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Cash for Victorian four-bin campaigns
Seventeen Victorian councils will share more than $1 million in grants to help prepare residents for a move to a four-bin recycling service.
Visy announces $35M Laverton glass recycling centre upgrade
Packaging and recycling giant Visy today announced a $35 million upgrade of its Laverton glass recycling centre.
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Victoria green lights split responsibility CDS model
The Victorian Government has announced the final design of its container deposit scheme (CDS), with the chosen split responsibility model supported by 85 per cent of participants during public consultations.
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New VIC WtE Facility to convert liquid food waste into biogas
The Victorian Government has launched a new recycling facility in Melton that will recover resources from waste, cut greenhouse emissions and produce enough renewable energy to power Western Water’s Recycled Water Plant.
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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.
VIC Govt commits $4.4M to expand markets for recycled materials
The Victorian Government is giving innovators $4.4 million to create everyday products from reusable waste, while getting those ideas out of the lab and into the market with a new round of recycling infrastructure grants.
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VIC Govt invests $20M to support regional four stream recycling
The Victorian Government is fast-tracking the development of regional and rural recycling infrastructure, as it works to streamline kerbside recycling across the state.
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VWMA backs Victorian container deposit scheme model
The Victorian Waste Management Association (VWMA) is urging the Victorian Government to resist changing its proposed container deposit scheme (CDS) model.
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First funding round announced under $46M VIC RMF agreement
The Federal and Victorian Governments are turbo-charging Victoria’s recycling infrastructure, with a major investment that will double the state’s domestic glass recycling capacity, increase its plastic recycling by 40 per cent and create 350 jobs.
Read moreFirst funding round announced under $46M VIC RMF agreement