In the largest recruitment of specialists in EPA Victoria’s history, more than 70 officers will join the new Waste Crime Prevention Inspectorate.
Difficult compromises needed for a better future
The Victorian Waste Management Association is asking State and Local Government to extend hours of domestic collection due to changing waste volumes during stay at home orders across the region, writes Executive Officer Alex Serpo.
Finlay’s Terex Ecotec TDS 825 Slow Speed Shredder
Terex Ecotec’s TDS 825 Slow Speed Shredder is suitable for all material types including household waste, bulky waste, commercial waste, green waste, waste wood, tree stumps and roots.
Works approval granted for second MR Landfill biogas facility
EPA Victoria has granted a works approval for a second biogas facility at Melbourne Regional Landfill.
RMIT researchers develop novel solution for cigarette butt waste
Researchers have shown how industries could work together to recycle cigarette butts into bricks, in a step-by-step implementation plan for saving energy and solving a global littering problem.
New project to measure the benefits of material reuse
A new project aiming to reset Australia’s materials economy has launched, led by researchers from Monash University and representatives from the charity sector.
NWRIC welcomes BSC scheme but importers must sign up
The National Waste and Recycling Industry Council (NWRIC) has welcomed the ACCC authorisation of the Battery Stewardship Council’s national battery recycling scheme, however cautions that with major battery importers yet to sign up to the voluntary scheme, its efficacy is in doubt.
WtE and the fight against landfill: Hitachi Zosen Inova
Hitachi Zosen Inova’s Marina Mills outlines how waste-to-energy technology is helping shape Moscow’s waste management evolution.
Soil regeneration in the South West: CEA and Camperdown Compost
After making a conscious decision to standardise its equipment portfolio, Camperdown Compost looked to Komptech and CEA.
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