Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA) is seeking feedback on two draft updated guidelines on industry separation distances and landfill buffers.
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Chubb Review findings encourage investment in landfill gas projects: LGI
The recommendation of the Chubb Review to maintain baselines on landfill gas electricity (LFGE) projects reaffirms the integrity of carbon credits and will encourage new investments, according to leading carbon abatement company LGI.
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NSW EPA backs resource recovery review findings
Innovation in the recycling and reuse sector will be enhanced with the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) supporting all 22 recommendations made in an independent review of the resource recovery framework.
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End-of-life tyres added to product stewardship priority list
The recent Environment Minister’s Meeting announced end-of-life tyres will be included on the Minister’s product stewardship priority list.
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MRA unpacks Auditor General’s report on the National Waste Policy Action Plan
By Esther Hughes and Mike Ritchie, MRA Consulting Group
The Auditor General’s Report on the effectiveness of the National Waste Policy Action Plan has found that it sets the right targets but is poorly enacted at all levels of government.Read More
Tracking illegal dumping
GPS trackers have been introduced in NSW to monitor illegal waste transportation, but just how useful are they at tackling the costly problem?
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Accounting for Australia’s landfills
Environmental Protection Agency Victoria and Bill Clarke of the University of Queensland explain the challenges involved in landfill planning for state government authorities.
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Australian landfill potential
REMONDIS' Roslyn Florie-George reflects on how legislation in Germany has reduced the nation's reliance on landfill, and whether a similar landscape could work in Australia.
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Back and forth
According to not-for-profit organisation Planet Ark, eight out of 10 Australian councils report plastic bags as their biggest recycling problem. Are we any closer to implementing a comprehensive national ban?
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South Australia’s Waste & Resource Recovery Infrastructure Plan
South Australia’s Waste and Resource Recovery Infrastructure Plan was launched this past October for consultation. Suez’s State Manager - Paul Haslam - offers his insights.
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