NSW Return and Earn CDS reaches milestone
NSW Return and Earn CDS has had more than 8 billion bottles, cans and drink cartons returned across the state’s various collection points.
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Huge fine for man after providing false information to EPA
Former Royal Demolition and Excavation Pty Ltd director Maher El Masri has been given a fine of $30,000 and ordered to pay $10,000 in legal costs by Parramatta Local Court. Mr El Masri pleaded guilty to providing false and misleading information to the Environment Protection Authority (EPA) as part of its investigation into waste offences.
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Wetherill Park waste facility fined $15,000
A stockpile of unprocessed waste that posed a fire risk has seen the Cleanaway Resource Co Resource Recovery Facility Pty Ltd in Wetherill Park fined $15,000 by the NSW EPA for allegedly failing to store waste in a competent manner.
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BSCA happy with EPA’s draft climate plan
Bushfire Survivors for Climate Action (BSCA) welcomes the release of the NSW Environment Protection Agency’s draft climate plan, a year after its landmark win in the NSW Land and Environment Court.
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Is the new NSW EPA boss ushering in a new era of cooperation?
Tony Chappel has only been in the NSW EPA hotseat for three weeks but already knows that collaboration is a key to success if a truly circular economy is going to happen not just within NSW but Australia as a whole. He also said it also is important to remember social licence has a critical role to play, too.
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Re.Group acquires Polytrade
Australian recycling and resource recovery specialist Re.Group has announced it has acquired Polytrade. This new investment creates Australia’s largest network of recycling facilities, operating from coast to coast and servicing communities in metropolitan and regional locations.
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Plastic bags banned in NSW from June 1
Single-use plastics are on the way out with a ban on lightweight plastic bags from June 1. The ban on lightweight plastic bags is just the first in a succession of bans that will see a range of environmentally damaging plastic items disappear from NSW.
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Return and Earn agreement extended
TOMRA Cleanaway will continue in the role of Network Operator under the New South Wales Container Deposit Scheme, ‘Return and Earn.’ The Network Operator Agreement has been extended for four years, ending in late 2026.
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Chappel appointed CEO of NSW EPA
Tony Chappel has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer of the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) replacing acting CEO Jacqueline Moore.
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Update: EPA changes mind on recovered fines
Following industry consultation, the NSW EPA will not move ahead with proposed changes to the rules governing how skip bin residue, called recovered fines, is processed and used.
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