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Packaging reform should begin now – an open letter to the Prime Minister
By Mike Ritchie Dear Prime Minister, I am writing publicly in response to the Australian Government’s decision to defer …
Melbourne begins BriteBin rollout
The City of Melbourne has begun installing 500 solar-powered smart bins called BriteBins across the CBD, Southbank and parks along the Yarra River in what is described as Australia’s largest smart bin rollout. The five-year contract was awarded to smart waste and recycling technology company Superfy following a pilot completed in 2025. Installation began in …
Could greenwashed European plastics end up on Australian shelves?
Vague claims like “biodegradable” and “eco-friendly” on packaging are now banned in Europe, but they’re still turning up on Australian shelves. The Australasian Bioplastics Association (ABA) is warning that Australia risks becoming a dumping ground for them. Effective since 27 September 2026, generic environmental claims such as “eco-friendly” and “biodegradable” have been banned in the …
Illegal waste storer fine $50k
The former owner and director of a skip bin company has been convicted and fined $50,000 in Parramatta Local Court after it was found he illegally transported and stored almost 1200 tonnes of waste on a property near Blacktown. Nima Tajik was the director of Skipcorp Pty Ltd, which provided skip bin hire and waste …
ACCC: Bathurst-led councils secure waste procurement authorisation
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has granted six NSW councils and NetWaste authorisation to continue jointly procuring waste management services until March 2028. The authorisation allows Bathurst Regional Council, Blayney Shire Council, Cabonne Shire Council, Forbes Shire Council, Orange City Council and Parkes Shire Council, together with NetWaste, to continue jointly tendering and …
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Beauty giants ordered to remove banned plastic microbeads
Beauty retailers including Mecca and Sephora have been ordered to stop supplying products containing plastic microbeads, almost four years after …
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Australian PFAS technology wins international award
An Australian technology that uses air bubbles to remove PFAS from contaminated water has won the 2026 CARE Award at …
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REMONDIS trials eEconic zero exhaust-emission truck
REMONDIS Australia has trialled a battery-electric waste collection truck in Brisbane. The company put a Mercedes-Benz eEconic 6×2 through commercial …Don’t run away just yet, follow us on social media!
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EPA Victoria targets illegal waste burning with $10,000 fines
EPA Victoria has issued a warning over the illegal burning of household and industrial waste after handing out more than $10,000 in fines for a series of dump-and-burn offences. EPA Executive Director Operations Rachel Gualano said burning waste that should be recycled or disposed of at an EPA-licensed landfill creates environmental risks and can result …
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NSW proposes mandatory solar panel recycling scheme
The NSW Government is consulting on a proposed mandatory solar panel recycling scheme that would require solar panel brand owners to take responsibility for managing their products at the end of their useful life. The proposed product stewardship scheme is intended to increase the collection, recycling and resource recovery of solar panels and reduce the …
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Waste groups criticise delay on national packaging reform
Australia’s Environment Ministers have been criticised for delaying concrete action on packaging reform, recycling and plastic pollution, despite agreeing that …
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Government’s own figures expose the cost of packaging inaction
The Federal Government’s recently updated data shows 41 per cent of packaging placed on the Australian market went to landfill …
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