Primo Foods must pay $150,000 towards community projects in a legally binding Enforceable Undertaking with the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) after wastewater from its Western Sydney facility
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ACT expanding its landfill gas capture capabilities
The ACT Government has expanded its landfill gas capture capabilities at the Mugga Lane landfill. This will reduce emissions and providing reliable renewable energy that could power up to 10,800 homes
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Tasmania’s plastic recycling capacity increased
An extra 1,700 tonnes of plastic waste will be diverted from Tasmanian landfill each year due to a $1.26 million co-investment from the Australian and Tasmanian Governments. The funding will support
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$137 million facility to process 220,000 tonnes of paper and cardboard
One of Australia’s biggest paper recycling facilities will be built in South East Queensland with plans to turn 220,000 tonnes of waste paper and cardboard from across Queensland and northern
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Simply cups expands to recycle all paper-based cups
Simply Cups has been recycling coffee cups since May 2017, and is expanding to accept all types of the waste stream including take-away soft drink, ice-cream, and chip cups and more. This follows a successful
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Cardboard and paper bans next on the chopping block
By Helen Millicer In 2020, the Australian Government became the first country in the world to introduce sweeping bans on the export of waste. Under the Recycling and Waste Reduction Act,
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Discovering hot spots of plastic waste
In March of last year, the United Nations Environmental Assembly endorsed
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Hydrogen-powered waste truck commences duties
REMONDIS Australia has introduced one of the world’s first hydrogen-powered waste collection trucks to its operations. After trials, the carbon emission-free truck participated in its first scheduled
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Can QLD achieve the National Waste Targets?
In 2019 the Queensland Government along with all States, Federal and Local Governments signed up to the National Waste Action Plan, which set the following National Waste Targets (among others) by 2030:
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Over regulation of PFAS in compost is not workable
A decade ago, per and polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS) substances wasn’t a term you heard widely. Today, it is popping up all over the place. Its notoriety is increasing and even featured recently in the ABC television
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