Vinnies leads charity waste to ACT landfill despite sector decline
By Lily Nothling and Lois Maskiell
Canberra's biggest charities dumped almost 600 tonnes of waste last financial year, with the declining quality of donations a key factor in goods ending up as landfill.
#Charities #RecyclingandWasteManagement #LilyNothling #LoisMaskiell
Sydney's rubbish leaves farmers feeling like 'second-class citizens'
By Zaarkacha Marlan
Farmers near Tarago in southern New South Wales fear a proposed waste-to-energy incinerator could threaten their health and livelihoods.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-26/sydney-rubbish-waste-to-energy-tarago-concerns/106000072
#RenewableEnergy #EnergyPolicy #EnvironmentalHealth #RecyclingandWasteManagement #EnvironmentalImpact #ZaarkachaMarlan
York community 'in disbelief' over massive landfill site approval
By Chloe Henville
The Western Australian environment minister has approved a new landfill site which will hold millions of cubic metres of waste trucked from Perth to a property near York.
#EnvironmentalImpact #RecyclingandWasteManagement #ChloeHenville
Calls for more action to evict 'Mr Stinky' from outback city
By Macey Turner
Kalgoorlie-Boulder residents launch a petition to have the city's wastewater treatment plant relocated as they continue to grapple with a smell so bad that some fear it will drive people away.
Residents in battle with nearby metal recycler due to zoning issue
By Charlotte Wilkes and Matt Neal
Ararat locals in Western Victoria say some face pollution from a nearby scrap metal recycler due to a zoning irregularity.
#RecyclingandWasteManagement #PropertyPrices #LocalGovernment #CharlotteWilkes #MattNeal
Health concerns over waste incinerator planned for Sunbury
By Natasha Schapova
Sunbury residents say they are tired of being the state's "dumping ground" after waste-to-energy facility proposed nearby a receives a cap license from Recycling Victoria.
#RecyclingandWasteManagement #ElectricityProductionandDistribution #GovernmentandPolitics #NatashaSchapova
Small wineries worried about 'onerous' costs of consumer recycling scheme
By Eliza Berlage
Container Deposit Schemes are loved by consumers for getting a little cash back, but wineries say the financial and administrative burden outweighs any environmental boon.
#FoodandBeverageProcessingIndustry #RecyclingandWasteManagement #Viticulture #SmallBusinesses #Businesses #Environment #ElizaBerlage
Councils hit with $2m bill to send contaminated FOGO waste to landfill
By Pip Waller
The City of Bunbury and Shire of Harvey agree to contribute up to $1 million each to remove contaminated organic waste that caused the closure of a regional three-bin waste system.
#RecyclingandWasteManagement #LocalGovernment #RegionalCommunities #RegionalDevelopmentandPlanning #EnvironmentalPolicy #PipWaller
Medical waste destined for landfill used to nurse wildlife back to health
By Danielle Pope
A Victorian medical charity helps divert 15,000 tonnes of medical waste from landfill while giving wildlife carers the resources to nurse injured animals back to health.
#Conservation #EnvironmentalImpact #RecyclingandWasteManagement #DaniellePope
Bread tags on long list of plastic items to be phased out in NSW
The second phase of the NSW government's plan to tackle the plastic pollution crisis will roll out in stages from next year until 2030.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-09/bread-tags-among-more-plastic-items-banned-in-nsw/105988924
Burn or bury? Gold Coast weighs $1.6-billion plan to deal with rubbish
By Dominic Cansdale
Gold Coast residents could soon be charged 300 per cent more for their waste as landfill runs low. The council is betting on waste-to-energy as part of the solution, but the technology comes with caveats.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-30/waste-to-energy-plan-gold-coast-landfill-solution/105869872
#RecyclingandWasteManagement #ClimateChange #DominicCansdale
Inquiry into container refund scheme makes referrals to anti-corruption watchdog
By Jack McKay
A parliamentary inquiry into the container refund scheme says it received "troubling evidence," including alleged conflicts of interest and unfair contracts, as well as bullying and harassment.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-16/qld-containers-for-change-referred-to-ccc/105899540
#StateandTerritoryGovernment #RecyclingandWasteManagement #JackMcKay
Inquiry into container refund scheme makes referrals to anti-corruption watchdog
By Jack McKay
A parliamentary inquiry into the container refund scheme says it received "troubling evidence," including alleged conflicts of interest and unfair contracts, as well as bullying and harassment.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-16/qld-containers-for-change-referred-to-ccc/105899540
#StateandTerritoryGovernment #RecyclingandWasteManagement #JackMcKay
Meet the tip cat and the depot duck boosting workplace morale
By Wade Stephens
A playful tabby kitten and a ravenous Muscovy duck routinely amuse council staff in their respective workplaces.
#Animals #HumanInterest #LocalGovernment #RecyclingandWasteManagement #WadeStephens
Ambitious plan to convert forestry waste into fuel for ships and planes
By Sam Bradbrook
With biofuels earmarked as a way to power the transport sector in the future, one industry says its waste can be converted into aviation and shipping fuel.
#AlternativeEnergy #ClimateChange #ForestryLoggingandTimberIndustry #GlobalWarming #AirTransportIndustry #TransportIndustry #MarineTransportIndustry #RecyclingandWasteManagement #Manufacturing #BiotechnologyIndustry #EnergyPolicy #Sustainability #SamBradbrook
Hermès-owned NT croc farm irrigating crops with water high in E. coli
By Sam Parry
One of Australia's largest crocodile farms, owned by a subsidiary of luxury label Hermès, is consistently irrigating with water containing E. coli concentrations almost 500 times the national guidelines.
#AgriculturalandFarmingPractice #Safety #Reptiles #IrrigatedFarming #RecyclingandWasteManagement #FashionBrands #FishingandAquacultureIndustry #StateandTerritoryGovernment #EnvironmentalManagement #Bacteria #EnvironmentalHealth #SamParry
Chip packaging made from recycled cooking oil in Australia-first trial
By Natasha Schapova
Hundreds of litres of used cooking oil is disposed of every year as a by-product of making some of Australia's favourite snacks, like chips — but one company is trialling a method to reduce waste.
#RecyclingandWasteManagement #FoodTechnology #NatashaSchapova
Man fined for pouring 'volatile' chemicals into suburban gutter
An Adelaide man who emptied drums containing hazardous chemicals into a suburban gutter — causing nearby residents to experience headaches and nausea — has been fined thousands of dollars.
#RecyclingandWasteManagement #EnvironmentalImpact #Courts #Sentencing
Wineries, distillers worry about costs to add bottles to deposit scheme
By Jacqueline Lynch and Bridget McArthur
Producers in Western Australia's premier wine region say the state government's expanded bottle recycling scheme is set to cost them millions of dollars.
#RecyclingandWasteManagement #StateandTerritoryGovernment #AlcoholicDrinks #Viticulture #Environment #JacquelineLynch #BridgetMcArthur
Recyclers says mining tyre disposal regulations 'not good enough'
By Georgia Hargreaves
Australia's mining industry has been burying enormous, worn out tyres for decades. But a new facility is offering a solution.
#RecyclingandWasteManagement #MiningEnvironmentalIssues #RegionalCommunities #GeorgiaHargreaves
