More public engagement needed to support EfW in Australia
Public awareness of the benefits of EfW facilities is too low in Australia, according to CSIRO’s Daniel Roberts. Roberts, who …
Review of Northern Territory CDS gives recommendations to further build on its success
The Northern Territory government is developing a plan to improve its Container Deposit Scheme (CDS) in order to enhance data collection and to make it more accessible to regional communities.
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Keep Australia Beautiful CEO says change of behaviour needed to prevent litter
This story was contributed by Val Southam – the CEO of Keep Australia Beautiful. First launched in 1979, Do the …
Australia’s bioeconomy grows with new biodiesel facility in Victoria
A new biodiesel facility has opened in Barnawartha, Victoria, which will supply low carbon renewable B5, B20 and B100 to south-east Australia.
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ACOR and members call for NSW government to clean up pending “environmental mess”
The Australian Council of Recycling (ACOR), acting on behalf of its members Global Renewables and Veolia, has called for action …
Global sustainability report highlights necessary steps to reducing food waste in decades to come
A global food report has highlighted necessary steps to reducing food waste and closing the food gap to insure there is adequate food for every one, as the population is expected to reach almost 10 billion by 2050.
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NSW council promotes grants that consider environmentally sustainable behavioural changes
The Lake Macquarie City Council has thousands of dollars of funding for community groups planning to improve the environment or inspire environmentally sustainable behaviour.
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New Zealand steps closer to first 100 per cent recycled plastic packaging plant
New Zealand’s Associate Environment Minister, Eugenie Sage, has announced the government is investing in a new plant to create New Zealand’s first 100 per cent recycled plastic food packaging range as part of the wider plan to tackle the plastic pollution challenge.
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Deaths in waste industry prompt Safety Summit in NSW
Recent deaths in the waste industry in Australia have prompted a Safety Summit to be held in NSW in a bid to avoid more deaths.
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Canberra recycling campaign launched to change residents’ recycling habits
A Recycle Right campaign has been launched in Canberra to encourage residents to create new recycling habits.
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