Latrobe Magnesium has been issued with two fines from EPA Victoria, after a routine inspection found the company had started work on its pilot project without satisfying the startup conditions of its EPA licence first.
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Gisborne recycled water plant upgrade reaches milestone
Greater Western Water (GWW) has reached a milestone on its $55 million upgrade of the Gisborne Recycled Water Plant, with construction complete and testing underway ahead of the facility coming into service
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McDonalds fined for dumping oil down drain
EPA Victoria is taking on another McDonalds restaurant caught dumping its waste cooking oils to a drain instead of storing it for collection and disposal. Last year EPA wrote to the three major
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ALDI joins Australian Food Pact
ALDI Australia has joined the Australian Food Pact (the Pact). The partnership with End Food Waste Australia will support ALDI in solidifying its position as a collaborative partner in food waste reduction
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Wasted Space: The government is the problem
Dear Sir, The government! Ah, yes, our overlords – those in the know. Those that hold the purse strings. They who are above us mere mortals. Those who are an easy target.
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Consultation opens to cut carbon emissions/prioritise recycled materials
Consultation is now open on the state’s first ever Protection of the Environment Policy (PEP) for Sustainable Construction, which aims to reduce upfront carbon emissions and promote a circular economy
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EPA commences prosecutions over asbestos mulch
The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has commenced a suite of prosecutions against three companies and one individual in response to its asbestos in mulch investigation that started in 2024.
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Re.Group committed to building a sustainable tomorrow
By David Singh, Managing Director, Re.Group
Victoria celebrated the one-year anniversary of its Container Deposit Scheme (CDS) in November, and the state marked an impressive milestone: one billion containers returned in just 12 months. Re.Group is thrilled to have contributed to this outcome, with five of our Return-It depots ranking in the top 10 metro refund points. This achievement underscores the positive impact our network is having in Victoria and across Australia.
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Locally made means local support from Eriez
Jonathan Schulberg may not have been in the resource recovery industry as long as some, but he does remember the days when separating out the different waste streams was not only unimportant, but nobody even thought about getting a monetary return. How the industry has changed. Schulberg is the Australian business development manager for Eriez, a US-based company based – unsurprisingly – out of Erie, Pennsylvania, in the US.
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55K fine for fire in medical waste machine
A fire in a machine processing medical waste at Dandenong South has cost the company running it nearly $55,000 for breaching a licence condition from EPA Victoria. EPA charged Cleanaway Daniels
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