A company that is researching tyre recycling, has been ordered by EPA Victoria to cut back on the stockpile of…[Read More]
Stockpile tyres to a legally permitted level or seek EPA Works Approval or Licence
Published: May 11, 2018
PFAS precautionary advice – still in place
Published: May 11, 2018
The precautionary advice currently in place in communities across NSW impacted by PFAS will remain in place following the release…[Read More]
Government Ministers set target for 100% of Australian packaging to be recyclable, compostable or reusable by 2025
Published: May 4, 2018
At the seventh meeting of environment ministers on 27 April 2018, Federal, State and Territory Ministers agreed to action on…[Read More]
No licensing required for premises accepting clean fill
Published: May 4, 2018
The Western Australian Government has amended waste regulations so premises accepting only clean fill and uncontaminated fill are not licensed…[Read More]
Improving national waste reporting and data – Report released
Published: April 27, 2018
The Federal Department of the Environment and Energy has released a report on the national consultation with industry, governments, researchers…[Read More]
FUNDING OPPORTUNITY – To upgrade e-waste collection and storage facilities and deliver education campaign to support the ban on e-waste to landfills and Ban on e-waste to landfill – effective 1 July 2019
Published: April 27, 2018
The Victorian Government has announced an investment of $16.5 million to upgrade e-waste collection and storage facilities across the state…[Read More]
EPA Victoria suspends licence of landfill operator
Published: April 27, 2018
The Victorian Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA) has suspended the licence of a landfill operator due to the ongoing inability…[Read More]
Blitz targeting sediment run-off at Sydney construction sites – Commences May 2018
Published: April 27, 2018
A blitz targeting sediment run-off at Sydney construction sites will commence in May 2018, with a number of compliance officers…[Read More]
Return and Earn initiative collects more than 150 million plastic drinking containers in NSW
Published: April 20, 2018
NSW EPA has reported that more than 150 million drink containers have been refunded through Return and Earn, and more…[Read More]
Conviction for recycling company for false and misleading NSW EPA
Published: April 20, 2018
A demolition and recycling company in NSW has been convicted and fined $75,000 in a NSW court for knowingly providing…[Read More]
