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The Victorian Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA) has released a guideline to assist farmers manage waste on their properties. The guideline provides good practice waste management […]
EPA Victoria has fined a landfill over $16,000 for two breaches of its Environment Protection Licence. The breaches comprised uncovered waste not on the active tipping […]
From 1 July 2019, all duty holders will be required to submit waste transport certificates (WTCs) electronically. This will enable EPA to better record the production, […]
The Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT) has upheld the Victorian Environment Protection Authority’s (EPA’s) works approval for Melbourne Regional Landfill (MRL) with varied conditions. EPA […]
As reported in previous editions of the National ENW e-news, a Victorian parliamentary inquiry is underway into the recycling and waste management in the state, after […]
The Victorian Government has introduced legislation into Parliament to ban lightweight, single-use plastic shopping bags across Victoria from 1 November this year. The Victorian Minister for […]
A reminder that all manufacturers, suppliers and users of firefighting foams must transition to fluorine-free products by 30 January 2020. This provides a two year transitional […]
As a reminder, changes had been made to the Environment Protection Act 1993 Schedule 1 that relates to prescribed activities of environmental significance and came into […]
EPA SA has announced that they will be introducing new measures from 2019-20 to recover some costs associated with environmental regulation and the support EPA SA […]
As reported in the AEBN National ENW e-news of 8 March 2019, just a reminder that consultation is open until 31 May 2019 on the PFAS […]
As reported in the 15 March 2019 edition of this newsletter, Victorian is to have a parliamentary inquiry into recycling and waste management in the state, […]
The Queensland Government has advised that Stage 2 of the changes to the Environmental Protection (Waste ERA Framework) Amendment Regulation 2018 will commence on 1 July […]
The South Australia Government is consulting on a review of the Water Industry Act 2012. The Act guides water and sewage industry regulation and governs all […]
The Western Australia Department of Water and Environmental Regulation (DWER) is consulting on methodologies for mandatory reporting under the Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery Regulations 2008. […]
The Victorian Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has ordered a construction materials recycling facility to stop accepting combustible recyclable and waste material until it implements measures to […]
The Western Australian Government has announced $1.4 million in funding for waste and recycling infrastructure and programs. The funding will be allocated through grants as part […]
A waste advisory group to support reform in Western Australia through advice on waste policy and legislation, has been established. The Waste Reform Advisory Group has […]
The Federal Government has gazetted the Product Stewardship (Televisions and Computers) Amendment (2019 Measures No. 1) Regulations. The Regulation amends the Product Stewardship (Televisions and Computers) […]
The latest round of funding for the Victorian Government Resource Recovery Infrastructure Fund is now open. The round 4 funding offers grants of between $40,000 and […]
Applications are now open for round 2 of the Research, Development and Demonstration grants program, which supports research, development and demonstration projects that can increase the […]
The Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA) has allowed a recycling company to resume accepting recyclable waste materials at its second facility. The compliance assessment was made […]
The Federal government has released the findings of a national food waste study, which shows that Australians created 7.3 million tonnes of food waste across the […]
The Queensland Government is calling for expressions of interest for funding of waste to biofutures projects. The Queensland Waste to Biofutures Fund (W2B Fund) aims to […]
The Clean Energy Regulator has issued the first Australian carbon credit units (ACCUs) to a soil carbon project under the Emissions Reduction Fund (ERF). Corporate Carbon […]
The Western Australian Government has passed in both houses of Parliament the bill for a container deposit scheme in the state. The passing of the Waste […]
The WA Government has advised that there will be no increase to the State’s waste levy next financial year. A review of the levy for later […]
The Victorian Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has released new guidelines for sewerage management. The guidelines (EPA Publication 1707) provide information to water corporations to support […]
The South Australian Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has issued an environment protection order to a recycling company for breaches of its licence in regard to […]
The NSW Government has released the NSW Circular Economy Policy Statement which aims to guide Government decision making through the transition to a circular economy. The […]
The Queensland Government has announced the passing in Parliament on Thursday of the Waste Reduction and Recycling (Waste Levy) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2018. The […]
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