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FUNDING OPPORTUNITY – Organics Infrastructure Fund

The New South Wales Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has announced that grants of up to $1.3 million (total $27 million) are available to local Councils to […]

NEW GUIDELINES – Protocol for Environmental Management (PEM) on domestic ballast water management in Victorian state waters

EPA Victoria has issued an updated Protocol for Environmental Management (PEM) on domestic ballast water management in Victorian state waters. The updated PEM provides information to […]

NSW EPA fits GPS trackers to waste trucks

NSW EPA has fitted GPS trackers to trucks suspected of illegally dumping construction and demolition waste. The GPS trackers are part of a 12 month trial […]

Proposed changes to QLD Environmental Protection (Water) Policy 2009 – Have Your Say!

The Queensland Government is seeking input on the draft environmental values and water quality objectives under the Environmental Protection (Water) Policy (EPP Water). Consultation materials are […]

Funding to waste industries announced

The South Australian Environment Minister has announced $2.8 million of funding for 18 waste and recycling industry projects. The funding is part of a $12 million […]

GRANT OPPORTUNITY – Waste education grants

A $300,000 grants package for waste education programs was announced by the Victorian Government on Clean Up Australia Day (5 March 2017). The program will be […]

New EPA guidance document for the liquid waste industry

The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has issued a new guidance document for the liquid waste industry to assist in the appropriate management of these wastes.

NSW Container Deposit Scheme – Commencement date delayed

The New South Wales Environment Minister announced on 16 February 2017 that the commencement of the container deposit scheme has been delayed until 1 December 2017 […]

Container Refund Scheme – Discussion paper released for comment

The Queensland Department of Environment and Heritage Protection (DEHP) has released a discussion paper on the container deposit scheme, scheduled to commence on 1 July 2018. […]

Over $53,000 in fines for 3 waste operators involved in illegal dumping activities

The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has caught and fined three waste operators in South West Sydney and the Southern Highlands engaging in illegal dumping activities. […]

EPA Victoria and VicRoads commence joint roadside operations

The Victorian Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has advised that commencing this week they will undertake joint roadside operations with VicRoads to ensure compliance with waste management […]

Draft Port Phillip Bay Environmental Management Plan – Comment sought

The Victorian Government has released for consultation the draft Port Phillip Bay Environmental Management Plan 2017–27. The plan was developed by the Department of Environment, Land, […]

NEW GUIDELINES for Landfill Levy, Waste codes and Reuse of Prescribed Industrial Waste

The Victorian Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has released the following new guidelines: Calculating the landfill levy and recycling rebates (Publication 332.7) details when landfill levies should […]

Draft regulations for NSW Container Deposit Scheme – Comment sought

The New South Wales Environment Protection Authority is seeking comments on the draft Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery (Container Deposit Scheme) Regulation 2016. The draft Regulation […]

NSW Container Deposit Scheme – Tender open for Scheme Coordinator and Network Operator roles

The New South Wales Government has commenced the process to appoint a Scheme Coordinator and Network Operators to run the NSW Container Deposit Scheme. The Government […]

Clean Energy Finance Corporation identifies states within strongest opportunities for bioenergy projects

The Clean Energy Finance Corporation has released its latest market report Energy from Waste in Australia: a state-by-state update, which demonstrates that there is a significant […]

EPA Victoria issues fine for illegal waste storage

A company has been fined $30,000 for illegally accepting and storing industrial waste without a licence at a disused quarry site, after an investigation by the […]

FUNDING OPPORTUNITY – Waste management projects

The Western Australian Government has launched a new Waste Authority initiative to fund waste management projects. The Community and Industry Engagement program (CIE) will provide funding […]

NSW EPA pilot program for reuse of construction and demolition waste

The NSW EPA has launched a new program, the Civil Construction Market Pilot program, which will works as a “matchmaker” service where waste from one project […]

Consultation paper on Managing Construction and Demolition Waste – Comment sought

The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) is seeking public comment on proposed changes to improve the recovery rates and ensure the safe management of construction and […]

Container deposit legislation passes

The NSW Government’s legislation for the Container Deposit Scheme passed through Parliament this week on Wednesday 19 October 2016. The scheme will commence on 1 July […]

NSW EPA issues Addendum to Waste guidelines regarding Per- and Poly- fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)

The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has issued an Addendum to the Waste Classification Guidelines (2014) – Part 1: classifying waste in response to the classification […]

GRANT OPPORTUNITY – Illegal Dumping Clean-up and Prevention Grant

The NSW EPA has opened Round Four of the Illegal Dumping Clean-up and Prevention grants to applications from councils, public land managers and community groups across […]

NSW Government extends Waste Less, Recycle More initiative

The NSW Government has announced the extension of the Waste Less, Recycle More initiative with a further $337 million over 4 years from 2017-21. Waste Less, […]

Draft regulations under the Local Nuisance and Litter Control Act 2016 – Released for comment

The South Australian Environment Protection Authority (EPA) is seeking feedback on draft regulations under the Local Nuisance and Litter Control Act 2016. The draft regulations are: […]

Victorian Government releases metropolitan waste plan

The Victorian Government has released the Metropolitan Waste and Resource Recovery Implementation Plan which outlines how Melbourne’s waste and recycling needs will be implemented over the […]

NSW Container Deposit Scheme Bill – Introduced to NSW Parliament

The New South Wales Government has introduced the Waste and Resource Recovery Amendment (Container Deposit Scheme) Bill 2016 into State Parliament. Further information on the scheme […]

FUNDING OPPORTUNITY – Round 4 of NSW EPA Weighbridge Fund – Now open

The NSW EPA has announced the opening of Round Four of the Weighbridge Fund program to applicants. The program provides $870,000 in grants for licensed waste […]

Organic waste to energy project – Regional Victorian Councils receive funding

The Victorian Government has announced funding of $125,000 to six regional Victorian Councils to work together on an organic waste to energy system. Hepburn Shire Council […]

NSW Land and Environment Court fines businessman and 2 companies $390,000

A businessman and his two companies have been convicted and fined a total of $390,000 in the Land and Environment Court for six waste offences involving […]

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