One issue that should be high on the public and government agenda, which requires further debate and discussion is who really is responsible for the provision and planning for waste and resource recovery
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Green Box Thinking: Outcomes from the APC think tank
Say the word green to most people and they think of trees, the environment, the earth, and sustainability. However, before you reach for a tree to hug, we need to challenge this belief. Dr Leyla Acaroglu
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Legal Eagle: Resource recovery orders and exemptions – how do they work?
Currently, there are two separate types of documents that set out the strict conditions required to be met before specific types of waste can be used for a particular purpose. These are called resource
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Legal Eagle: Application of the Eligible Waste Fuels Guidelines explained
The EfW Policy Statement deals with two types of waste. Firstly, eligible waste fuels and secondly, non-eligible waste fuels. Within the definitions section of the EfW Policy Statement, eligible waste
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CoR and the waste sector
With maximum penalties set to rise to $3 million for corporations, and $300,000 and up to five years in jail for individuals, participants in the waste supply chain can’t afford to continue to overlook
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Managing fly ash from EfW plants
Speaking at the Waste Management Association of Australia’s national energy from waste conference in October last year, Reece detailed how geological repositories could be used to manage fly ash
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Legal Eagle: NSW e-waste definition critically out of date
The lack of definition is only the beginning. There are no regulations in NSW for the disposal, treatment and eventual fate of e-waste, meaning that it is likely to end up at the bottom of a landfill.
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Security interests gone in the blink of an external administration. Can you fix it?
The Personal Property and Securities Act 2009 (PPSA) has revolutionised the way security interests in personal property (as opposed to land) are treated in Australia. Security interests and timeframes
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Three-bin systems – the new waste reform front
The key reasons preventing councils from implementing a three-bin kerbside service are uncertainty with respect to: cost to council; cost per household; waste diversion; and demonstrable environmental
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Improving profit margins in the face of global challenges
Inside Waste (IW) spoke to World First currency specialist Joe Donnachie to find out more about the platform, particularly how it is able to offer savings that the big four banks may not. IW: How
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