Litter

Banning of ‘most polluting plastics’ on the cards

Australia and other nations must deliver a strong and effective global treaty to end plastic pollution, WWF-Australia spokesperson Kate Noble said ahead of the final negotiating meeting in Korea this week. Read More

mike.wheelerNovember 25, 2024, 8:52 amNovember 25, 2024

Features, Packaging, Plastic

Producers must pay full cost of packaging recovery

The Commonwealth Packaging Reforms are a once in a generation opportunity and the Boomerang Alliance has called for the establishment of an Extended Producer Responsibility scheme for packaging, augmented with mandatory targets for the reduction, reuse, composting and recycling of all packaging. Read More

mike.wheelerNovember 12, 2024, 10:00 amNovember 12, 2024

Circular Economy, Container deposit schemes, Councils, Litter, News

Tweed Shire Council trials CDS

Tweed Shire Council is trialling a new container deposit and collection scheme aimed at reducing waste to landfill while enabling community members to ‘pay it forward’ to allow others to reap the benefits. Read More

mike.wheelerOctober 8, 2024, 10:56 amOctober 8, 2024

Features, Microplastics, Online Subscription, Plastic, Queensland, separating, sorting

New soft plastics stewardship scheme set for trials

A soft plastics recycling trial based in Queensland is set to test different ways people can return soft plastics to be reprocessed. The trials are being undertaken a newly created independent not-for-profit
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mike.wheelerOctober 1, 2024, 7:33 amOctober 1, 2024

Landfills, Latest News, Online Subscription, Plastic, Victoria

Victoria gets $15 million for soft plastics initiative

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
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mike.wheelerSeptember 12, 2024, 9:27 amSeptember 12, 2024

Litter, New South Wales, News, Online Subscription, Plastic

NSW plastics bans – catching up?

New plans by the NSW government for more single-use plastics bans, catching up with other states are welcome, but need improvement, the Boomerang Alliance of 55 NGOs said recently. ‘’NSW has to date
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mike.wheelerSeptember 11, 2024, 4:04 pmSeptember 11, 2024

CSIRO and Murdoch University’s Bioplastics Innovation hub

The CSIRO and Murdoch University have launched the $8 million Bioplastics Innovation Hub, which will set about fast-tracking production of a new generation of biologically derived plastic capable of breaking down in compost, land and water. Read More

mike.wheelerSeptember 4, 2024, 4:24 pmSeptember 4, 2024

Landfills, Opinion, Plastic

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. Read More

Staff WriterSeptember 3, 2024, 7:38 amSeptember 3, 2024

Features, Food Waste, Litter, Online Subscription, Tyre waste

EPA revokes tyre recyclers registrations

The operator of two Sunbury rural properties has had their waste tyre registrations revoked and will have to dispose of more than 10,000 tyres after EPA Victoria found they had been non-compliant with
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mike.wheelerAugust 22, 2024, 10:14 amAugust 22, 2024

Litter, Opinion

Veolia fined by EPA due to aerial evidence

Landfill operator Veolia Environmental Services will pay a $30,000 fine after an EPA Victoria prosecution over exposed litter and uncovered waste at its landfill at Patho, between Echuca and Cohuna in northern Victoria.
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mike.wheelerAugust 15, 2024, 9:43 amAugust 15, 2024

Litter

Banning of ‘most polluting plastics’ on the cards

Producers must pay full cost of packaging recovery

Tweed Shire Council trials CDS

New soft plastics stewardship scheme set for trials

Victoria gets $15 million for soft plastics initiative

NSW plastics bans – catching up?

CSIRO and Murdoch University’s Bioplastics Innovation hub

Why landfilling plastic waste will be here for a while

EPA revokes tyre recyclers registrations

Veolia fined by EPA due to aerial evidence

WCRA awards announced at gala event

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