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Many businesses across NSW will be able to tap into new opportunities to reduce waste to landfill and boost recycling with the NSW EPA awarding $4.7 […]
The Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency (ARPNSA) has released a draft amendment to the National Directory for Radiation Protection (NDRP) – Disposal of Radioactive […]
The Federal Department of Environment has released a report, Australian Government Reef Achievements 2008-2013 that provides information on the success of various Federal Government activities and […]
Federal Minister for Industry, Ian Macfarlane has announced that the Northern Land Council has withdrawn its nomination of the Muckaty Station site, located north of Tennant […]
Victorian Minister for Environment and Climate Change, Ryan Smith, announced this week that six waste and recycling groups in regional Victoria will receive a boost in […]
NSW EPA has released the REGIONAL WASTE AVOIDANCE AND RESOURCE RECOVERY STRATEGY GUIDANCE policy that has been developed to assist groups of councils, regional organisations of […]
NSW EPA has issued a penalty notice to a company for exceeding the waste stockpile limit permitted by its Environment Protection Licence (EPL). Under its licence, […]
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) will provide finance for the development of Western Australian waste-to-gas facilities by New Energy Corporation (New Energy). CEFC CEO Oliver […]
On 1 September 2014, in accordance with the NSW staged repeal program, the Protection of the Environment (POEO) (Waste) Regulations 2005 will be repealed. Consequently, the […]
A new material that prevents plastic from ageing has been developed by CSIRO offering huge environmental and cost savings for the energy industry. When applied to […]
Illegal rubbish dumpers in Sydney’s inner west will be the target of a new squad, set to hit the streets later this month. The NSW Government […]
Orica has lodged an application with the Federal Government to export 132 tonnes of HCB waste currently stockpiled at the Botany Industrial Park in Sydney to […]
The Federal Department of Environment is seeking comments on the application to vary methodology determination Native Forest protection (Avoided deforestation). The application seeks to make a […]
The City of Sydney has released an ambitious waste treatment master plan which aims to deliver an ‘energy from waste’ solution for the city. Under the […]
The Federal Department of Environment has released the National Waste Policy Implementation Report 2012 and 2013 which sets out progress against the National Waste Policy’s 5 […]
The NSW EPA has issued four penalty infringement notices to a waste carrier for illegally transporting waste containing asbestos contaminated material earlier this year. In February […]
An Interim Waste Management Policy (interim WMP) has been released to regulate tyre stockpiles in Victoria. The policy is effective as at 1 May 2014. The […]
EPA Victoria will be inspecting premises that store waste tyres. If premises are not meeting the requirements of the WMP, EPA Victoria will issue a pollution […]
NSW EPA is continuing to tighten regulations in the waste industry – with changes proposed under the Protection of the Environment Operations (Waste) Regulation 2014 – […]
The NSW EPA has issued two penalty notices to a composting facility, located south of Lake Macquarie, for emitting offensive odours and for poor management of […]
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has warned approval for the dumping of dredge spoil in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park could […]
The Federal Department for Environment had recently released the exposure draft of the Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Amendment Regulation 2014 and seeks comment by 2 […]
Last week, EPA Victoria had issued a Post Closure Pollution Abatement Notice (PC PAN) to a former landfill site for the first time since August 2010. […]
The Victorian Government is providing an additional $500,000 in funding to 5 Victorian councils to assist them to combat illegal dumping. It is believed that the […]
NSW EPA has released 2 new guidelines that relate to service station sites and landfarming. They are – ? Best Practice Note – Landfarming outlines the […]
The first community recycling centre funded by a grant from the NSW Environment Protection Authority has opened in Lake Macquarie. NSW Environment Minister Robyn Parker opened […]
The NSW EPA and Fire & Rescue NSW (FRNSW) has handed the Chester Hill waste recycling facility back to the operators after working for weeks to […]
The Whitsunday Regional Council will conduct random checks on businesses that produce trade waste in a bid to reduce pollutants in the outflow from the council’s […]
The Queensland Auditor General, Andrew Greaves has handed down his review of the way resources and waste management activities are regulated in the state. The Environmental […]
The Federal Department of Environment has released, for public comment, the New Carbon Farming Initiative (CFI) methodology proposal: Sequestering carbon in soils in grazing systems. The […]
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October 30, 2026