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Clean-up of major waste dump cost $71 million, EPA reveals

A waste dump clean-up that triggered court cases testing the liabilities of liquidators has cost $71 million to complete, according to EPA Victoria.

Resource efficiency, waste Court cases, fines Victoria

NSW awards grants totalling $7.4 million for solar panel recycling

The five recipients of new grants to tackle solar panel waste include one company with a management team comprising former senior executives from Cleanaway and hazardous waste business Tellus.

Resource efficiency, waste Renewables, low emissions

All parties back SA liability Bill to cut use of plastic containers

South Australian Deputy Premier Susan Close has introduced a Bill to the Legislative Assembly to amend the state's Civil Liability Act with the aim of reducing the use of plastic food containers.

Resource efficiency, waste

Carbon credits on the way for biomethane made from source-separated organics

In a move that would strengthen the economic case for food and garden organic waste collections, a proposed change to the ERF would allow businesses to earn ACCUs by producing biomethane from organic waste.

Resource efficiency, waste Carbon finance

Waste industry wants packaging-free compost, PFAS labelling

The waste industry wants governments to explicitly exclude fibre-based packaging from FOGO compost streams before it makes further investment in composting infrastructure.

Resource efficiency, waste

Important gaps in new Victorian waste Bill, consultancy says

A new Victorian waste Bill still leaves important questions unanswered about establishing waste-to-energy projects in the state, according to Nick Harford, managing director of sustainability consultancy Equilibrium.

Resource efficiency, waste

Packaging industry targets elimination of PFAS

Peak lobbying groups in the packaging industry are pushing for the removal of PFAS chemicals from fibre-based packaging because of concerns about the risk to human health and possible contamination of composted food.

Resource efficiency, waste Chemicals

Cleanaway investigating Queensland energy-from-waste facility

Cleanaway is close to securing a site for a new energy-from-waste facility in Queensland, while Brickworks and APA Group could be energy customers for another facility in Victoria.

Resource efficiency, waste Corporate strategies

Chevron surrenders more ACCUs; SA allocates more than $500 million to hydrogen; New stewardship scheme

Chevron surrenders another batch of ACCUs
SA Budget allocates $593 million for Whyalla hydrogen infrastructure
ACCC asked to approve product stewardship scheme for bedding

Corporate strategies Offsets SA Resource efficiency, waste

Sydney facing looming waste crisis

Sydney has three options to avoid a looming waste crisis – boost recycling by increasing the waste levy to $200, build new landfills, or allow more energy recovery projects, says Mike Ritchie of MRA Consulting Group.

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