ACOR and members call for NSW government to clean up pending “environmental mess”
The Australian Council of Recycling (ACOR), acting on behalf of its members Global Renewables and Veolia, has called for action …
New Zealand steps closer to first 100 per cent recycled plastic packaging plant
New Zealand’s Associate Environment Minister, Eugenie Sage, has announced the government is investing in a new plant to create New Zealand’s first 100 per cent recycled plastic food packaging range as part of the wider plan to tackle the plastic pollution challenge.
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Building community trust is a “real challenge” in growing Australia’s EfW sector
In a country where people are “naturally distrustful” about how waste is managed, there is positive change needed to move …
SA’s landfill levy hike riles some in industry who say it’s too much too soon
The South Australia government will increase its solid waste levy from $100 per tonne to $140 per tonne in just over six months, which has some in the waste industry displeased as it gives businesses little time to respond.
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Victoria to enforce single-use plastic bag ban from November
Single-use plastic bags will be banned across Victoria from November 1, 2019, the Victorian government announced on June 19. Read more
Waste industry representatives say waste should be valued, not dumped
In a country that generated 67Mt of waste in the span of a year, there is an appetite for change …
National study gives detailed breakdown of food waste in Australia
A national food waste project has found that in 2016-17, Australia produced 7.3 million tonnes of food waste across the …
FOGO project begins on Kangaroo Island to reduce food waste going to landfill
The first phase of a three-year Food Organics/Green Organics (FOGO) project has been launched on Kangaroo Island, by the Fleurieu Regional Waste Authority (FRWA).
Tyre recycling facilities to grow Qld and NSW economy, and minimise waste
A tyre recycler has received environmental approval for a Warren plant in NSW, and building development approval for a proposed Toowoomba plant in Queensland, which will bring new employment and improved recycling capabilities to these areas.
Education from government level on litter prevention reduces waste
Reducing litter and the use of single-use plastics is proving successful with education programs at a state government level. In …