Industry leaders are skeptical that Australia will meet the waste export ban timeframes proposed by the federal government. Discussions have been rife since the federal government released a Recycling Market Situation Summary Review report in January, which has sparked continued conversations about the ban as well as questions about whether the report was even necessary. Read more
The Eurobodalla Shire Council is offering extra kerbside pick-ups to help residents affected by a fire at a Surf Beach waste management facility.
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A national program has been launched to identify valuable products from waste streams, which will then be transformed into useful resources.
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China has set a timetable to ban or restrict some single-use, nondegradable plastic products by the end of this year.
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The export of some paper and cardboard packaging will be “necessary”, despite plans to ban the export of these materials within two-and-a-half years, a new report has indicated.
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More than $40,000 has been given to recycling charities in Western Australia to help reduce dumping at charitable recycling sites.
The City of Melbourne is cleaning up the Yarra River and surrounding waterways with newly installed Seabins, which collect up to 200kg of litter each day.
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The South Australian EPA is taking a staunch stance on illegal dumping with a recent fine resulting in one man ordered to clean up a waterway after dumping electronics.
Waste levies have been waived for residents in bushfire affected areas in NSW and Victoria.
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Councils in NSW and Victoria continue to offer free green waste services in a bid to provide extra assistance to residents as fires continue to ravage parts of Australia.
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