Australia’s battery recycling and transport sectors have a new reference to help improve the safe movement of used lithium batteries, with the release of Used Lithium Batteries – Guidance on Safe Packaging
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NSW EPA releases position statement on the PFAS NEMP
The Environment Protection Authority (EPA) uses the Commonwealth PFAS National Environmental Management Plan (PFAS NEMP), which provides a framework for the environmental management of PFAS-contaminated materials and sites.
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Hume launches container recycling bin basket trial
Hume City residents will have better access to container recycling, with the Victorian Container Deposit Scheme (CDS Vic) introducing a bin basket trial across the municipality. Delivered in partnership
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Blue Mountains fined over landfill leak
Blue Mountains City Council has been fined $30,000 after landfill leachate from the Blaxland Waste Management Facility polluted Cripple Creek earlier this year.
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Garment report highlights clothing waste trends
In its survey of almost 600 South Australian residents and collected data on just over 2800 garments, 89 per cent of garments were purchased new. The report titled “Clothing
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APCO CEO to step down in November
The Board of the Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation (APCO) has announced that Chief Executive Officer Chris Foley will step down at the end of November after four years in the role.
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WasteSorted grants Round 2 open
The WasteSorted Community Education Grants program is a State Government initiative administered by the Waste Authority. WasteSorted Community Education Grants provide funding of up to $25,000 per project
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ARRC Organics advances green waste recycling
ARRC Organics is helping transform green waste recycling on the Gold Coast, converting household garden waste into compost and supporting the region’s transition to a circular economy. Located at
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What could $2.7b in landfill levies do for recycling?
Every State of Australia now raises landfill levies, with the exception of the ACT and NT. The ACT incorporates a “waste to landfill fee” into the gate fee of the Mugga Lane landfill, but it is not declared as a levy and its exact value is not made public.
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Cabonne gives go ahead for textile recycling trial
Cabonne Council has endorsed a 12-month textile recycling trial aimed at reducing the growing volume of clothing and household textiles being sent to landfill across the region. Textile
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