Illegal dumping

ACT revokes all charity bin licences to combat illegal dumping

The ACT has immediately revoked the licences of all charity bins operating on public land, in a bid to tackle a rise in illegal dumping.
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April 9, 2020, 3:35 PMApril 9, 2020

To reduce illegal dumping, QLD is allocating $5 million to local councils to employ new officers and increase surveillance.
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February 3, 2020, 9:17 AMFebruary 3, 2020

Western Australian charities have secured more than $41,000 in funding to help reduce dumping at charitable recycling sites.
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January 24, 2020, 9:05 AMJanuary 24, 2020

A coordinated statewide crackdown in NSW on illegal dumping and waste transportation has disrupted the criminal waste trade.
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February 8, 2019, 8:42 AMFebruary 8, 2019

Waste Management Review investigates how the Victorian EPA and councils are tackling the multimillion-dollar issue of illegal dumping.
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January 18, 2019, 10:44 AMJanuary 18, 2019

The plastic waste crisis is expected to deepen and could lead to an emergency tax by 2021, according a new report.
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November 19, 2018, 2:58 PMNovember 19, 2018

The QLD Government has released its 2018 State of the Environment report, highlighting interstate waste as a pressure on landfills.
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November 5, 2018, 9:29 AMNovember 5, 2018

The NSW Asbestos Waste Strategy draft aims to make it tougher to illegally dump asbestos and safer to remove it.
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October 29, 2018, 10:30 AMOctober 29, 2018

Successful applicants for Round 2 of Sustainability Victoria’s $700,000 Litter Innovation Fund have been announced.
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August 28, 2018, 10:34 AMAugust 28, 2018

Environment Protection Authority Victoria has welcomed the Victorian Government’s budget announcement of $9.1 million over four years.
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May 1, 2018, 5:24 PMMay 2, 2018