Coalition and Labor members of the NSW Upper House last night voted down a Greens Bill that would have banned the incineration of most wastes, but Labor said planning rules for waste to energy plants are too weak.
A recycling company that was publicly rebuked by the NSW EPA over its environmental performance, says the agency's media release contained "substantial omissions".
Waste company Bingo has failed to convince the NSW Supreme Court that any of 710 customers might be partly to blame if it is found to owe damages over allegedly contaminated aggregate sourced from one of its recycling facilities.
The director of a company that allegedly provided false information to secure a $729,000 recycling grant must hand over documents sought by the NSW Environmental Trust, a court has ruled.
A waste company now owned by Bingo Industries that received close to $300 million less than it sought in compensation for a compulsory property acquisition has had its appeal rejected.
Environmental regulators in Queensland and Victoria today announced action against Cleanaway, after the waste company earlier this month received a prevention notice from the NSW EPA.
Five Sydney councils have told the ACCC that NSW government policy shifts and delays mean waste-to-energy is now the only viable option for residual material, and have asked for a revised authorisation to jointly tender for waste services.
A former company director who signed a contract with a major battery recycler to take lead-contaminated plastic has been fined $22,500 after leaving waste on a site that cost almost $756,000 to remove.
A NSW Bill extends the lifespan of development consents, empowers the government to overhaul the state's energy efficiency scheme, and establishes an exemption regime for its container deposit program.