A tribunal has ruled that a developer should not be granted a permit for a housing development near a landfill, because of possible gas migration and odour problems.
Now that Victoria has revealed its new draft environmental regulations, companies should check for compliance gaps and ensure their contracts appropriately assign responsibilities, according to MinterEllison partner Joshua Dellios.
In a move that will determine what happens to nearly all recycling infrastructure owned by SKM businesses, waste company Cleanaway has become the biggest lender to the group and appointed a receiver.
More than 30 Victorian councils will share $6.6 million to offset a jump in the cost of handling their recyclables, and companies including Boral and Alex Fraser have won large grants for recycling infrastructure.