After spending two years at University in China, Cecilia Wu arrived in Australia to complete her bachelor’s degree in Environmental Engineering before getting her masters at the University of Wollongong. What made environmental engineering her career of choice?
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Resource Recovery Framework review: what reforms will mean
Claire Smith and Alice Brennan delve into the detail of some of the recommendations of the independent review of the NSW Resource Recovery Framework and potential implications for the circular economy.
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Cleanaway issued clean-up notice for Flat Rock fish kill
The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) issued a Clean-Up Notice to Cleanaway Pty Ltd to monitor the environmental impacts of a water pollution incident that occurred at Flat Rock Creek in December 2022.
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EPA supports all of Wilkinson’s recommendations
Innovation in the recycling and reuse sector will be enhanced with the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) supporting all 22 recommendations made in an independent review of the resource recovery framework.
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Tasmanian EPA splits from state govt agency
The Environmental Management and Pollution Control Amendment Bill 2022 passed in the Tasmanian Parliament recently, providing for increased transparency, improved consistency and certainty for industry and the community while maintaining a strong and comprehensive environmental regulation framework.
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Waste stockpile costs man $55,000
A man has been convicted and fined $55,500 for failing to remove stockpiled waste at a storage facility in Goulburn after his licence was revoked by the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA).
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Cotton buds included in single-use plastics banned
The beginning of November has seen additional single-use plastic items banned in NSW including such items as cotton buds.
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Waste pioneer Veena Sahajawalla receives honour
The University of New Souths Wales’ (UNSW) Veena Sahajwalla has received one of Australia’s most prestigious research awards for her globally recognised waste transformation technologies.
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WCRA believes scrap metal recyclers deserve clarity
The NSW EPA recently contracted Dr Cathy Wilkinson to review and report on the NSW Resource Recovery Framework. For scrap metal recycling sites, there is an opportunity to strengthen the system and ensure better responsibility along the whole supply chain, from waste generator to transporters, processors and end-customers of the sector, according to Tony Khoury from the Waste Contractors & Recyclers Association of NSW.
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Chappel offers olive branch to waste industry
Tony Chappel knows all about hard work and challenging work environments. The new CEO of the NSW EPA cut his teeth with executive positions in the tumultuous energy sector working for AEMO (Australian Energy Market Operator) and AGL Energy.
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