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

• Queensland urged to make waste levy comprehensive
  
• Two waste bodies urge national 'circular economy' plan
  
• New WA taskforce on China waste restrictions

The Queensland government will introduce a landfill levy to stem the influx of waste from NSW and help fund much-needed new processing infrastructure.

• Stewardship approach revealed for products including solar panels, batteries and tyres
  
• Carbon neutral scheme links with life-cycle program
  
• Queensland canvasses views on solar farm planning guidelines

A new occupational health and safety regime that starts on July 1 might reduce waste flows from NSW to Queensland, according to an industry expert.

Queensland's environment department is planning more changes to its proposed system for classifying waste as hazardous, including new criteria for PFAS, phalates and acid sulfate soils.

NSW Police have discovered that some trucks transporting NSW waste to Queensland are back-loading grain, raising serious health concerns.

• Queensland considers waste inquiry recommendations
  
• Two more large energy users opt-in to efficiency scheme
  
• NSW names consultation experts for major projects

• Miles likely to move from Queensland environment portfolio
  
• Court lambasts tax commissioner for treatment of recycler
  
• Worsley Alumina prepares for dryer climate, more floods

A returned Queensland Labor government is likely to quickly introduce four pieces of environmental legislation.

NSW EPA chief executive Barry Buffier today told a NSW parliamentary inquiry that the amount of waste transported from his state to Queensland is much greater than previously thought.