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New EPA Victorian publications apply from 1 July 2020 – Released

      EPA Victoria has released the following new publications that apply from 1 July 2020, when the amendments to the Environment Protection Act 2017 […]

FUNDING OPPORTUNITY: Over $1M for local litter

    The New South Wales Government is offering grants to councils, hospitals, universities and other community and industry groups to tackle litter in their local […]

FUNDING OPPORTUNITY: $24M for Councils to better separate wastes

    The NSW Government has announced $24 million in funding to support local councils and the alternative waste industry improve kerbside separation of food and […]

Victorian Government announces 10-year recycling plan

The Victorian Government has released its circular economy strategy – Recycling Victoria – a 10-year policy and action plan that is intended to overhaul Victoria’s recycling […]

FUNDING OPPORTUNITY: Recycling infrastructure grants

Sustainability Victoria has announced a new Recycling Victoria Infrastructure Fund, which aims to ramp up recycling infrastructure, improving the recovery of valuable recycled materials locally and […]

Stop Wasting Your Money!

    How much waste is in your rubbish bins? What materials is your business throwing out as waste that can be avoided?  Have you ever worked […]

Waste Reforms in WA – Have your say!

The Western Australian Department of Water and Environmental Regulation has released two waste reform papers intended to guide the state’s waste management future. The two consultation […]

Grants to reduce plastic waste – Round 9 opens

Round 8 – CRC funding for plastic recycling projects Almost $20 million has been granted to nine projects to help Australia reduce its plastic waste and […]

FUNDING OPPORTUNITY: E-waste infrastructure grants

Applications are now open for Round 2 of Sustainability Victoria’s E-waste Infrastructure Grants. Up to $2 million is available to build Victoria’s e-waste resource recovery sector. […]

Funding for second large – scale energy from waste plant

The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has announced $18 million in recoupable grant funding to develop Australia’s second large scale energy-from-waste plant in Western Australia. The […]

HAVE YOUR SAY! Proposed amendments to the Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Rule 2015

The Federal Government proposing amendments to the Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Rule 2015 to improve the flexibility for project proponents to be transferred between parties. […]

Amendments to carbon credits methodologies gazetted

Updates to the following carbon credits methodologies have been gazetted by the Federal Government: Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative—Plantation Forestry) Methodology Determination Variation 2020, to which […]

$100 million for recycling investment fund

A $100 million Australian Recycling Investment Fund has been created to encourage increased investment in clean energy technologies which supports waste recycling that leads to lower […]

EPA approves waste to energy plant

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, […]

GRANT OPPORTUNITY: Bin Trim program – Closes 28 February 2020

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 […]

$29,000 fine for waste soil dumping

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 […]

Container Deposit Scheme Regulations – commences 2 June 2020

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 […]

WA to allow carbon farming on pastoral lands

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 […]

Final Committee report into Victoria’s recycling sector released

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 […]

EPA releases assessment of West Footscray/Tottenham fire site waste online

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 […]

NSW EPA grants waste approval for slag material

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) […]

Ninth meeting of Environment Ministers

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 […]

More action by Regulators at Tottenham fire site

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 continues action at recycling premises

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 […]

Food waste reduction program – $1 million awarded to Councils

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 […]

EPA Victoria and WorkSafe Joint Statement on Tottenham fire site clean up

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 release interim report on waste infrastructure: Have your say!

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 […]

Grant opportunity: rescue good quality food from landfill

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 […]

Funding opportunity: Bioenergy Infrastructure Fund grants

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 […]

NSW to ban the land application of mixed waste organic outputs

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) […]

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