Latest stats highlight surge in fires caused by lithium ion batteries
The latest Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) statistics show an increase of nine per cent in Lithium-ion battery fires to date, compared with the entire year of 2022.
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Primo Foods to pay $150k after wastewater discharge
Primo Foods must pay $150,000 towards community projects in a legally binding Enforceable Undertaking with the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) after wastewater from its Western Sydney facility
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Business fined $730k over illegal waste dump
The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has successfully prosecuted a company and two individuals in the Land and Environment Court, fining them more than $730,000 in total for the unlawful disposal of waste and supply of false or misleading information about that waste.
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Hampton Park garden supply business fined over bonfire
A bonfire of mixed green and industrial waste materials has cost a Hampton Park garden supply centre a $5,769 fine.
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Australia’s pile of dumped tyres getting bigger
Tyre Stewardship Australia (TSA) has released its tyre recovery data for 2022-2023, and things don’t look good. Alarmingly, Australia’s recovery of used car, bus and truck (automotive) dumped tyres is going backwards, having dropped to under 80 per cent, a sharp downward trend since the 2019-2020 peak of 90 per cent.
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Council reminds residents about e-waste after two truck fires
Toowoomba Regional Council (TRC) is reminding residents of the dangers of placing any type of e-waste and batteries in domestic wheelie bins after two recent fires ignited in waste collection trucks due to incorrect disposal.
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Collaboration aimed at solving tyre waste problem
Every year, 500,000 tonnes of tyres in Australia reach their use-by date, with only 15 per cent being repurposed in Australia. The rest are either exported overseas as fuel replacements or are stockpiled, dumped, or landfilled. Tyre waste is a huge issue.
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Getting on top of medical waste
Medical waste is a special category all on its own. Due to the nature of medical waste, it must be handled correctly and safely at all times. There are needles, bodily fluids as well as literally body parts that have to be disposed of safely and hygienically.
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Over regulation of PFAS in compost is not workable
A decade ago, per and polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS) substances wasn’t a term you heard widely. Today, it is popping up all over the place. Its notoriety is increasing and even featured recently in the ABC television
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Ampol fined $700k by NSW EPA after diesel spill
Ampol must pay $700,000 towards four community projects in a legally binding agreement with the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA). This comes after more than 9,000 litres of diesel mixed with floodwaters and spilled from its Kurnell fuel transfer terminal in April 2022.
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