The 2020 APCO Awards ceremony will return on 18 November with a new digital format and three new categories. This year, the awards will feature 18 unique categories, including accolades for the highest
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Vic Greens want more recycling factories before 2025 shortfall
The Victorian Greens have called on the state government to invest in 23 new or expanded recycling factories by 2025 to meet the state’s needs and ensure high recycling rates.
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How Return and Earn became a recycling success
The NSW Return and Earn program has seen over four billion containers recycled since 2017 through the scheme.
According to Environment Minister Matt Kean, the program’s design enabled it to deliver tangible
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How the NSW EPA is using recycling grants
Seven projects across NSW have received support in the latest round of grants of more than $700,000 to help reduce waste and promote recycling.
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9 in 10 consumers prefer sustainable products
A survey of 1002 Australians reveals a staggering 87 per cent of shoppers are more likely to purchase products that are ethically and sustainably produced.
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Plastics Pact network expands with US launch
The Ellen MacArthur Foundation Plastics Pact network has expanded with the launch of the US Plastics Pact at Circularity20 (an online event that aims to accelerate the circular economy).
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What one business is doing to make zero-waste coffee
A social enterprise start-up powered by a City of Sydney grant has devised the zero-waste solution, of ‘lending’ coffee beans to local businesses and taking back the coffee grounds for reuse.
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ACT transitions single-use plastic phase out
The ACT Government will transition the phase out of certain single-use plastic following the recent tabling of the exposure draft of the Plastic Reduction Bill 2020. The Bill would also see
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$10 million grants for NSW solar panel and battery storage
The NSW Government is investing $10 million to help improve environmental performance by diverting end-of-life solar panel systems from landfill, with the first round of grants now open.
Although current
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AWRE 2020 Expo reimagined
A reimagined Australasian Waste and Recycling Expo (AWRE) will now run from November 25-26 as an interactive online event. The organisers explained that the shift to digital will still make it accessible to everyone, regardless of geography or social distancing rules.
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