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AnaeCo edges ahead


(27 July 2010)
AnaeCo is expecting to break ground on stage 2 of its DiCOM alterative waste treatment plant in Perth by November. It has just been issued an environmental Works Approval, though financing remains a challenge amid the global financial crisis.  - more

TASMANIA UPDATE: A state of innovation


(27 July 2010)
Tasmania, what is it? An unusual medical condition? I prefer “a (island) state of innovative waste management”. With Bass Strait often referred to as “the most expensive piece of navigable water for trade in the world”, the Tasmanian waste industry has planned for regional solutions to reduce the cost of transporting waste offshore for treatment and/or disposal (or “OS” as Tasmanians often refer to the mainland). By Brad Mashman.  - more

Enviro 2010: Analysing energy from waste options


(27 July 2010)
As Australia moves away from traditional waste management methods and plans for a carbon constrained future, options for the production of energy from waste take on greater importance. If energy from waste technologies are to be widely adopted in Australia, three main issues must be addressed, Veolia’s Shaun Rainford told Enviro 2010 last week.  - more

Enviro 2010: Garrett does the rounds


(27 July 2010)
Environment Minister Peter Garrett was busy on the first morning of Enviro 2010, kicking off the National Waste Policy (NWP) workshop, unveiling a take-back scheme for compact fluorescent lamps and launching the 6th edition of the ‘Biohazard Waste Industry’s Code of Practice’.  - more

It takes Village to recycle on-site


(27 July 2010)
The ACT’s environment tsar recently toured the territory’s only plant recycling construction and demolition waste on-site. Commissioner Dr Maxine Cooper visited Village Building Company’s ‘Brindabella at Macgregor’ development, where the company is avoiding $2000 per house in landfill fees.  - more





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