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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VIC CDS gets CountAIner AI to boost processing times
For the first time in the Southern Hemisphere, AI is being used to reduce waste and boost recycling capacity in Victoria’s container deposit scheme. CountAIner uses advanced AI machine learning to count,
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EPA orders Brooklyn clean up after shutting down operations
Following on from is shutdown by EPA Victoria, Limbourne Group, trading as Apex Waste Control, has been ordered to remove large stockpiles
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Mystery of black balls solved (sort of)
The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has finalised testing on black balls debris that washed up on beaches in Sydney’s Eastern suburbs last month, confirming earlier results that indicate
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ADCO fined over water discharge into Curl Curl Creek
The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has fined Forest High School contractor ADCO Constructions the maximum penalty of $30,000 for discharging sediment-laden water into the local stormwater
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Cardboard house – a post-disaster housing solution?
A pioneering approach to resource-efficient building design could give people quicker access to high-quality temporary homes after disasters like the 2022 floods in Lismore, on the NSW North Coast. A prototype
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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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Myer win big at APCO packaging awards
Sustainable packaging, leadership and innovation were celebrated at the Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation’s (APCO) Annual Awards ceremony. Myer took home the ARL Excellence Award, recognised
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Flood debris recycling saves $2.4 million in the Northern Rivers
More than 10 Olympic sized swimming pools of flood debris has been diverted from landfill and reused, saving $2.4 million following a collaborative effort between the NSW Environment Protection Authority
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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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