The Australian Government is cracking down on the illegal export of hazardous waste, fining a company almost $20,000 for hiding e-waste in a container exported to Singapore. The container, shipped by Melbourne-based
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Whittlesea mayor comes down hard on dumping
Dumping rubbish not only costs ratepayers who pay to clean up the mess, but the perpetrators can face the wrath of the court system, which can offer up some hefty fines. At a recent roundtable in Melbourne,
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28-tonnes of burnt industrial waste leads to fine
A 28-tonne load of burnt industrial waste at Portland has cost a Horsham company $10,000 after a fire, a call to the pollution hotline and an inspection by EPA Victoria. Wimmera
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Report finds tyre PS needs mandatory participation to work
A new report released by Tyre Stewardship Australia (TSA) has found that Australia’s tyre circular economy will not grow without mandatory participation in a product stewardship scheme.
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ATRA offers submission to Federal Inquiry
The Australian Tyre Recyclers Association (ATRA) welcomes the opportunity to inform the Federal Inquiry into Australia’s tyre industry. ATRA’s submission is available here ‘‘Australia
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Sydney councils partner to build organic biorefinery
In a move for sustainable waste management in south-western Sydney, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has granted authorisation to a consortium led by Sydney Water Corporation and
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Abandoned trolleys seen as litter nuisance
Reforms that will give councils new tools to deal with nuisance in their communities – including abandoned shopping trolleys – have been passed by State Parliament. Under the changes, which will take
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Orange peels turned into purifier
Researchers from Shenyang Agricultural University in China have developed an environmentally friendly method to convert discarded orange peels into a material that can remove toxic dyes from wastewater,
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Have your say on solar panel reuse and recycling
The
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Plastics and cigarette butts still dominate litter stats
The findings of the Clean Up Australia Litter Report FY25 have been released, revealing that plastics continue to be the number one litter type found in Australia’s streets, parks, bushlands and waterways,
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