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Wet wipes contribute to blockages in Australia's sewerage systems, but that doesn't mean Kimberly-Clark's claims they are flushable are misleading, the Federal Court held today.

• Huge hike in state waste levy comes under fire
  
• ARENA awards grants worth $16.5m
  
• Victorian bag ban to include compostable plastic

The Coalition will have an unprecedented opportunity to put its stamp on national environmental laws and schemes, due to a host of reviews that are either imminent or already under way.

• Clean Energy Regulator accredits 23 new large-scale generators
  
• Company fined $50,000 for dumping asbestos waste
  
• Aged-care provider to reduce electricity use by up to 20%

A Labor government would establish a $100 million native species fund, and a returned Morrison government would order the Clean Energy Finance Corporation to invest $100 million in the recycling industry.

• EU-Australia free trade talks focus on sustainability
  
• EPA issues prevention notice to glass recycler
  
• Health department seeks PFAS risk communication expert

• New scheme under way to certify on-farm biodiversity protection
  
• Rules for earning carbon credits from transport projects under review
  
• Hazwaste permit granted to export fire-damaged bulk carrier

In a decision with multi-million dollar ramifications for companies including AGL, the federal government has signalled it won't allow projects that generate electricity from landfill gas to earn carbon credits for more than seven years.

The ACCC today announced it won't oppose Bingo's proposed acquisition of Dial-a-Dump, on the condition that Bingo divest one of its processing facilities.

• Company ignores order to pay EPA $4.5m
  
• Labor and Coalition back regulator's 'robust' glyphosate review
  
• Approval sought for construction waste recycling facility