The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA NSW) has fined a licensed waste facility in Sydney’s western suburbs $15,000 for poor dust management practices.
After a report revealed over 8,200 tonnes of rubbish is discarded at charity sites each year, the Queensland Government is launching a new social media marketing campaign aimed at cutting illegal dumping at charity stores and donation bins.
Federal Environment Minister Greg Hunt will see the results of an organic composting trial at a Victorian farm on Friday as part of AORA’s campaign for International Compost Awareness Week.
Federal Environment Minister Greg Hunt officially inaugurated Paintback on Friday (29 April), the country’s first unified, national product stewardship scheme aimed at diverting paint and its packaging from landfill.