Ban the bag and cash for trash: new waste reduction and recycling laws in Queensland
In recent years, bans on lightweight plastic bags have been implemented in South Australia, the Northern Territory, the Australian Capital …
Waste Opportunist: Closing the plasticulture loop in QLD (part 2)
Queensland’s existing ag-plastic collections DrumMUSTER DrumMUSTER commenced in 1998 and is an Australian-wide program for the collection and recycling of …
Waste Opportunist: Closing the plasticulture loop in QLD (part 1)
Of the many plastics used in Queensland’s agriculture, approximately one-third can be readily recycled, for example, clean plastics such as …
Legal Eagle: A licence holder’s rights and responsibilities – recent prosecution in the Land and Environment Court
Environment Protection Authority v Steggles Foods Mt Kuring-gai Pty Ltd [2017] NSWLEC 33 In this case, the NSW EPA commenced …
C&D waste in a state of flux
What is waste? It depends who and where you ask… One of the first steps in working out what C&D …
Rehabilitating a legacy landfill
What followed was a six-year journey to rehabilitate the valley fill operation, with GHD and the council working hand-in-hand on …
Insights from inside the EPA: top five tips for managing your response to an investigation
I spent around 10 years advising the NSW EPA on compliance action and running major prosecutions in the waste industry. …
Waste Opportunist: Training professional drivers in Australia’s waste management and recycling sector
Professional drivers play a critical role in the waste and recycling industry. Environmental and efficiency factors, which have led the …
Competition issues in purchasing
It is well understood that competition is the process by which rival businesses strive to maximise their profits by developing …
Legal Eagle: State significant development applications for the waste Industry explained
A proposed development is classified as State Significant Development (SSD) if it is listed in Schedule 1 of the State …