The waste industry gathered at the Doltone House Parkview, Pyrmont, NSW on November 22 to honour leaders and innovators in the sector for Inside Waste’s inaugural 2018 Waste and Resource Recovery Excellence Awards.
NSW EPA’s precipitous action jeopardises future resource recovery investments
On October 26, the NSW EPA released the Mixed Waste Organic Material (MWOO) – Regulatory Change, withdrawing the Resource Recovery …
Ramboll advises Kwinana in structuring Australia’s first WtE project
Since 2014, Ramboll has provided consultancy services to Kwinana’s Waste-to-Energy project, which reached its financial close recently on October 17, …
Offenders giving back to the community through sustainability
Community Correctional Services (CCS) have established a number of sustainability and recycling initiatives across Victoria, which both allow offenders to …
The status of C&I sorting in Australia
With landfill levies in NSW at $141.20 per tonne, you would think that sorting of commercial waste would be more …
Risks to waste and construction industry skyrocket with new Asbestos Waste Bill
Recently, the NSW government introduced into Parliament a Bill to amend the Protection of the Environment Operations (POEO) Act, in …
Queensland becomes the next state to follow suit on container refund scheme
With Queensland becoming the latest state to introduce 10c Container Refunds, scheme architect and Queensland environment expert Toby Hutcheon spoke …
Japan vows to advance the circular economy as country takes presidency of G20
At the closing event of the World Circular Economy Forum (WCEF) 2018, Japan’s state minister of the environment Tsukasa Akimoto …
Innovative technologies to revolutionise wastewater resource recovery and reuse
The adoption of innovative technology is expected to revolutionise wastewater resource recovery and reuse projects in Australia, despite key challenges …
Bingo acquisition of DADI may open up C&I sorting capacity in Australia
According to the 2016 National Waste Report, commercial and industrial waste (C&I) represents 20MT of the 53MT of waste generated …