A $15.6 million investment in advanced and innovative recycling technology by the federal Government will help divert 43,000 tonnes of soft plastics from Victorian landfills annually. Three projects, delivered
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Why landfilling plastic waste will be here for a while
By Ross Headifen Ph.D
It is becoming clear that our management of plastic waste is woefully underperforming. We have set targets many years in advance for recyclability, being recycled and recycled content in new products. However, as we approach these target dates, report after report tells us that we will not only miss the targets but miss them by significant amounts. So much so that recycling of plastics waste has changed little since the targets were set six years ago.
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Ennovo: keeping greenhouse emissions under control in landfills
Dr. Ben Dearman is first and foremost an environmental pragmatist. He knows that sustainability is key for the waste and resource recovery industry moving forward. His company, Ennovo, is at the forefront of making sure landfills are managed properly with the least impact on the environment.
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Uncertainty roadblock to infrastructure investment
“The landfill levy needs to go up to $300 a tonne. Only very large resource recovery/waste infrastructure projects will be built if it doesn’t.”
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Recycling of plastic not sufficient to meet targets
By Walter Tappeiner Plastic is ubiquitous in our society; much of it is produced to serve as short-lived, single-use commodity item. When considering worldwide plastic usage since the beginning
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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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Tasmania gets new organics waste facility
Dulverton Waste Management has unveiled a state-of-the-art Regional Organics Facility in the north west of Tasmania to reduce the amount going to landfill. Funded by both the Tasmanian Government’s Organic
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Accelerating recyclables away from landfill
By Helen Millicer
With two years under its belt the Albanese government has only one year to go until the election. As the Prime Minister has flagged, the nation stands at a crucial crossroad for its economic and environmental prospects. The government already has a full agenda of committed reforms, including establishing a national EPA and cutting emissions. Having conducted many reviews, it also has a full dance card of additional potential reforms. The question is how many of these reviews will result in meaningful reforms before the election? What are the priorities? And is there sufficient support for these reforms to be widely accepted for Australia to achieve circularity, low emissions, and a higher productivity future? Australia is among the worst performing nations on high consumption, high emissions and high waste to landfill. Read More
With two years under its belt the Albanese government has only one year to go until the election. As the Prime Minister has flagged, the nation stands at a crucial crossroad for its economic and environmental prospects. The government already has a full agenda of committed reforms, including establishing a national EPA and cutting emissions. Having conducted many reviews, it also has a full dance card of additional potential reforms. The question is how many of these reviews will result in meaningful reforms before the election? What are the priorities? And is there sufficient support for these reforms to be widely accepted for Australia to achieve circularity, low emissions, and a higher productivity future? Australia is among the worst performing nations on high consumption, high emissions and high waste to landfill. Read More
Greenmount waste facility reopens
The Greenmount Waste Management Facility reopened on June 4. Toowoomba Regional Council Waste Services Councillor, Cr Melissa Taylor, said the rehabilitation of the site’s former landfill had been completed, allowing Council to finalise construction of the temporary waste transfer station.
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EPA wants your say on FOGO and landfill levies
The NSW Government is taking steps to reduce waste ending up in landfill and boost recycling efforts, with two discussion papers opening for feedback. The draft Food Organics and Garden Organics (FOGO) Mandates and the Waste Levy Review are part of a broader commitments to increase recycling, reduce the waste NSW produces, and minimise the amount of organic waste going to landfill.
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