BSC

Burning battery
 Batteries, BSC, Ewaste, Opinion, Roll packers

BSC asks for urgent implementation of new battery regulation

An Australian battery manufacturer, recycler and the national battery stewardship scheme have issued a call ​​ for the NSW Government to activate the Product Lifecycle Responsibility Regulation 2025 (Batteries) before the end of the year, warning that every day of delay increases risks for households, children, waste workers and emergency responders.
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TEC
 Batteries, BSC, Ewaste, Latest News

TEC unhappy with ACCC decision over B-cycle

A spokesperson from the Total Environment Centre (TEC) said the ACCC authorisation of voluntary waste battery collection by B-cycle, extends a broken system, when only a national mandatory stewardship scheme for batteries, with actual targets, will mitigate the environmental and human health risk from this waste stream. Read More
batteries
 Batteries, BSC, Ewaste, Hazardous waste, Opinion

Three rubbish trucks in one shire catch fire

In the past six weeks, three SOLO garbage truck loads in the Tweed have caught fire, forcing drivers to dump ‘hot loads’ out of their trucks to prevent more serious blazes. The fires are likely the result of batteries being incorrectly disposed of in residential bins particularly as rechargeable and embedded batteries are becoming increasingly common in everyday devices. Read More