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A strategy launched today by federal Waste Reduction Minister Trevor Evans strengthens the 2025 target for using recycled material in packaging, and describes challenges in tackling plastic. Read more...
A proposed battery stewardship scheme will annually raise $22 million from import levies, and NSW wants it extended to electric vehicles and energy storage batteries within two years, an application to the ACCC shows. Read more...
The uncertainty over whether the waste industry is an essential service in some jurisdictions is adding to the complexity of ensuring continuity of service, according to law firm Norton Rose Fulbright. Read more...
AGL says the coal ash dam at its Bayswater power plant will be full within two years, unless it is upgraded, and the company also plans to reduce saline discharges from the site. Read more...
The waste industry must always be treated as an essential service and governments need to show flexibility in applying waste levies, according to the National Waste and Recycling Industry Council. Read more...
EPA Victoria has laid 10 charges against chemical storage operator Bradbury Industrial Services Pty Ltd and its director Paul Anthony Bristow, following a 2019 fire at one of its sites. Read more...
Australia's energy and waste sectors are making changes to ensure they protect staff and continue operations. Read more...
Governments today agreed on significant changes to their proposed bans on waste exports, and the federal government has signalled a review of the national environment protection measure on packaging. Read more...
The designers of a proposed industry-led battery stewardship scheme today agreed to seek ACCC approval for it, and resistance from two major battery companies is dissipating. Read more...
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