Australia’s battery stewardship system is entering a more complex and regulated phase, with the Battery Stewardship Council (BSC) establishing a new B-cycle Battery Advisory Panel to help guide the Scheme
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Australia eyes upcycled food opportunity
Researchers from Queensland University of Technology have found Australia is well placed to capitalise on the rapidly growing upcycled food market, turning what would be food waste and byproducts into
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Wasted Space: Rubbish waits patiently as apathy abounds
The rubbish has been waiting for weeks now. It started politely, of course. A chip packet here, a yoghurt pot there, lounging on the verge like tourists who missed the last bus and decided the pavement
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Community tackles plastic waste
Box Divvy has developed its own soft plastics collection and recycling pipeline, diverting about 2.5 tonnes from landfill each month across its network in NSW, Victoria and the ACT. The collapse
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Campapse Council eyes upping waste fees
Campaspe Shire Council is proposing higher waste service charges as it responds to rising fuel prices and inflation pressures affecting operational costs. On 14 April, Council released
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Rethinking food habits for waste resolutions
As climate change, population growth and ecological decline reshape global food systems, experts from RMIT University say improving sustainability will take more than swapping out ingredients. It requires
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Mornington Peninsula waste reform changes
Waste reform is set to roll out across the Mornington Peninsula from next year, with changes to household collection systems driven by a legislated State Government overhaul. Standardised bin lid colours
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EPA issues 3M with clean up notice over PFAS
The NSW Environment Protection Authority has strengthened a Clean Up Notice issued to 3M Australia after PFAS contamination was detected in the Capertee River near Glen Alice. The
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AI targets plastic waste systems
Managing municipal living plastic waste presents complex, system-wide challenges across collection, recycling and treatment, requiring the careful balancing of environmental, economic
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Mayor warns of risks with embedded batteries
Townsville has disposed of hundreds of potentially dangerous disused devices containing embedded batteries for free as part of inter-council program. But the number of batteries handed in to date through
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