A council today invited expressions of interest from small-scale 'energy from waste' technology providers to work with local manufacturers to cut power bills and waste costs.
The South Australian EPA has had a major win, with the Supreme Court setting aside a 2015 decision that had narrowed and confused the definition of waste.
SA Water receives a double-benefit from on-site generation underpinned by biogas – it buys less electricity and gas and sells to the grid when power prices spike.
The federal government and four states have intervened in a High Court dispute between EPA Victoria and ResourceCo over the interstate transport of waste.
A draft South Australian bill proposes a maximum two-year jail sentence for providing false information and would allow companies to use insurance policies to demonstrate they can clean-up pollution.
The South Australian Government will raise an extra $64 million through waste levy increases and expects to conclude climate adaptation plans for all 12 regions by mid-2017, according to Budget papers.