Ai Group, Australia’s largest employer representative body, has joined forces with the Future Waste Resources (FWR) convention to run a waste industry tour and Queensland Business Leaders Breakfast.
QLD last to commit to recycling infrastructure investment
Queensland is the only state yet to announce how it proposes to match and invest the Federal Government’s Recycling Modernisation Fund (RMF) commitment to upgrade and expand glass, plastic and tyre recycling infrastructure.
Pact Group acquires NZ packaging manufacturer Flight Plastics
Pact Group has completed the acquisition of Flight Plastics, a leading provider of packaging for the fresh food segment and New Zealand’s only packaging manufacturer with integrated PET recycling capability.
Consultation opens on NSW EPA draft Regulatory Strategy
The NSW EPA is committed to addressing the entire waste management system from minimising generation through to helping create sustainable markets for recycled materials, according to the authority’s new draft Regulatory Strategy.
Investigation underway at former Tamworth gasworks
An investigation to determine the extent of contamination dating back more than 100 years is now underway at the former Tamworth gasworks in NSW.
Warrnambool uses 60 tonnes of recycled glass in latest road works
The equivalent of 300,000 glass bottles have been used in Warrnambool City Council’s latest road works.
Construction begins on $8M Launceston landfill cell
Construction work on a new $8.1 million landfill cell has begun at the Launceston Waste Centre.
Support for ACT CDS at an all-time high
The release of the ACT’s 2019-20 Container Deposit Scheme Annual Statutory Report has shown support among Canberrans is at an all-time high with strong and growing participation.
New leachate treatment plant at Dunmore
Aerofloat has won the contract to complete the detailed design and construction of a leachate treatment plant for the Dunmore Recycling and Waste Disposal Depot.
Ecological transformation: Veolia
With shifts in social and global dynamics forcing a rethink of deep-rooted environmental issues, Australia is poised to remodel its approach to remediation.