An industrial waste fire at Mt Cottrell has left EPA Victoria praising local CFA firefighters and fining a Tarneit man who owns the property.
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Boyes bouyed by industry trajectory
It’s a long way from doing audits on behalf of an accounting firm to being one of two segment executive general managers of resource recovery heavyweight Cleanaway. And in her spare time, Tracey Boyes,
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Newcastle companies fined for breeching legislation
Multiplex Constructions and Kooragang Bulk Facilities have been fined by the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA), with penalties totalling $30,000, for alleged breaches of environmental legislation
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Can robots revolutionise C&D waste recycling?
University researchers have trawled through skip bins across Melbourne construction sites, capturing hundreds of photos of materials destined for landfill. They are putting together new research that could revolutionise the way C&D waste materials are processed and recycled.
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Illegal dumping costs woman $245k
A woman who leased land on Wallan Road, Whittlesea, which became an illegal waste site, has been fined $45,000 due to an issue investigated by EPA Victoria and ordered to pay the estimated $200,000 cost
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ACT needs to move faster on waste reform
The ACT recycling rate is 50 per cent and therefore below the existing national average of 55 per cent. Without accelerated reform by the ACT Government, the Territory will also fail to achieve the National Waste Targets of 80 per cent resource recovery and a 50 per cent drop in organics to landfill.
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Pricing just one issue when it comes to C&D/C&I
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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Application of regulations need to be consistent
This time last year George Hatzimanolis was on the podium at the Waste Innovation and Recycling Awards receiving a gong for Leader of the Year, while his company Repurpose It won another for Operational Excellence.
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Demolishing the problem of QLD’s growing construction waste
Australia’s growing demolition and construction waste stream (C&D) will be alleviated by a new, state-of-the-art flagship Rino Recycling facility in Queensland that will accelerate the transition to a circular economy.
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