In a case that turned on the definition of industrial waste, a recycling company has lost a Supreme Court bid to have an EPA clean-up notice declared invalid. Read more...
The NSW government has revealed its schedule for a range of significant waste management reviews and regulatory changes that will occur over the next five years. Read more...
* Perdaman likely to be an early beneficiary of WA bill to tap federal funds
* Scrap metal companies disadvantaged: Police report
* Asphalt recycling and organics processing facilities proposed for Victoria Read more...
* Pact secures offtake deals for output from plastic recycling plants
* Government advisors warn of ash dam and biodiversity risks from coal project
* Nestlé switches to 100% renewables Read more...
Environmental groups have demanded that packaging targets be made mandatory, and have floated the idea of a plastics tax, after a new report showed industry progress has been minimal. Read more...
Weston Aluminium has failed to convince a court that it shouldn't pay waste levy contributions because it is merely processing waste, not disposing of it. Read more...
* Fortescue gains planning approval for world's biggest hydrogen electrolyser plant
* Incitec Pivot says deep emission more than a decade away
* Veolia's purchase of Suez still a competition risk, local government tells ACCC Read more...
A new NSW law puts more pressure on companies to cut packaging waste, tightens controls on plastic, and enables financial assurance requirements to be imposed on brand owners. Read more...
* High Court rejects Volkswagen bid to appeal $125 million emissions penalty
* EPA orders Cleanaway not to accept waste at Sydney site
* Ley seeks nominations for product stewardship list Read more...
