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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 […]
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 […]
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October 30, 2026