In December 2016, in Glassborow’s Inside Waste Legal Eagle column, she raised the problems caused by a lack of a statutory definition of e-waste. Since the article was published, there has still been
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Sydney’s Inner West Council achieves record divestment from fossil fuels
That claim is made in regards to “clean, green investments”. The council has strongly pursued divestment from fossil fuel investments; a strategy which draws from campus culture (universities
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Tracking NSW’s infrastructure needs
Between 2002- 03 and 2010-11, the volume of waste that was recycled rose from 5.3 million tonnes to 10.8 million tonnes. Significant investment in new recycling infrastructure has played a big part in
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Legal Eagle: Proposed minimum environmental standards for scrap metal facilities
In a recently released consultation paper, the EPA’s goal is to ensure that, regardless of whether a facility is licensed under the Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997 (POEO Act), all
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Legal Eagle: are you aware of your deemed refusal appeal rights for EPL?
To put it simply, once the statutory time limit has lapsed and you have not received a determination from the EPA about your licence application, your application is taken to have been refused. This is
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Revisiting the issue of interstate waste movement
The issue has now hit the political headlines. It was framed by 4 Corners as a matter of criminal behaviour, which it isn’t. Queensland has committed to reducing it through increased
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A resourceful inquiry
In April 2017, the NSW Parliament’s Planning and Environment Committee established an inquiry to examine the waste industry, with particular reference to energy from waste technology. The inquiry
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Local emergency waste management planning
Many local governments are reactive to such events and are trying to do the best they can. This approach can be inefficient, costly and may result in large quantities of waste going directly to landfill.
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Time for action: getting industry out of the corner
Speaking to industry players including NSW EPA director waste and resource recovery Steve Beaman, ACOR CEO Grant Musgrove, WCRA executive director Tony Khoury, Polytrade Rydalmere manager Nathan Ung, Bingo
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Heads of EPA discuss national approaches
At a Waste Management Association of Australian (WMAA) NSW industry update earlier this month, NSW EPA director waste and resource recovery Steve Beaman said HEPA – an informal organisation –
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