While plastic gets all the headlines in the waste space, when it comes to volumes, construction and demolition (C&D) and commercial and industrial (C&I) waste, are the biggest streams. According
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Major court ruling redefines asbestos waste and obligations under resource recovery exemptions
A major court ruling, handed down on August 2, 2019, will impact on recyclers in NSW, particularly those dealing with construction and demolition (C&D) waste, those that may have exposure to asbestos risks, and all parties dealing with resource recovery exemptions – including consumers and transporters.
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Phoenix Environmental Group faces ban for stockpiling waste
Reports confirm that the environment watchdog of Australia has banned another recycling company based in Coolaroo, Phoenix Environmental Group in Melbourne’s north, from accepting waste owing to concerns that stockpiling waste could catch fire and contaminate waterways.
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Kwinana Freeway to use recycled materials for road base
The McGowan Labor government will pilot the use of recycled materials for road base on the Kwinana Freeway widening project, using recycled construction and demolition (C&D) waste as road base.
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The status of C&I sorting in Australia
With landfill levies in NSW at $141.20 per tonne, you would think that sorting of commercial waste would be more common than it is. Less than five per cent of the commercial and industrial (C&I) waste
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Global symposium calls for circular economy approach to C&D waste
Delegates from all over the world attended the Circular Driven Economy Symposium, which took place on September 18-19, at Radisson Blu Edwardian, in London, to learn more about the opportunities in recovered construction and demolition (C&D) waste.
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Closing the loop on C&D waste
Construction and demolition (C&D) waste accounts for around 40 per cent of the total waste generated in Australia. Given our national economic growth, this waste stream increased from 14.9Mt in 2006-07
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UK-based Brewster Bros launches ‘game-changing’ recycling centre
Brewster Bros, a family-run waste disposal company in Livingston, Scotland, is set to launch the largest recycling plant of its kind in the UK off the back of a £3.8 million ($6.7 million) investment.
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Brisbane woman leads the shift
Now almost 10 years in, she has the confidence to refer to herself as managing director and is slowly leading the charge of women into the traditionally male-dominated industry.
“When I started I was definitely an outsider, I’d never worn steel cap boots and the last time I’d worn fluoro orange was as a kid in the eighties,” Price said.
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Dear minister, there’s $100M right there for the taking
At the end of January, new NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian unveiled her reshuffled cabinet which included a swapping of roles between former Environment Minister Mark Speakman and Attorney-General Gabrielle
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