A new Household Hazardous Waste facility joins Fremantle Recycling Centre, marking the 14th Hazardous Waste facility in Western Australia.
First Australian state to ban single-use plastics
South Australia is the first state in the nation to pass legislation to ban the sale, supply and distribution of single-use plastic products such as straws, cutlery and beverage stirrers.
WRIQ and Corrs Chambers Westgarth to host PFAS Masterclass
In February last year, an in-principal settlement was reached between the Federal Government and residents of three communities which had their groundwater contaminated by toxic firefighting foams used at defence bases until the early 2000s.
VIC freeway noise walls to be made from recycled plastic
In a world first, noise walls along Victoria’s Mordialloc Freeway will be made from 75 per cent recycled plastic collected from households across the state, as part of a drive to build Australia’s greenest freeway.
Victoria to ban single-use plastics by 2023
The Victorian Government has announced a phase out and ban of specific single-use plastics by 2023, which will include single-use plastic straws, cutlery, plates, drink stirrers, polystyrene food and drink containers, and plastic cotton bud sticks.