Victoria

Circular Economy, Features, FOGO, Recycling, Victoria

Veolia/Ventia’s EarthSure soil washing plant opens

Veolia and Ventia have officially opened EarthSure’s new soil washing plant in Dandenong South. Located at the Taylors Road Resource Recovery Precinct, the advanced facility can process up to 160,000 tonnes of Category C contaminated soil and aggregate each year. This represents the equivalent of 25 to 30 per cent of all contaminated soils generated annually across Victoria. Read More

mike.wheeler6 days agoMay 11, 2026

Container Deposit Schemes, Features, Online Subscription, Victoria

No change in pricing for VicReturn CDS

VicReturn, scheme coordinator of Victoria’s Container Deposit Scheme (CDS Vic) has confirmed there will be no increase to scheme pricing for beverage manufacturers, following its latest six-monthly
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mike.wheelerApril 2, 2026, 8:49 amApril 2, 2026

Circular Economy, Container Deposit Schemes, News, NSW, Online Subscription, Victoria

Driving Australia’s circular future

Australia’s recycling landscape has transformed over the past decade, driven by innovation, and a growing societal demand for sustainability. As a container deposit scheme operator, TOMRA Cleanaway plays
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mike.wheelerMarch 16, 2026, 1:56 pmMarch 16, 2026

Container Deposit Schemes, News, Online Subscription, Tasmania, Victoria, WMRR

WMRR: All states need to up game in CDS stakes

The Waste Management and Resource Recovery Association of Australia (WMRR) has welcomed today’s announcement from Western Australia (WA) that they will be joining New South Wales (NSW), South Australia
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mike.wheelerSeptember 15, 2025, 4:16 pmSeptember 15, 2025

Commercial and industrial waste, EPA Victoria, Latest News, Online Subscription, Victoria

Criminal conviction over dumping of C&D waste

A plan to dump truckloads of demolition waste in the country has ended in a criminal conviction and over $10,000 in fines and costs for a Reservoir company, its Director and another man, after someone
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mike.wheelerAugust 5, 2025, 11:32 amAugust 5, 2025

Container Deposit Schemes, Features, NSW, Online Subscription, Refunds, Victoria

TEC says transparency needed for all state CDSs

The future success of Victoria’s Container Deposit Scheme hinges on improving transparency of return rates, increasing the refund to 20c, phasing out inconvenient refund points and including wine and
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mike.wheelerJune 3, 2025, 9:39 amJune 3, 2025

Container Deposit Schemes, News, Online Subscription, Victoria

Melbourne CBD gets reverse vending machine

A Reverse Vending Machine (RVM) has been installed in the heart of Melbourne’s CBD. Minister for Environment Steve Dimopoulos officially opened this newest addition to Victoria’s Container Deposit
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mike.wheelerFebruary 4, 2025, 11:16 amFebruary 4, 2025

Commercial and industrial waste, Ewaste, Features, Hazardous waste, Victoria

Ironman Bin Hire and company director fined

A Broadmeadows Magistrates’ Court has fined a bin hire company for accepting industrial waste at several properties. Read More

mike.wheelerJuly 11, 2024, 11:20 amJuly 11, 2024

$711 million for wastewater treatment in Melbourne’s west

Wastewater treatment in Melbourne’s west is about to be transformed due to a $711 million investment to modernise the plant to ensure the health and sanitation needs of Victoria’s growing population are met for generations to come. Read More

mike.wheelerFebruary 28, 2024, 4:05 pmMarch 6, 2024

Councils, FOGO, Opinion, Victoria, Waste collection, waste storage bins

Bendigo swaps collection frequency of general and organic waste bins

Greater Bendigo’s household kerbside general waste bin collections will change from weekly to fortnightly, and kerbside organic waste bins collection will change from fortnightly to weekly from next Monday, February 5, 2024. Read More

mike.wheelerJanuary 30, 2024, 10:51 amJanuary 30, 2024