REMONDIS Australia has expanded its Rocklea Resource Recovery Facility as it prepares for continued growth in Queensland, adding specialised medical waste processing and new cardboard recycling capabilities.
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ACCC says no to QLD waste facilities proposal (for the moment)
On 21 August 2026, the ACCC issued a draft determination proposing not to authorise the Council of Mayors (South East Queensland) Pty Ltd and 11 of its member councils in South East Queensland (SEQ) to:
aggregate residual waste
develop up to 3 regional waste facilities within SEQ to process waste.
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WMRR welcomes Queensland’s new landfill strategy
The Waste Management and Resource Recovery Association of Australia (WMRR) has cautiously welcomed the Queensland Government’s new
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Beyond the Bin Podcast Ep 2 – COEX interim CEO Trevor Evans
In Episode two of Beyond the Bin we talk to former Assistant Minister for Waste and the Environment in the Morrison government, Trevor Evans about his time in parliament, as well as his
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Container Exchange – facing its next evolution
Trevor Evans did not arrive at Container Exchange (COEX) as an outsider. Before becoming interim chief executive officer, he had already spent months inside the organisation in an advisory capacity. His
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Magnetic Island recycling scheme approved
Magnetic Island residents and visitors will have two new places to trade their containers for 10 cents when Containers for Change opens its Picnic Bay and Horseshoe Bay facilities this year. Townsville
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Containers for Change trucks go green with renewable diesel
Containers for Change is driving towards a cleaner future with trucks moving containers across South East Queensland to run a pilot of renewable diesel. Container Exchange (COEX), the not-for-profit organisation
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Why the Queensland CDS needs urgent reform
By Jeff Angel The Queensland container refund scheme (CRS – Containers for Change) began on 1 November 2018, a year after the breakthrough NSW scheme (Return & Earn), which had been subject to
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Report raises serious concerns over QLD CRS
The Waste Management and Resource Recovery Association of Australia (WMRR) welcomes the tabling of the Health, Environment & Innovation Committee’s report Improving Queensland’s Container Refund Scheme (QLD CRS) and thanks the Queensland Government for initiating and supporting this Inquiry.
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Four million containers collected at QLD stadiums
State of Origin I was still a win for Queensland with the event marking four million containers from Stadiums Queensland venues recycled through Containers for Change. On Wednesday night, one conscientious
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