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Lake Macquarie enters a new era

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Lake Macquarie enters a new era

On July 19, Inside Waste joined numerous dignitaries and VIPs, including Parliamentary Secretary for Planning, the Central Coast and the Hunter, Scot …

Staff WriterJuly 25, 2018, 3:23 amNovember 20, 2018 177

Buyer beware? Video report

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Buyer beware? Video report

It clarified what responsibilities and liabilities consumers have for resource recovered materials, and what it means when the material is …

Staff WriterJuly 17, 2018, 3:38 amNovember 20, 2018 153

New scrap metal laws - are they necessary?

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New scrap metal laws – are they necessary?

To recap, if the standards are adopted, every site that stores or handles any scrap metal must comply with the …

Staff WriterJuly 10, 2018, 3:51 amNovember 20, 2018 347

Avoiding the pitfalls in tenders

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Avoiding the pitfalls in tenders

Often the first time lawyers are called in is when a contractual dispute has broken out and relationships have soured, …

Staff WriterJune 20, 2018, 1:50 amNovember 20, 2018 207

Legal Eagle: environmental liability between principal contractors and subcontractors

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Legal Eagle: environmental liability between principal contractors and subcontractors

Bettergrow, a waste management facility in Vineyard, NSW, specialising in processing drilling slurries, biosolids, garden organics, food waste, and grease …

Staff WriterJune 14, 2018, 5:12 amNovember 20, 2018 171

Raising a toast to an industry pioneer

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Raising a toast to an industry pioneer

And in that same year, the much loved and respected Waste Contractors and Recyclers Association of NSW (WCRA) was founded. …

Staff WriterJune 12, 2018, 5:17 amNovember 20, 2018 170

Metal recyclers losing revenue because of new legislation: WCRA

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Metal recyclers losing revenue because of new legislation: WCRA

On March 1, the regulatory model approved by the state government in September 2016, began and amongst the regulatory measures …

Staff WriterJune 7, 2018, 1:33 amNovember 20, 2018 173

The council was named one of eight projects successful in accessing funding under Round 5 of the Resource Recovery Facility Expansion and Enhancement program. In addition to PET and HDPE, Lismore City Council has identified an opportunity to include the separation of polypropylene in their current waste sorting process. As a result, council will be installing a new optical sorting machine at the council's MRF to separate and recovery these materials from the mixed plastics waste stream. Mayor Isaac Smith said he was delighted with the grant and says that it will help to ensure that council still can sort its waste efficiently in light of stricter sorting regulations. "The new optical sorter will allow the Lismore MRF the further sorting of mixed plastics to recover singular plastic streams for recycling," Smith said. "The China Sword policy has resulted in mixed plastics no longer having any commodity value, and the new optical sorter allows Lismore City Council to solve this issue through more efficient sorting." It is projected that the council will now be able to sell over 600 tonnes of raw polypropylene per annum as a high value commodity in the local market. The policy shift due to the China ban has placed pressure on recycling industries across many countries, and is forcing local council - including Lismore - to clean up its act, look at ways to start processing onshore and close recycling loops. According to Lismore City Council's business development coordinator Danielle Hanigan, despite this, Lismore has been doing better than most in this space. "Staff now spend more time sorting materials to achieve clean recycling streams and the end product has dropped in price, impacting the MRF's overall profitability," Hanigan said. "However, while China's National Sword policy is having an impact on recycling both locally and globally, it was also forcing much-needed change within the industry. "We are managing to find markets for most of our recycled materials, and anything that we cannot find a home for we are stockpiling as we are confident that the market will change. "There is now a focus on onshore processing of materials rather than sending it overseas, which ultimately is a better result for the environment and local jobs. Long-term we are investigating how we can completely close the loop on recycling in the future." Over $3.6 million has already been awarded through the program to projects at licenced waste facilities to increase recycling of waste materials from households and businesses, in a cost-effective manner. The grants have been awarded under the NSW EPA's Waste Less, Recycle More initiative. For more information about the Resource Recovery Facility Expansion and Enhancement grants, visit the NSW EPA website.

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Lismore turns to optical sorting

The council was named one of eight projects successful in accessing funding under Round 5 of the Resource Recovery Facility …

Staff WriterJune 4, 2018, 6:16 amNovember 20, 2018 168

Legal Eagle: Parliamentary Inquiry - EfW technology

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Legal Eagle: Parliamentary Inquiry – EfW technology

Further to this, matters including illegal dumping and the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) were additionally discussed in the inquiry …

Staff WriterMay 3, 2018, 2:09 amNovember 20, 2018 192

Lightning in a bottle

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Lightning in a bottle

In fact, the numbers point to a fairly popular program, what with 150 million drink containers already refunded at time …

Staff WriterMay 1, 2018, 2:07 amNovember 20, 2018 177