Sustainability Victoria has announced funding for Victorian organisations to research and develop new uses for recycled materials. The funding is…[Read More]
FUNDING OPPORTUNITY: For Victorian organisations to research and develop new uses for recycled materials
FUNDING OPPORTUNITY: Commercialisation of a novel product or process containing recycled materials
Sustainability Victoria is providing funding under Stream 2 Commercialisation support of the Recycling Victoria Markets Acceleration Fund (RVMAF) to support…[Read More]
Consultation on recovered fines: Outcomes released
NSW EPA has announced that following an industry consultation, they will not proceed with proposed changes to the rules governing…[Read More]
Correction: Certain items relating to single-use plastics ban in Victoria commences 1 Feb 2023
From 1 February 2023 (not 2022, as reported in AEBN National ENW e-news 18-25 April 2022 edition), the Victorian Government…[Read More]
NSW single-use plastics ban – effective 1 June 2022
As a reminder, from 1 June 2022, NSW will ban lightweight plastic bags. Other single-use plastic bans will phase-out the…[Read More]
Drink importer fined under laws that govern NSW Container Deposit Scheme
A drink importer that repeatedly failed to comply with NSW packaging legislation requirements is the first NSW company to be…[Read More]
Site and construction waste responsibilities for developers, builders and site owners
EPA Victoria is advising all builders and land developers that they play a part in managing waste on their construction…[Read More]
Warning to businesses: Waste company fined $600,000 for failing to immediately notify NSW EPA of pollution incident
A waste company in NSW has been convicted and fined more than $600,000 in the NSW Land and Environment Court…[Read More]
NSW University cops $61,000 fine for radiation breach
The NSW Land and Environment Court has fined a University in NSW a total of $61,000 in relation to the…[Read More]
Single-use plastics exemption application considerations
The WA Department of Water and Environmental Regulation have released an application form for single-use plastics exemptions for organisations and…[Read More]