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ACT Assembly passes law to ban plastic bags

* Silex to raise $89 million to fund pilot solar PV power plants

* Sydney councils propose new recycling and composting facilities

* Consultant sought for Western Australia renewables study

* Energetics, EPA Victoria win CitySwitch awards

* New website rates emissions performance of container ships, tankers

* Tasmania seeks comment on state taxes and sustainability

• Tasmanian EPA to conduct 40 'voluntary' audits
  
• KPMG study looks at WA dam desalination options
  
• Geocycle secures permit to import hazardous waste
  
• WA glass crushing plant open for business
  
• Green Building Council offers master classes
  
• Consultant sought for Northern Australia climate change study

The Tasmanian Greens will use their balance of power role to push for gross feed-in tariffs to support renewable energy, while a Liberal minority government would ban plastic bags, scrutinise planning provisions for sea-level rise and introduce a legally-backed sustainability framework.

Victoria's Legislative Assembly has refused to consider legislation passed by the Legislative Council that would impose a 10-cent deposit on beverage containers, refundable on their return, while the Tasmanian Government has responded cautiously to a feasibility study proposing a 20-cent levy.

• Orica tries again to export HCB waste
  
• ESAA to Tasmania – congratulations, we don't like feed-in tariffs either
  
• Alliance calls for 'green new deal'
  
• Ferguson launches geothermal industry plan
  
• SA seeks EPBC Act approval for 'worst-case scenario' seawater flooding
  
• Emissions must peak by 2015, IPCC chief tells UN talks

• LNG industry puts hand up for possible sector agreement
  
• Tasmania reports in on emissions
  
• Greens pressure Rudd on renewables
  
• Wood recovery rate climbing
  
• Time to broaden packaging covenant's waste focus?
  
• Ferguson welcomes first backers for CCS institute

• Tasmania issues new purchasing instructions on environmental impacts
  
  *Tasmania initiates container deposit inquiry
  
• Rudd Government joins forces with Engineers Australia to overhaul infrastructure manual
  
• Productivity Commission says review packaging covenant in 2010, questions labelling compliance programs
  
• Queensland finalises environmental offsets policy

A report commissioned by the Tasmanian government has found that poor enforcement has resulted in a 'lack of interest or intent' in complying with hazardous waste controls.



Tasmania has critically under-resourced the management of hazardous waste and unless the situation changes it will find it difficult to attract investment in much-needed new hazardous waste management infrastructure, the report warns.

• Brokovich weighs in over emissions from Alcoa's WA refineries
  
• WA to revamp environmental approvals process
  
• EPA Victoria and developer tread lightly on Sydney project
  
• Indonesian province GHG emissions are more than half Australia's
  
• Tasmania looks for EPA board members
  
• Marks & Spencer to roll out plastic bag charge

Five Australian companies feature in global 'top 100' sustainability listing * TV sector warned of 'strong political will' to act on energy efficiency * ACTU chief to speak at Davos sustainability forum * Tasmania to draft contamination audit regulations * Environment chiefs to Garnaut – don't give us the third degree



* Australian Industry Group urges fund for water projects * SA Cabinet looks to Greenhouse Friendly scheme in carbon neutral push * ANU professor sets out health challenges of environmental degradation * Victoria seeks advisory council nominees * Ecolabel scheme proposes new draft standard