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EPA Victorian has granted a works approval for a waste to energy plant using gasification technology at Laverton North. The applicant, Recovered Energy Australia Pty Ltd, […]
The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has announced funding of $4.9 million, with individual grants of between $50,000 and $300,000, for Councils, industry, consultancies and not-for-profit […]
An earthmoving contractor who dumped up to 5,400 tonnes of waste soil in a wetland has been convicted and fined a total of $29,000 in the […]
The Regulations for the Western Australian Container Deposit Scheme were gazetted on 17 December 2019. The Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery (Container Deposit Scheme) Amendment Regulations […]
The Western Australian Government has announced that it will allow pastoralists to earn carbon credits from sequestering carbon on pastoral lands for the first time in […]
The Victorian Parliament Environment and Planning Committee has released its final report into recycling and waste management in the state. The final report was tabled in […]
The Victorian EPA has released online an assessment of onsite contamination following the fire in West Footscray/Tottenham that occurred in August 2018. Information on the air […]
The New South Wales Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has granted an Immobilised Contaminants Approval to a former smelter site, under Protection of the Environment Operations (Waste) […]
At the ninth meeting of environment Ministers, Federal, State and Territory Ministers have put forward a proposed timetable for the progressive phase out of problem waste […]
Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA) will use WorkSafe’s powers to directly oversee the removal of waste chemicals at the Tottenham fire site. Chief Executive Officer, Dr […]
EPA Victoria is continuing to take action at a Coolaroo glass recycling facility, announcing that it will step in to remove hotspots contained within stockpiles at […]
The NSW Government has announced the recipients of grants for a $1 million program to reduce food waste. Communities across Sydney, the Central Coast, Mid-North coast […]
The Victorian Environment Protection Authority (EPA) and WorkSafe are demanding the owners and occupiers of last year’s Tottenham fire site clean up the property. EPA and […]
Infrastructure Victoria has released its interim report into the recycling and resource recovery infrastructure in the state. The Victorian Government requested the advice from Infrastructure Victoria […]
Grants of up to $100,000 to reduce the amount of food wasted and being sent to landfill is on offer to help food rescue organisations collect […]
The Victorian Government is welcoming applications for Bioenergy Infrastructure Fund grants to support projects that use bioenergy technologies for the recovery and reprocessing of organic waste […]
The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has announced a ban on the application of Mixed Waste Organic Outputs (MWOO) (which is made from general household waste) […]
The Federal Department of the Environment and Energy has released the latest reports on Hazardous Waste in Australia. The reports provide information about hazardous and controlled […]
Waste company Cleanaway Waste Management Ltd had purchased recycler SKM this week for approx $66 million. SKM collapsed in July 2019 – owing millions and stockpiling […]
A company and its Director who took over a 9,500 tonne tyre stockpile and failed to reduce its fire hazard, have been ordered to pay almost […]
A Victorian council has been fined more than $8,000 for breaching environmental licence conditions at its former Landfill. EPA Victoria had fined the council $8,261 for […]
A Local Court has fined a NSW council $55,000 for causing water pollution on three separate occasions between March and June 2018 at their Waste Management […]
A meeting of industry leaders at the Australian Council of Recycling in Melbourne highlighted the need for greater consistency in the way kerb-side collection is managed […]
The NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment and NSW EPA is leading the development of a NSW 20-Year Waste Strategy (20YWS) and it is expected […]
NSW EPA has released two new guidance documents to assist the construction and demolition industry to be more familiar with how their contractors and subcontractors manage […]
NSW EPA has completed a strategic environmental compliance and performance review on small sewage treatment plants. As a result, NSW EPA has now released the report, […]
A new Federally funded microfactory unveiled at the University of NSW is helping to deliver world first technologies that include turning discarded plastic into high quality […]
The Federal Minister for Energy and Emissions, Angus Taylor, has announced the appointment of Clare Savage as the Chair and State/Territory member of the Australian Energy Regulator […]
EPA Victoria has released a new guideline – the Permit to transport prescribed industrial waste. The guideline explains EPA’s vehicle permitting application process in relation to […]
As part of the SA Waste Reform Program, EPA SA is seeking your views on two proposed reforms: amendment to how the Waste Levy is collected […]
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