Matt Genever has spent the best part of 20 years in the waste and environment landscape – the past four years as part of Sustainability Victoria. Genever is currently the interim CEO of the organisation that is helping transform the state into one that embraces the circular economy.
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EPA Vic cancels Barro Group licence to operate landfill
EPA Victoria has cancelled Barro Group’s licence to operate its Sunshine Landfill site at Kealba.
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Geelong moves to process food waste locally
Geelong is set to process more food waste locally after the addition of two in-vessel HotRot composting units at the City of Greater Geelong’s Anakie Organics Processing Facility.
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EPA focus remains on reducing soft plastic fire risk
EPA Victoria’s investigation of soft plastics storage continues, with officers monitoring sites to ensure compliance with notices to reduce fire risk.
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Monash council gives ratepayers soft plastic collection point
Monash Council has established a collection site for Monash residents who want to continue recycling their soft plastics following the suspension of the RedCycle soft plastics recycling program at Coles and Woolworths.
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Maroondah commits waste to EfW facility
Maroondah City Council will be suppling solid waste to the new Maryvale Energy from Waste (EfW) facility in the Latrobe Valley, reducing waste to landfill by powering the Opal Australian Paper Mill at Maryvale.
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Cigarette butt litter costs woman $1200
A smoke in the park at Doncaster has cost a Thomastown woman more than $1,200 after she dropped a burning cigarette on the ground.
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Wangaratta company told to stop odour
Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA) has issued a notice on a South Wangaratta company involved in the food industry to take immediate action to reduce odour escaping its property and impacting the local community.
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Magnetic material mops up microplastics
Researchers at RMIT University have found an innovative way to rapidly remove hazardous microplastics from water using magnets.
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Dasma lose to EPA in Court of Appeal decision
The Victorian Court of Appeal has delivered a judgement partly relating to the definition of waste under the Environment Protection Act 1970 (Vic) (EP Act 1970), following an appeal from a waste management company, Dasma, who is based in Hazelwood North.
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