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EPA Victoria has released the following new publications that apply from 1 July 2020, when the amendments to the Environment Protection Act 2017 […]
The New South Wales Government is offering grants to councils, hospitals, universities and other community and industry groups to tackle litter in their local […]
The NSW Government has announced $24 million in funding to support local councils and the alternative waste industry improve kerbside separation of food and […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 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) […]
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October 30, 2026