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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 […]
A new draft waste strategy for Queensland is now open for comment. The draft Waste Management and Resource Recovery Strategy is part of Queensland’s comprehensive new […]
A record fine of $72,000 plus costs has been handed down to a demolition and asbestos contractor in the South Australian Environment, Resources and Development Court […]
The Western Australian government has released the Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery Strategy 2030 (2030 Strategy), which provides a strategic framework for managing waste and guides […]
At the eighth meeting of environment ministers on 7 December 2018, Federal, State and Territory Environment Ministers agreed to a unified direction for waste and recycling […]
The Federal Department of the Environment and Energy has released an updated National Waste Policy, as agreed to by Ministers at the December COAG meeting. The […]
The Waste Management Association of Australia (WMAA) has changed its name to the Waste Management and Resource Recovery Association of Australia (WMRR). The name change commended […]
The Victorian Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has released the following new guidelines: Guide for managing contamination at shooting ranges (EPA Publication 1710) provides information for outdoor […]
The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has commenced the development of a 20-year Waste Strategy for NSW in partnership with Infrastructure NSW. The Strategy will set […]
The NSW Government has gazetted an updated version of the Waste Levy Guidelines on 21 December 2018. The guidelines contain specific legal requirements which occupiers of […]
The South Australian Government is consulting on a review of the state’s container deposit scheme. A scoping paper and summary have been prepared. Comments are due […]
The Victorian Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has announced that a Works Approval has been granted to Paper Australia Pty Ltd (Australian Paper) to develop a large-scale, […]
EPA has released a scientific literature review on potential health effects in local communities associated with air emissions from Waste to Energy facilities. Environmental Risk Sciences […]
The Queensland Government has made new regulations governing the classification wastes and licensing of waste facilities in the state. The Environmental Protection (Regulated Waste) Amendment Regulation […]
The NSW Environment Protection Authority has released new standards for managing construction waste. Construction and demolition waste facilities in NSW must comply with the standards for […]
The Queensland Government has announced a delay to the commencement of the waste levy, following feedback from local councils and other stakeholders on the proposed start […]
The Queensland Government has announced a delay to the commencement of the waste levy, following feedback from local councils and other stakeholders on the proposed start […]
The NSW Government is cracking down on rogue construction and demolition waste operators and providing incentives for good behaviour. In a reform package recently announced by […]
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October 30, 2026