The second round of the Victorian Government’s Regional Recycling Fund is now open, with up to $25 million available to help cut resource recovery costs in regional areas.
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Local councils are spearheading innovative waste management and community engagement programs that better enable their communities to adopt change, with the goal of meeting the Australian government’s target of 80 per cent recovery rates by 2030. Read More
Sustainability Victoria will continue its Masterclasses for reuse series on 4 October with a free webinar discussing reusable coffee cup solutions for cafes.
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The Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation (APCO) yesterday published a new resource outlining a national, industry-led approach to phasing out per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in food packaging by the end of 2023.
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Only 12 per cent of used tyres are collected in the Northern Territory, compared to a national recovery rate of 72 per cent. That’s 4300 tonnes of used tyres buried in-pit, landfilled, stockpiled or illegally dumped each year. Read More
The Western Australian Government is seeking feedback on the next phase of the state’s single-use plastic bans, with Stage 2 to be introduced from February 2023.
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The Tasmanian branch of the Waste Management and Resource Recovery Association Australia (WMRR) will hold its second Waste and Resource Recovery Forum of the year in Launceston on Wednesday 23 November 2022.
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More plastic will be recycled and turned into new products in New South Wales thanks to $9 million funding to support businesses transform their operations and access the latest plastic recycling technology.
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