Townsville to open two new cells at Stuart Waste Facility
Townsville City Council is preparing to deliver an upgrade at the Stuart Waste Facility, helping to secure the city’s landfill capacity well into the future.
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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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Queensland waste recovery rises amid growth
Queensland generated 10.25 million tonnes of headline waste in 2024–25, marking a 4.5 per cent increase on the previous year, according to the state’s latest recycling and waste data. The rise occurred
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Waste infrastructure plan released including that latest on EfW
The NSW Government has unveiled the first part of its infrastructure plan to prevent a waste crisis in NSW. This plan also incorporates updated settings on Energy from Waste, following the recent review.
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APR Chemcycle soft plastics facility closer to fruition
Victoria is a step closer to its first soft plastics recycling facility with EPA Victoria issuing a Development Licence to APR Chemcycle. APR Chemcycle proposed to reprocess waste plastic by pyrolysis to generate commercial grade oil as product at a facility to be built at Rowsley Station Rd, Maddingley.
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NSW EPA wants feedback on biosolids
The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) is seeking feedback on changes to the regulation of land-applied biosolids including new thresholds for chemical contaminants such as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), and requirements for testing and reporting.
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Rockingham embraces FOGO roll out
More than 57,000 households in the City of Rockingham now have access to the three-bin Food Organics, Garden Organics (FOGO) system.
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NSW infrastructure plan – have your say
The NSW Government is developing the state’s first Waste and Circular Infrastructure Plan to tackle critical infrastructure shortfalls and build a more resilient circular economy. The draft Plan aims to guide urgent decisions and prevent a looming waste crisis in Greater Sydney.
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Murray Watt steps in as Environment Minister
Queensland Senator Murray Watt has been appointed Australia’s new Minister for the Environment, replacing Tanya Plibersek at a time when the nation’s waste and recycling systems are under mounting pressure.
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Company volunteers $18 million for Port Kembla remediation
The current owner and occupier of a disused copper smelter in Port Kembla has committed over $18 million to address legacy contamination issues in the surrounding area as part of the largest Enforceable Undertaking (EU) ever agreed to by the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA).
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