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The WA Department of Water and Environmental Regulation is producing a series of industry specific guidelines to provide external stakeholders further information on how the department […]
Southern Waste ResourceCo (SWR), a landfill operator at McLaren Vale SA since 1993, has sought EPA SA approval to receive, store, treat and dispose of waste […]
EPA SA has released updated Guidelines on Septage Management (septage also known as septic tank sludge which may have some effluent inadvertently mixed with it) to […]
Earlier this year, the Battery Stewardship Council (BSC) had applied to the ACCC for authorisation for a proposed Battery Stewardship Scheme for 5 years. On 14 […]
The Federal Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment has made availableinvaluable information regarding the issues of food waste and the importance of reducing food waste. […]
Sustainability Victoria has launch an online directory, Buy Recycled, which features local Victorian products containing recycled content. The tool is designed to provide government buyers with […]
EPA Victoria has fined a wine company over $8,000 for contravening Section 27A(2)(a) of the Environment Protection Act 1970. The company was found dumping and burning […]
A small army of Victorians will clean up litter, remove weeds and clean up along local rivers and creeks as part of the Victorian Government’s plan […]
In September 2019, an estimated two million litres of sewage was discharged to the Queanbeyan River. The incident occurred when all pumps were inadvertently left in […]
The Federal Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment is inviting suitably experienced and skilled entities to submit a partnering proposal to establish a Product Stewardship […]
The Federal Government is seeking proposals for the first Round of grants from the new $20 million Product Stewardship Investment Fund to encourage manufacturers, retailers and […]
The Federal Government will commit $190 million to a new Recycling Modernisation Fund (RMF) that is intended to support innovative investment in new infrastructure to sort, […]
A waste and recycling operator in Laverton North was fined twice by EPA Victoria for offences at two of its sites. The facility in Melbourne’s Northern […]
NSW EPA has conducted unannounced compliance inspections at numerous waste facilities on 29 June 2020. Over 50 EPA officers carried out simultaneous inspections of facilities at […]
A new study, Food Management in COVID-19 which was commissioned by the NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment and undertaken by social research company, Instinct […]
The NSW Local Government Waste and Resource Recovery Data Report 2018–19 was released by NSW EPA. The report provides data about domestic waste and recycling in […]
EPA SA is undertaking to make improvements to its online Waste Tracker, or Waste Tracker.In 2019, EPA SA had identified areas of potential improvements to Waste […]
Earlier this year, the Battery Stewardship Council (BSC) had applied to the ACCC for authorisation for a proposed Battery Stewardship Scheme for 5 years. On […]
The Federal Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment has made available invaluable information regarding the issues of food waste and the importance of reducing food […]
Sustainability Victoria has launch an online directory, Buy Recycled, which features local Victorian products containing recycled content. The tool is designed to provide government buyers with […]
The Productivity Commission has released an issues paper for National Water Reform that outlines a range of issues on which the Commission is seeking information and […]
NSW EPA is providing grants to industry and councils to – • improve food and organic waste recycling,• litter prevention and• stop and clean up illegal […]
The WA Government is calling for expressions of interest for grants to help boost the processing capacity for Western Australia’s 80,000 tonnes of mixed paper and […]
EPA Victoria has recently filed a total of 34 criminal charges, following a criminal investigation into a site in Tottenham that was the scene of a […]
EPA Victoria has issued Alcoa of Australia Ltd with a Works Approval for two new landfill cells to accept waste from the decommissioning and remediation of […]
Green Industries SA is seeking your comment on the draft South Australia’s Waste Strategy 2020-2025 to help build on South Australia’s achievements in recycling, resource recovery […]
Green Industries SA is seeking your comments on the draft strategy – Valuing Our Food Waste: South Australia’s strategy to reduce and divert household and business […]
At least six SA Councils have agreed to take part in a trial using crumb rubber derived from end of life truck tyres. The agreement is […]
The amended Environment Protection Act 2017 is intended to commence on 1 July 2021. The proposed Environment Protection Regulations (Part 4.2) that will apply under this […]
The amended Environment Protection Act 2017 is intended to commence on 1 July 2021. The proposed Environment Protection Regulations (Part 4.2) that will apply under the […]
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