A new community recycling centre has opened in Forbes, in central-west New South Wales, enabling residents to dispose of problem waste more easily.
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An Aboriginal board member and traditional ecological knowledge holder, and a world-renowned climate scientist, are the newest board members of the NSW EPA. Read More
Work is under way on a $1.6 million upgrade of SA Water’s wastewater pump station in Queensbury to improve odour control and support ongoing residential growth.
The Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation (APCO) has published a new resource – the Roadmap to implement the national phase-out of business-to-consumer expanded polystyrene (EPS) packaging. Read More
Return and Earn is celebrating five years of its recycling scheme, with the people of New South Wales returning more than eight billion containers and reducing drink container litter volume by 52 per cent since it was introduced by the NSW Government in 2017.
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South Australia’s Environment Protection Authority (EPA) will conduct community consultation on an application to allow waste contaminated with per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) to be disposed of at the Cleanaway Inkerman landfill.
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Eleven Western Australian businesses, local governments and community groups will share in more than $150,000 in WasteSorted Community Education Grants.
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Snacks and treats manufacturer Mars Wrigley Australia will transition all Australian-made chocolate bars to a new paper-based packaging that can be recycled via traditional kerbside recycling. Read More
Victorian-based resource recovery pioneer, Repurpose It, has donated organic high-grade soil and compost to the Hume City Council, supporting its community garden efforts and allowing the local community to do its part in joining the circular economy journey. Read More