Queensland’s Palaszczuk Government has begun public consultation on the establishment of an independent environmental regulator in Queensland. It was part of the government’s election commitment when it was reelected in 2020.
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Lack of trust in how QLD govt spends levy monies
A lack of trust is just one issue that Queensland state government has when it comes to dividing up monies it collects from landfill levies. Millions of dollars from the State Government’s waste management fund could flow back into communities through a proposed new government scheme as a major stakeholder demands action from ministers.
Maroochydore system first for Australian CBD
When the Sunshine Coast Council in Queensland decided to make the town of Maroochydore the main centre of the region, …
Wasted Space: Giving (certain) states a break
Morning Sir, I hope all is well up in our green and fair land. Well, the numbers keep coming out, …
Remondis enterprise gets two key Queensland contracts
Remondis Aqua has debuted in the Australian market, securing Queensland contracts with rail logistics giant Aurizon and Gladstone Regional Council.
Queensland incentivises schools to tackle FOGO waste
Queensland has charged its youngest citizens to help lead the charge against FOGO waste with $500,000 in funding from the Palaszczuk Government to help state schools tackle food and garden rubbish generated in the schoolyard.
Big W hits back at Boomerang Alliance accusation
In what environmental watchdog group the Boomerang Alliance has called a “shocking exercise of corporate irresponsibility”, BIG W has continued to sell what the Alliance alleges are banned single-use plastics in Queensland. Boomerang has accused the giant retailer of green-washing “previous one-off items as ‘’reusable’’, when the clear intent of the law is to remove them from supermarket shelves – to be replaced with genuinely reusable items,” said Boomerang Alliance campaign manager Tony Hutcheon.
QRT expands by buying up Eagle Farm C&D business
Queensland Recycling Technologies (QRT), a joint venture between Alceon Qld and Brisbane Recycling Consortium (BRC), has purchased the recycling business assets of a “prominent private company” based in Eagle Farm with a view to create a state of the art recycling and resource recovery processing plant on Brisbane CBD’s doorstep.
Queensland schools to swap food waste for funding
Queensland’s youngest citizens will help lead the charge against organic waste with $500,000 in funding from the Queensland Government to help state schools tackle food and garden rubbish generated in the schoolyard.
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Single-use plastic ban takes effect in Queensland
Queensland has given a swathe of single-use plastics the flick, as its latest ban took effect on September 1. Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said the ban would help reduce single-use plastic pollution by 20 per cent over the next two years.
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