A two-week expedition to clean up plastic debris from Henderson Island has returned home after collecting six tonnes of debris in June.
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EU citizens push European Commission to endorse plastic minimisation initiative
The European Commission has registered three new European citizens’ initiatives that focus on plastic waste minimisation, fighting climate change and growing crops.
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Trials and education paramount in success of workplace waste minimisation programs
Getting workplaces on board with waste and recycling initiatives is easier to do on a trial basis at first instance, ANZ Banking Group’s Jeff Elliott advises. Read more
Thebarton bore water ban proposed after hazardous waste contaminates groundwater
The EPA South Australia has begun community consultation on a proposed bore water ban in Thebarton after hazardous waste was found to be contaminating groundwater.
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Ocean clean-up mission results in removal of 40 tonnes of fishing nets and plastic
Ocean Voyages Institute has removed 40 tonnes of litter from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch as a result of a 25-day clean-up mission.
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G20 members give marine plastic litter plan precedence
Members at the G20 Summit in Osaka, Japan, have implemented a framework for actions on marine plastic litter.
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States reach milestones in CDS and single-use plastic bag ban
The beginning of July has bought with it several milestones for the waste sector, with the NSW government hitting the 2-million-mark for its container deposit scheme (CDS) and Queensland contributing to the reduction of 900 million single-use plastic bags in the span of one year.
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Tasmania’s landfill levy commitment supported by local government and waste body
The Tasmanian government has released its Draft Waste Action Plan, which highlights the introduction of a waste levy and the reduction of the volume of organic waste sent to landfill among key targets.
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New Zealand says goodbye to single-use plastic bags including biodegradables
July 1 marks the first day of a ban on single-use plastic bags across New Zealand, including bans on biodegradable, compostable and oxy-degradable plastics bags.
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NSW EPA splits its CEO and chairperson role to improve governance
A decision to split the roles of chairperson and CEO at the NSW EPA has gained support by several organisations in the waste industry who say it will strengthen the EPA’s governance.
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