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Fear of asbestos contamination is holding back efforts to recycle more of Western Australia's construction and demolition waste, according to a new report.

A new draft protocol specifies actions recyclers must take to keep asbestos out of their facilities, and describes how they should respond if they discover it.

Upcoming events include conferences on Direct Action, contaminated sites, energy-from-waste and bioenergy, as well as the inaugural oration in honour of Fiona Wain, to be delivered by ARENA's Greg Bourne.

In a year of huge regulatory change for environmental managers, the Federal Government has started the process of handing core environmental responsibilities to states and abolishing carbon charges for large emitters, while all governments began targeting 'green tape'.

• NSW introduces waste levy discounts for clean fill, scrap metal residues
  
• Quarry operator has licence suspended
  
• NSW contaminated sites regulation updated

• AGL penalised for not making monitoring data public
  
• Environment ministers detail scope of packaging waste RIS
  
• WA mines department issues rehabilitation fund guidance

• Queensland rules out plastic bag charges or bans
  
• NSW EPA approves council plan to manage contamination
  
• NSW issues new pollution orders to Nestlé
  
• Canola mill instructed to investigate odours
  
• Fuel spill at Caltex terminal

• NT Assembly passes mines rehabilitation levy bill
  
• NSW finalises waste exemption for electric arc furnace slag
  
• Audit finds flaws in public reporting by Victoria's environment department

• DuPont in court over herbicide spill
  
• EPA Victoria details who can be liable for clean-up costs
  
• Newsprint recovery rates remain high

• EPA orders Caltex to detail contamination
  
• Yallourn coal mine granted third 'emergency discharge' approval
  
• NSW EPA issues penalty notice to Orica over Kooragang Island spill