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convicted and fined $55,500 for failing to remove stockpiled waste at a storage facility in Goulburn after his licence was revoked by the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA).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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Resource Recovery Framework recommendations need implementing ASAP
The NSW EPA recently published the independent review of the Resource Recovery Framework. Commissioned in 2021 by the EPA and delivered by independent reviewer Dr Cathy Wilkinson of Monash University, the review outlines 22 recommendations to help refine and strengthen the framework.
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Veolia shuts down Horsley Park facility after asbestos find
Veolia has permanently shut down landfill at its Horsley Park Waste Management Facility and must pay more than half a million dollars as part of a voluntary legally binding agreement, after the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) found fragments of asbestos scattered across the top of the landfill, on roads and in soil stockpiles.
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reDirect Recycling gets C, D&E recycling solution for waste plant
Wet processing experts CDE have installed a waste recycling plant for reDirect Recycling at its site in Wetherill Park, Sydney, which has been designed to divert waste from landfill and to recover resources.
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National Waste Policy Action Plan “poorly enacted”
The Auditor General’s Report on the effectiveness of the National Waste Policy Action Plan has found that it sets the right targets but is poorly enacted at all levels of government.
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Cleanaway pays $168 million for GRL
Cleanaway has acquired composting business Global Renewables Holdings Pty Ltd (GRL) in Sydney for $168.5 million. The acquisition is expected to complete within Q3 2022.
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