On December 8, 2020, the Recycling and Waste Reduction Bill was passed in the Senate without amendment. Despite a senate inquiry into the Bill and attempts by the Greens and Labor, the amendments to the
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Envorinex gets grant to help build plastic recycling facility
The Queensland state government has awarded a $1.3 million grant to Envorinex to build a plastic recycling facility in Toowoomba.
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Momentum for button battery scheme
The recent ABC Australian Story about Summer Shoesmith and Bella Rees, two toddlers who died after ingesting button batteries, highlighted just how easily button batteries can cause serious harm. The Battery Stewardship Council recognises the severity of the problem and is working to get a formal battery recycling scheme underway. As a response to this problem and to complement the existing work of the ACCC, the BSC has established a Button Battery Advisory Group with the primary objective of reducing the risk of ingestion and insertion by children and vulnerable adults.
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Round 11 of CRC-P opened up to all
The Federal government has opened up Round 11 of the Cooperative Research Centres Projects (CRC-P) grants program, whereby between $100,000 and $3 million is available to those parties that meet the criteria.
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EPA fines company over dust issue
Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA) has fined Bulla-based Australian Recycling Corporation more than $8,000 for breaching its EPA licence by failing to do enough to reduce the potential for dust to blow off its landfill site.
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