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EPA Victoria has released an updated Waste Codes publication, as a quick guide for anyone who handles reportable priority waste, such as: waste producers accredited […]
EPA Victoria has released the Waste disposal categories: characteristics and thresholds to assist you to – assess certain wastes, including total and leachable concentrations; and […]
A company and its director has pleading guilty to a number of offences relating to an illegal operation of a waste facility in QLD. The asbestos […]
The QLD Government is providing funding for projects by councils, industry and the community to assist them to take actions towards becoming a zero-waste society, where […]
NSW EPA is providing funding to local government through the Waste and Sustainable Materials Strategy of the Local Government Waste Solutions Fund. The funding is available […]
EPA Victoria has released two publications on – Waste disposal categories: characteristics and thresholdsThis publication is intended to assist you to assess certain wastes including total […]
EPA Victoria is sending a clear warning to businesses that they will use their hi-tech drones to detect pollution incidents including poor air quality at industrial […]
The latest meeting of WA’s Waste Authority was held in September 2024. The outcomes of discussions and decisions were made on the following items: The Development […]
EPA SA has released for comment the draft Environment Protection (Beverage Container Deposit Scheme) Amendment Bill 2024 as they intend to modernise SA’s beverage container deposit scheme […]
EPA SA is reviewing the Environment Protection (Waste to Resources) Policy 2010 (W2R EPP) to modernise SA’s approach to the regulation of resources and wastes and […]
NSW EPA has announced Round 3 of the NSW Go FOGO grants program to help Councils across NSW to roll out food organic and garden organics […]
NSW EPA has announced the opening of Round 2 of the Business Food Waste Partnership Grants program. Over $4 million, over four years, is available to […]
NSW EPA is providing updated information on managing asbestos contaminated sites. NSW EPA has not changed the way they assess contaminated land in NSW. NSW EPA […]
Sustainability Victoria has announced partnership between Victoria University and social enterprise Assembled Threads as they have developed an innovative solution to transform old polyester vests into new […]
Sustainability Victoria (SV) is providing funding under the Asbestos Disposal Point (ADP) Grants program to help local government and/or industry to establish Asbestos Disposal Points that […]
EPA Victoria has released for feedback a proposed guideline for operating organic waste processing facilities. The new guideline is being developed by EPA Victoria for organic […]
The Federal Government is supporting a homegrown sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) project that is expected to convert ethanol – made from agricultural waste – into jet […]
The Federal Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water is exploring the best way to reform Australia’s packaging regulations to minimise packaging waste and […]
Organics recycling and processing operators in WA can now apply for grants to support the WA’s uptake of Food Organics, Garden Organics (FOGO) recycling. Funds to […]
The WA Government and National Retail Association have developed a comprehensive guide specifically for business on single-ban plastic bans. The publication covers all existing and upcoming […]
EPA SA is proposing reforms to SA’s container deposit scheme (CDS) and has released the draft Environment Protection (Beverage Container Deposit Scheme) Amendment Bill 2024 for […]
On 1 September 2024, the next stage of SA’s single-use plastic bans commenced. Plastics that are now banned from sale, supply and distribution (with some exemptions*) […]
NSW EPA has released the draft NSW Plastics: The Way Forward paper for comment on the actions and timeframes proposed to ensure the steps taken to […]
EPA Victoria has released the following new guidelines on – Separation distance guidelines Landfill buffer guidelines, and Supporting information for separation distance and landfill buffer guidelines. […]
Following the 1 July 2024 ban on e-waste to landfill in WA, the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation has released a range of fact sheets […]
Green Industries SA is consulting on a review of the Single-use and Other Plastic Products (Waste Avoidance) Act 2020 to draft a recommendation report to the […]
Green Industries SA has launched the Government office waste: Strategy and better-practice guide. The guide provides advice to government agencies on improving waste management and […]
The Queensland Department of Environment, Science and Innovation is consulting on a performance framework for Queensland’s Biodiversity Strategy. The Conserving Nature — a Biodiversity Conservation […]
EPA Victorian has released guidelines for industry separation distances and landfill buffers. The guidelines aim to support the making of planning decisions about land use […]
Sustainability Victora (SV) has announced that applications are now open for funding to establish Asbestos Disposal Points to increase access to waste facilities that support the […]
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October 30, 2026