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The Victorian Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has for the third time ordered a recycling company to cease accepting combustible recyclable and waste materials. The company was […]
The Victoria EPA has been successful in the prosecution of a company for the release of toxic and highly corrosive sludge into Corio Bay. The company […]
The Victorian EPA is currently assessing a works approval application for a proposed waste to energy plant at Laverton North. Recovered Energy Australia Pty Ltd proposes […]
The Victorian Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has fined a recycling company $8,000 for continuing to accept waste despite an EPA order to prohibiting it. The company […]
The NSW Environment Protection Authority is offering $1.6million in grants to local community groups and councils to address litter issues in their local area. Both the […]
The Queensland Government is offering further grants to councils to help fund extra frontline jobs to combat illegal dumping. Following from the $400,000 to already provided […]
A father and son who operated an illegal waste depot and abused and threatened South Australian Environment Protection Authority officers when issued with orders to clean […]
The Victorian Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has ordered another recycling company ordered to stop accepting combustible recyclable waste. The glass recycling company has been issued with […]
The New South Wales Environment Protection Authority is offering $22.3 million in grants to councils, private industry and not-for-profit organisations to support the construction of new […]
The Western Australian (WA) Government has announced that the state’s new container deposit scheme will commence on 2 June 2020. From this date, Western Australians will […]
The Victorian Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has lifted a ban stopping a company receiving recyclable waste materials at its site. As reported in this newsletter last […]
The Victorian EPA has released a fact sheet on the use of glass fines. Glass fines are an industrial waste from the glass reprocessing process, but […]
The Emissions Reduction Assurance Committee is undertaking a review of the Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative—Facilities) Methodology Determination 2015 (the Facilities Method). The Facilities Method was […]
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 […]
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October 30, 2026