SA EPA fines drivers over waste loads
The Environment Protection Authority (SA EPA) has fined eight truck drivers in its latest compliance exercise for failing to properly cover waste loads.
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$500,000 fine for using unlicensed waste depots
A civil engineering and construction company will pay $500,000 for the clean-up of unlicensed depots where it delivered waste.
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ACF remind govt Kimba not the right place
The Australia Conservation Foundation (ACF) has sent a reminder to the government that Kimba is not the right site for Australia to store its nuclear waste as container ship, the Pacific Glebe, arrives off the east coast of Australia.
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The case for expanding Container Deposit Schemes
Kerbside recycling schemes commenced in the late 1980s and early 1990s in response to increasing environmental awareness under the mantra ‘Think Globally, Act Locally’. The community was looking for a practical hands-on solution to stem the tide of a proliferation of packaging and wasted resources.
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Lithium Australia extends battery-to-fertiliser trials
Following successful results from its 2020 field trials, which used recycled alkaline battery material as a fertiliser micronutrient, Envirostream Australia, the recycling division of Lithium Australia, has expanded its field trial programme for 2021.
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SA gets $70 million Visy investment
Visy has announced it will invest over $70 million in South Australia over the next 12 months, as a component of its pledge to invest $2 billion in Australian manufacturing.
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$12 million to ‘turbo-charge’ paper and cardboard recycling
The Northern Adelaide Waste Management Authority (NAWMA) is heading a new $12 million project that will transform the city’s paper and cardboard recycling capability.
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Electric waste collection truck put through its paces
A trial of an electric waste collection truck has begun as part of a joint-council waste contract between City of Adelaide, City of Port Adelaide Enfield, City of Charles Sturt and City of Marion and Cleanaway.
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SA educates ahead of plastic ban
South Australia’s ban on single-use plastics commences on March 1 2021 when the Government launches an education campaign to help businesses and the public prepare for the changes. In September 2020,
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First solar panel recycling facility to be built in Adelaide
Reclaim PV Recycling has committed to a long-term lease in the industrial Adelaide suburb of Lonsdale, South Australia after obtaining development approval to develop its first solar panel recycling facility. The company is also securing environmental licenses to conduct full-scale recycling operations at an initial rate of 70,000 panels per annum and calling out for end-of-life solar panels from anywhere in Australia.
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