Packaging waste needed on ministers’ meeting agenda
More than 50 environment groups have challenged federal and state environment ministers to act on packaging waste and plastic at their imminent joint meeting on 10 December.
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Bathurst waste facility captures 2.4 tonnes of biogas
Phase one of a carbon cutting partnership between LGI and Bathurst Regional Council at Bathurst Waste Management Centre is complete. The landfill gas management system designed, installed and commissioned
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Fine for Victorian man for burning industrial waste
An industrial waste fire at Mt Cottrell has left EPA Victoria praising local CFA firefighters and fining a Tarneit man who owns the property.
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Food waste issues accelerate sustainable practices in APAC
Escalating food waste issues in the Asia-Pacific region presents a challenge that demands attention from stakeholders across the supply chain. Foodservice operators are increasingly adopting recycling
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Men’s Shed turns profit on waste and sends proceeds to charities
During National Recycling Week we’re shining a spotlight on Wagga Wagga Men’s Shed as they are diverting more than 35 tonnes of unwanted materials from landfill annually by giving waste a second life
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ACCC has ‘concerns’ over Cleanaway merger
The ACCC has published a Statement of Issues outlining its preliminary competition concerns with Cleanaway Waste Management Limited’s (ASX:CWY) proposed acquisition of the waste and recycling business of Citywide Service Solutions Pty Ltd.
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Planet Ark: Recycling Mistrust Unfounded
New research from Planet Ark has uncovered a widespread misunderstanding among Australians about what happens to their recycling, with about one in three (31 per cent) mistakenly believing that most items
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EPA approves development licence
EPA Victoria has issued a development licence to for a Victorian company to receive up to 100,000 tonnes per year of fill material and construction wastes including concrete, bricks, asphalt and rock,
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Industry needs to lead the way – government won’t
The last National Waste Report in December 2022 shows there has been an increase in recovery of about one million tonnes over the past two reporting years, whereas Australia needs over 10 million additional tonnes to be recovered to hit our 80 per cent target by 2030.
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Wasted Space: Standards under the spotlight
Standards. We all have them. Whether it’s your own personal mores, morals and principles, or the mission statement by which your company is run, there is a line in the sand where you set the rules.
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