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EPA Victoria is sending a warning that burning any old waste when burning-off will potentially be a costly process for farmers and the environment through penalties. […]
EPA Victoria has released a report, Bellarine Peninsular: Legacy and emerging contaminant sampling and analysis that provides an assessment of pesticides, PFAS, metals and selected industrial […]
The NSW Government is encouraging councils, public land managers and community groups to apply for grants that will tackle illegal dumping in their local area. The […]
Developments of all sizes will be monitored by councils and the NSW EPA as part of a month-long campaign called ‘Get the Site Right’. The campaign […]
The Federal Government has announced that the export ban on waste glass will now commence on 1 January 2021 and that the schedule for implementing the export […]
The WA Government has announced a new commencement date of 1 October 2020 for WA’s container deposit scheme – Containers for Change.
The WA Government will provide a financial assistance package of up to $3.5 million to support network participants financially impacted by the deferral of WA’s container […]
WA will receive a new facility in Fremantle that will accept household hazardous waste (HHW), such as – paint, aerosols, batteries, flares and chemicals – which […]
The WA Government has released for comment the draft Guideline: Better practice composting that was developed by the department in collaboration with the WA Branch of […]
EPA Victoria is seeking comment on a proposed sewage treatment plant upgrade for Warrnambool. Wannon Water has applied for an EPA Works Approval for the upgrade […]
EPA Victoria has ordered a Broadmeadows based tyre recycler to stop accepting combustible materials at its tyre processing facility and e-waste operation. Alleged failure by the […]
NSW Government is offering funding under the Alternative Waste Technology(AWT) Transition Package to help NSW local councils and the alternative waste technology industry to achieve – […]
The community in Melbourne’s Western Suburbs have been warned that an increase in odours and smoke from a local landfill are likely to increase while rectification […]
The Victorian Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP) is seeking your feedback on the proposed changes to the Goulburn to Murray water trade rule […]
The Federal Department of Agriculture Water and Environment has released the PFAS National Environmental Management Plan version 2.0 (PFAS NEMP 2.0). This NEPM has been developed with […]
The SA Government’s Green Industries is offering the following grants to businesses to assist them to transition to a Circular Economy: Resource Efficiency and Productivity – […]
During the Covid-19 pandemic, Environmental Officers from the QLD Department of Environment and Science (DES) will continue to conduct field based compliance activities to businesses to […]
In March 2020, Council of Australian Governments (COAG) made a decision to progressively ban the export of plastic, paper, tyres and glass waste from July 2020 […]
The Victorian Government will defer the planned increase to the landfill levy until 1 January 2021. This is being achieved in two ways: The deferral of […]
Just a reminder that the NSW Government is seeking your comment on the following discussion and issues paper to assist with the development of the NSW […]
Funding through the Great Barrier Reef Foundation is currently open to farmers and organisations across catchment areas from Cairns to Mackay, QLD to improve water quality […]
The WA Department of Water and Environmental Regulation has extended the consultation period of the following two waste reform papers and seek your feedback by 15 […]
The WA Government has deferred the launch of Western Australia’s container deposit scheme – Containers for Change that was planned to be launched initially on 2 […]
A clean-up is set to begin at two sites at Sedan, about 100km north-east of Adelaide, where thousands of tonnes of construction and demolition waste containing […]
Information for non-healthcare facilities – handling of waste from people with covid-19 The NSW Government this week released a Factsheet on information for non-healthcare facilities such […]
A reminder that the NSW Government is seeking feedback on the future of plastics in NSW including options that will help shape the development of how […]
NSW EPA has awarded $1,092,270 to 13 Local Aboriginal Land Councils for community waste projects that clean up and prevent illegal dumping on their land. The […]
The NSW Department of Planning Industry and Environment (DPIE) is offering grants of up to $150,000 through Round 3 Intake 7 of Circulate – the NSW […]
The NSW Department of Planning Industry and Environment (DPIE) is offering grants of up to $250,000 through the NSW CIVIL CONSTRUCTION MARKET PROGRAM for projects that […]
Sustainability Victoria (SV) is offering grants for infrastructure projects (new infrastructure or upgrades) that: • increase the capacity and capability of Victoria’s resource recovery sector; and/or• […]
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