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The Federal Department of the Environment and Energy has released a discussion paper to inform the update of the 2009 National Waste Policy. The paper has […]
The Queensland Government has launched a $100 million program to develop a high value resource recovery and recycling industry in the state. The Resource Recovery Industry […]
The Queensland Government has introduced the Waste Reduction and Recycling (Waste Levy) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2018 in Parliament. The bill reintroduces a waste levy […]
The Victorian Government gazetted the Waste Management Policy (Combustible Recyclable and Waste Materials) on 28 August 2018. The policy revokes the Waste Management Policy (Resource Recovery […]
The Victorian Government has announced more than $1.1 million in funding for three projects in Victoria’s recycling sector. Victorian Minister for Environment Lily D’Ambrosio announced this […]
The Victorian Government has announced that applications are now open for the next round of the Research, Development and Demonstration grants – another program expected to […]
Green Industries South Australia has announced two new funding programs to assist businesses and organisations to reduce waste and encourage behaviour change in waste management: The […]
The Western Australian Government has released a consultation regulation impact statement for a proposed container deposit scheme. The WA Government proposes to implement a container deposit […]
The Victorian Environment Protection Authority has released an updated position statement that outlines EPA’s current state of knowledge regarding per-and polyfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS). It also […]
Green Industries SA is offering trade waste implementation grants to eligible SA Water food and beverage customers to support implementation activities that will improve trade waste […]
NSW EPA has fined a waste recycling company $30,000 for breaching its environment protection licence. Official cautions were also issued to the company. The company holds […]
Green Industries South Australia has announced the fourth round of grants to eligible commercial businesses for resource productivity assessments. Resource productivity assessments will identify opportunities for […]
Green Industries SA is offering trade waste implementation grants to eligible SA Water food and beverage customers to support implementation activities that will improve trade waste […]
The Federal Department of the Environment and Energy has advised that changes have been made to the Product Stewardship (Televisions and Computers) Regulations 2011, as part […]
The Victorian Government has announced a $37 million Recycling Industry Strategic Plan to strengthen Victoria’s recycling industry. The Plan is stated by the Victorian Government to […]
EPA Victoria has released the Victorian Landfills Register (VLR) which maps all Victorian landfill sites in the state. The VLR was a recommendation of the Victorian […]
The Victorian Government has announced a ban on single-use, lightweight plastic shopping bags from late 2019. The ban will include all plastic shopping bags less than […]
The New South Wales Government has announced funding of $9.4 million for better waste recycling projects to counter the effects of China’s National Sword Policy. Grant […]
The Victorian Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA) has suspended the licence of a landfill operator due to its failure to adequately address EPA’s concerns over multiple […]
The Qld Budget, released this week, has delivered the following funding commitments for the environment and energy security: $66 million for Rookwood Weir, a critical infrastructure […]
The South Australian Environment Protection Authority (EPA) released an updated landfill guideline for consultation. The draft Environmental management of landfill facilities – solid waste disposal guidelines […]
The recently released Transforming Queensland’s Recycling and Waste Industry directions paper has proposed a $70 per tonne general waste level for Queensland. The Directions Paper will […]
The Victorian Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has received a works approval application from Paper Australia Pty Ltd (Australian Paper) to develop a large-scale energy from waste […]
The Victorian Government has announced a new $2.5 million fund aimed at developing markets for recyclable waste and increasing research and development into recycling. The Resource […]
The Queensland Government has announced additional funding will be provided for the Great Barrier Reef in next months’ state budget. The additional investment of $40 million […]
The South Australian Government has announced a $12.4 million support package for the State’s recycling industry and Local Government to assist in responding to the challenges […]
A company that is researching tyre recycling, has been ordered by EPA Victoria to cut back on the stockpile of waste tyres at its Mildura premises. […]
The precautionary advice currently in place in communities across NSW impacted by PFAS will remain in place following the release of the Federal Government’s report into […]
At the seventh meeting of environment ministers on 27 April 2018, Federal, State and Territory Ministers agreed to action on waste recycling following the import ban […]
The Western Australian Government has amended waste regulations so premises accepting only clean fill and uncontaminated fill are not licensed as a landfill premises or liable […]
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