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The Queensland Government has announced the development of a new waste strategy and the formation of a Recycling and Waste Management Stakeholder Advisory Group. Key […]
The NSW Government has announced a one-off package of up to $47 million to support local government and industry to respond to China’s National Sword […]
Sustainability Victoria has announced a $1 million funding package for Victoria’s recycling industry to assist the transition to new market conditions, following China’s decision to […]
Green Industries SA has announced a grants program in response to China’s recent National Sword program, which places import restrictions on certain recyclable materials such as scrap plastics, […]
The New South Wales Government has released an updated NSW Illegal Dumping Strategy. The strategy outlines actions for the NSW Environment Protection Authority and its partners […]
A waste company has been convicted in the Environment Resource and Development Court for breaching the Environment Protection Act 1993. The company was convicted for failing […]
The New South Wales Government’s Heads of Asbestos Coordination Authorities is seeking feedback on the revised asbestos blueprint from stakeholders and the community. This second edition […]
The NSW EPA has announced a second round of grants for innovate solutions to organic waste. The funding provides grants of up to $300,000 to business, […]
The Victorian Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has released the following new guidelines: Landfill gas fugitive emissions monitoring guideline (Publication 1684) provides procedures for the collection of […]
The New South Wales Environment Protection Authority has released the EPA Grants Management Policy. The policy is intended to provide more detailed guidance about grants administration […]
The Green Industries SA has announced a recycling market development grants program, as a response to the recent import restrictions on certain recyclable materials imposed by […]
The Victorian Government’s ban on e-waste from landfill is set to commence in July 2018. As part of the investment of $16.5 million being made in […]
The Victorian Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has released the following new guidelines: Research, development and demonstration (RD&D) approval (Publication 1369.7, December 2017) provides and update to […]
The NSW EPA has released the following new guidelines: Blueberry industry guidance fact sheet (December 2017) provides guidance for blueberry farmers on the safe use of […]
The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has a total of $2.5 million in grants, with individual grants up to $150,000, for projects to divert construction and […]
Applications are now open for the NSW EPA Circulate Industrial Ecology Program. Grants totalling $2.5 million, with individual grants up to $150,000, are available to business, […]
The NSW EPA has announced funding of $5 million, with individual grants of between $50,000 and $400,000, for Councils, industry, consultancies and not-for-profit organisations to deliver […]
The WA government is seeking public comment on a discussion paper outlining the proposed implementation of ban on lightweight single-use plastic bags. A ban on lightweight […]
As reported in the 1 September 2017 ENW, the WA Government has committed to the commencement of a container deposit scheme in 2019. The start date […]
Funding of $1 million has been announced to support projects in WA that divert waste from landfill. The WA Government has stated that projects which champion […]
The Victorian Government has released the interim report of the Resource Recovery Facilities Audit Taskforce, formed to inspect resource recovery facilities across the state and address […]
The Victorian Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has released the following new industrial waste resource guidelines: Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB) Management (Publication IWRG643.2) summarises the requirements for the […]
A South Australian council has been convicted and fined in the Environment Resources and Development Court for breaching the Environment Protection Act 1993. The Council was […]
Green Industries SA has announced grants of up to $15,000 (plus GST) for solid waste management improvement incentives. South Australian businesses, not-for-profit organisations, tertiary education centres, […]
The Western Australia Waste Authority has released a consultation paper on its review of the WA waste strategy. The waste strategy sets the long-term strategic direction […]
The Victorian Environment Protection Authority has released a fact sheet for landowners on the storage and abandonment of waste. The fact sheet is intended to assist […]
The South Australian Environment Protection (Waste Reform) Amendment Act 2017 was granted royal assent on 14 November 2017 and commenced on 28 November 2017. The legislation […]
The Federal Government has released the National Food Waste Strategy which provides a framework to support collective action towards halving Australia’s food waste by 2030. The […]
The South Australian Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has released the energy from waste discussion paper Enhancing resource recovery and discussing the place of energy recovery. The […]
Sustainability Victoria is offering materials efficiency grants to manufacturing businesses that have the potential to significantly improve materials efficiency and have less than 200 full time […]
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October 30, 2026