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Product Stewardship Regulations – gazetted

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) […]

FUNDING OPPORTUNITY: Resource Recovery Infrastructure Fund

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 […]

FUNDING OPPORTUNITY: Research Development and Demonstration Grants

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 […]

Second recycling company site able to accept waste again

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 […]

National food waste: New research

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 […]

FUNDING OPPORTUNITY: Queensland Waste to Biofutures Fund

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 […]

First carbon credits issued for soil carbon project

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 […]

Container Deposit Bill passes both houses of WA Parliament

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 […]

Cap on WA Waste Levy for 2019-20

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 […]

NEW GUIDELINES: Sewerage management

  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 […]

EPA SA issues environment protection order to waste recycler

  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 […]

Circular Economy Policy Statement released to guide NSW Government’s decision making on waste

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 […]

Waste bill passes QLD Parliament

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 […]

New draft waste strategy for QLD – Have your say!

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 […]

Illegal waste depot operator fined over $72,000

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 […]

New Waste Strategy for WA

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 […]

Chemical management, PFAS, Waste, Air Quality: Outcomes of 8th Environment Ministers’ meeting

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 […]

Updated National Waste Policy: A national framework to 2030

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 […]

New name for WMAA

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 […]

NEW GUIDELINES – EPA Victoria releases new guidelines

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 […]

NSW EPA to develop 20 year Waste Strategy

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 […]

NEW GUIDELINES: NSW Waste Levy Gazetted

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 […]

Review of SA container deposit scheme: Have your say!

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 […]

Waste to Energy facility approved by EPA Victoria

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, […]

Scientific review on potential health effects relating to air emissions from Waste to Energy facilities

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 […]

New regulations for waste facilities in Queensland

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 […]

New Standards for managing construction waste

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 […]

QLD Waste levy: To commence 1 July 2019

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 […]

QLD Waste levy: To commence in 1 July 2019

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 […]

New NSW Waste Regulations – effective May 2019 – to include increased penalties for rouge construction and demolition waste operators

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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