Browsing: <a href="/tag/qld">Queensland</a> <i class="grey">•</i> <a href="/tag/resource-efficiency-waste">Resource efficiency, waste</a>

• Court fines four companies less than 3% of maximum penalty
  
• NSW waste offender jailed for fraud, further sentence due in April
  
• Queensland fire service rules out PFAS fire foams

As environment ministers prepare to meet on Friday to discuss waste, new data shows NSW businesses are likely to export about one million tonnes of waste to Queensland in 2018.

The Queensland government today issued a regulation that overhauls licensing arrangements for waste facilities.

• NSW Upper House amends bill doubling asbestos penalties
  
• Federal Labor open to microbeads ban
  
• End-of-life mines face tougher environmental rules

• Queensland delays waste levy, lifts rate
  
• Waste industry warns of battery fire and contamination dangers
  
• WA launches new scheme for recycled C&D waste
  
• ACF calls for tougher air standards

• Inquiry backs waste levy bill
  
• State's 'circular economy' papers a good first step, says waste body
  
• Councils share $16.5m in e-waste grants

• Huge growth in NABERS-rated shopping centres, offices and hospitals
  
• Queensland agency secures penalties totalling $5.1m: Annual report
  
• Queensland issues new hazardous waste regulation

Dial-A-Dump has revealed it sent 61,000 tonnes of waste to Queensland in FY18 and is seeking an increase in the amount of waste it can send to its large landfill in Sydney.

• SA Liberals praise 100% renewables target, to develop 'blue carbon' strategy
  
• Remondis plans $400m waste-to-energy plant
  
• Farmers seek improvements to agvet chemicals stewardship scheme
  
• Cleanaway gains approval to export PCBs

• State raises concerns about low-quality NPI data
  
• $100 million waste grant scheme open for applications
  
• State government promises 10,000 half-price batteries
  
• Councils win climate adaptation grants