Western Australia's Supreme Court has ruled soil and sand sent to landfill is exempt from the state's waste levy if it contains asbestos that can't reasonably be separated out. Read more...
A waste gasification company is advancing its second project, with an eye to attracting councils disillusioned by a bulk-buy process, while another waste-to-energy company advised by former trade minister Andrew Robb has run into financial difficulties. Read more...
NSW needs a new circular economy agency and should introduce a general environmental duty to ensure re-used materials are safe and fit for purpose, according to the waste and recycling industry association. Read more...
The NSW EPA today lost its appeal against a court ruling that it issued an invalid notice seeking information on the application of treated mixed waste to land. Read more...
SA Water's main sub-contractor will provide $500,000 to the South Australian EPA, after it sent 77,000 tonnes of waste to two sites that a court found it had no reason to believe were licensed. Read more...
In a move that will lead to scrutiny of companies including Macquarie-owned Bingo Industries, the NSW EPA has asked the ACCC to examine skip bin pricing in the state. Read more...
A court has accepted EPA arguments that emails and text messages demonstrate a company had a tendency to supply false or misleading information, and its director had a propensity to promote a culture of dishonesty and deception. Read more...
In a significant victory for the recycling industry, the NSW EPA today abandoned plans to tighten restrictions on using residues left over from construction waste. Read more...
* Westpac provides ESG training to more than 3,000 staff
* Tox Free authorised to accept PFAS liquid waste at Karratha
* New approach to pastoral lands won't prevent carbon offsetting: SA Labor Read more...
Two companies and a director linked to a site where a large chemicals fire occurred have failed to convince a court to summarily dismiss attempts to recover clean-up costs from them. Read more...
