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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WMRR – South Australia needs stronger policy framework
The Waste Management and Resource Recovery Association of Australia (WMRR) has called on the next government of South Australia to commit to a stronger policy framework that accelerates the circular economy
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EPA Victoria – 10 Melbourne companies need to fix stink or else
EPA Victoria has been on an inspection blitz that has resulted in 10 companies being ordered to take immediate action to fix and strengthen odour controls or face serious enforcement action. EPA
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ACOR’s proposition for stewardship schemes
Australia lacks a nationally agreed framework to determine when product stewardship or extended producer responsibility (EPR) schemes should be introduced, according to the Australian
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Vic EPA to crack down on companies over packaging
EPA Victoria has lost patience with companies that fail to show how they are reducing packaging waste, warning they risk penalties if they don’t comply with their obligations. EPA
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REMONDIS Australia Acquires VetraHealth
REMONDIS Australia has acquired Brisbane-based VetraHealth. The acquisition is important given REMONDIS’s inroads to the sector nationally, drawing on expertise from its existing local and global
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From wildlife dreams to waste
As a child, Amy Bartkowski imagined a future working with animals. She was, by her own admission, a big fan of Bindi the Jungle Girl and assumed she would grow up to become a vet. Underneath that ambition
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Tumut Waste ordered to pay $500k over offensive odours
Tumut Waste Pty Ltd has been ordered to pay $520,000 in fines and legal costs by the Land and Environment Court, following prosecution by the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) for emitting
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Can Australia learn from Asia and the ME/EU?
What can Australia learn from overseas experiences when relating the resource recovery/waste industry? Quite a bit, according to a panel put together to discuss the subject at a recent event in Melbourne.
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