Victoria’s waste and resource recovery sector is in the midst of a regulatory shift, not only in terms of how waste streams are handled, but also the Silver Report convincing the state government to
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Victoria expands drop-off points for batteries
Fifty additional battery recycling collection points will be established across Victoria as part of an expansion of the state’s battery disposal network. Batteries require specialist recycling due to
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Contractor fined $20k for burning waste
EPA Victoria has warned the construction industry that dumping and burning demolition waste is an offence, after it fined a Campbellfield company more than $20,000 burying and burning waste. High
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Facility expansion ups composting capabilities
An expansion of Gippsland Water’s Regional Organics Facility will increase capacity by composting food and garden organics to support the productivity of Victorian farms, backed by the Victorian and Australian government.
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Veolia ordered by Supreme Court to pay $1 million over odour
Veolia will pay $1 million into a restorative justice project account administered by EPA Victoria, due to failures to comply with its operating licence and the general environmental duty and associated
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Four-bin system transforms waste habits
Surf Coast Shire Council has released a waste report card showing how the four-bin system has changed the way residents manage their waste and the positive impact it’s having on the environment.
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EcoCycle opens battery recycling facility
Victoria is now home to a first of its kind battery recycling facility that will process batteries found in household items and divert over 8,000 tonnes of waste per year from landfill. Minister for Environment
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EPA carries out snap inspections on tyres
EPA Victoria has continued its campaign against waste tyres being dumped with more snap inspections in the west of Melbourne. A series of snap inspections on vehicle wreckers, mechanics and tyre
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Dumped tyres spark EPA operation
The discovery of illegally dumped tyres at Lockwood South, near Bendigo, has put EPA Victoria’s investigators on the trail to a network of other properties with possible connections to the scam.
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$17 million upgrade for Evoro waste management facility
A revamp of the Evoro Laverton North liquid and hazardous waste management facility will transform the operation at a cost of $17 million. Upgrade works are underway at the Melbourne site and scheduled
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