 101 sites across Victoria for emerging and legacy contaminants (including PFAS) and has released a […]

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