David Cocks is MRA Consulting Group’s Victoria manager. He discusses the option for using smaller scale Waste to Energy (WtE) systems to help urban Australia.
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Obtaining approval for EfW projects
With the spotlight on Cleanaway’s bid for approval for an Energy from Waste (EfW) plant in Eastern Creek, Western Sydney, let’s look at just what legal steps are involved in obtaining such an approval. In short, it is a time consuming, and at times challenging, process.
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Volunteer work helps improve waste management in Papua New Guinea
Imagine living on an island with luscious green land and pristine water. Only the problem is, that this stunning landscape is polluted by household waste.
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Sydney household waste trends revealed in waste audit
The Southern Sydney Regional Organisation of Councils (SSROC) with 11 members councils representing 1.7 million residents holds the most comprehensive longitudinal data set of household consumption and waste disposal behaviour in Australia. The region is characterised by cultural and socio-economic diversity from the inner-city terraces to the leafy suburbs of Sutherland.
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Inside Waste switches to home-compostable packaging
Inside Waste magazine will now be delivered in home-compostable packaging – keeping magazines delivered to you free from damage, while ensuring that people who have access to home composting systems can conveniently dispose of the wrapping.
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Less than 10 per cent of waste levies reinvested, ACOR reports
Eight per cent of the $2.6 billion collected through waste levies is reinvested by governments in recycling infrastructure and technology, an Australian Council of Recycling (ACOR) report has found. ACOR’s CEO, Pete Shmigel, said this figure is too low in a time where industry is being expected to support greater onshore infrastructure and markets for recyclable materials.
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Vic government invests $2 million in funding to strengthen e-waste sector
Up to $2 million is being made available in the latest round of Sustainability Victoria’s (SV) E-waste Infrastructure Grants by Minister for Energy, Environment and Climate Change Lily D’Ambrosio. This is part of the $16.5m funding from the state government. This fund will increase Victoria’s ability to manage e-waste and continue to expand public access to e-waste disposal points.
Steps towards a better solar PV industry
Solar Photovoltaic (PV) technology is playing a pivotal role in Australia’s necessary transition to a renewable and sustainable economy.
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Australia’s place on the waste management global stage
Australia is behind in some aspects of waste management, such as energy from waste, but it is thriving in other areas – for example by trialling an app that tells users how they can recycle an item. Inside Waste explored where Australia’s waste management efforts fit in comparison to other nations.
Kerbside glass collection trial begins in Warrnambool
The Warnambool City Council has started a glass trial with 3400 properties – following moves made by other councils in Victoria.
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