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Up to 20% of the ACT's waste streams could best be managed by recovering energy from them, according to research for a draft strategy released today by the Territory Government.

ACT Assembly passes law to ban plastic bags

* Silex to raise $89 million to fund pilot solar PV power plants

* Sydney councils propose new recycling and composting facilities

* Consultant sought for Western Australia renewables study

* Energetics, EPA Victoria win CitySwitch awards

* New website rates emissions performance of container ships, tankers

* Tasmania seeks comment on state taxes and sustainability

The ACT will follow South Australia and the Northern Territory in banning lightweight plastic shopping bags from July next year, the territory's environment minister, Simon Corbell, announced today.

• Ferguson convenes three-stream consultation forum
  
• Victorian review of environmental regulation kicks off
  
• Federal Government initiates energy market review
  
• ACT green car stamp duty waiver set to kick in
  
• Packaging industry should prepare for higher costs, council warns

• Federal environment department raises doubts over drink containers bill
  
• NSW issues site contamination compliance report
  
• Garrett and Stanhope propose assessment agreement
  
• Rudd government releases 2020 summit report
  
• Rudd government seeks advice on climate change risks to Indigenous communities
  
• NSW allows land application of lime slurry