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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Waste levies waived for bushfire victims in NSW and Victoria
Waste levies have been waived for residents in bushfire affected areas in NSW and Victoria.
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Councils offer free green waste services amid bushfire crisis
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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Consultation process underway for waste export phase-out
A Council of Australian Governments (COAG) consultation Regulation Impact Statement (RIS) has been released to seek input from industry and interested stakeholders on the options outlined in the consultation RIS.
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East Rockingham EfW plant construction on track for early 2020
The start of construction activities on the East Rockingham Resource Recovery Facility will take place in early 2020, following the successful financial close of the Energy from Waste (EfW) project.
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Australia’s first national plastics summit to be held this year
In a first for Australia – a national plastics summit will be held in 2020 to address the country’s growing plastic waste issue.
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A problem shared, is a problem halved: Tackling food waste
When I started OzHarvest 15 years ago, no one outside of the waste industry was talking about food waste. Now everyone is talking about it, but I’m still frustrated at the lack of action to tackle this problem at a national level, let alone halve it!
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Reaping benefits from regional recycling in Cherbourg
Stuart Garbutt, who founded RDT and is a director of engineering with Re.Group, discusses the community benefits of regional recycling.
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WMRR warns of “major impediment” to the success of export bans
The Waste Management and Resource Recovery Association of Australia (WMRR) is urging federal and state governments to put greater onus on manufacturers to use recycled materials in a bid to successfully implement export bans that will begin with a ban on waste glass exports by July 2020.
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Waste export bans – what you need to know
About 67 million tonnes of waste is created in Australia each year. In 2018-19, 4.4 million tonnes of this waste was exported, of which, 32 per cent included waste plastic, paper, glass and tyres.
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