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Laws to tighten, school reopens after asbestos scandal

Laws to tighten, school reopens after asbestos scandal

Authorities have completed a major investigation to identify all sites affected by asbestos-tainted mulch but are still waiting on a handful of tests.

'Energy from waste' licence milestone for cleaner paper

'Energy from waste' licence milestone for cleaner paper

'Energy from waste' licence milestone for cleaner paper

'Energy from waste' licence milestone for cleaner paper

Energy-rich waste from a paper mill will be turned into power instead of landfill as regional economies and heavy industries look for new ways to survive.

Plastic coffee cups tamped out in nation-first ban

Plastic coffee cups tamped out in nation-first ban

Plastic coffee cups tamped out in nation-first ban

Plastic coffee cups tamped out in nation-first ban

Caffeine addicts will have to get used to compostable cups or bring their own after Australia's first ban on plastic-lined takeaway coffee cups took effect.

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No further asbestos detected in Qld mulch supplies

No further asbestos detected in Qld mulch supplies

Only one positive asbestos result has been returned from 23 waste facilities and landscape businesses after concerns of an outbreak in Queensland's southeast.

Clear milk bottle lids a win for obsessive bowerbirds

Clear milk bottle lids a win for obsessive bowerbirds

The satin bowerbird's obsession with the colour blue can sometimes be deadly but a change in milk packaging could help save the showy bird.

'Crucial' research funding to end plastics, cut methane

'Crucial' research funding to end plastics, cut methane

Almost $130 million in federal grants to end widespread use of plastics and cut methane emissions in farming are part of a push for a less harmful economy.

Scepticism over 'missing piece' of sustainable future

Scepticism over 'missing piece' of sustainable future

As waste-to-energy leaders meet in Sydney, a chemical engineer has warned of ultra-fine pollutants being spread to communities near incinerators.

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It's bin a tough time for fresh veg despite price hikes

It's bin a tough time for fresh veg despite price hikes

It's bin a tough time for fresh veg despite price hikes

It's bin a tough time for fresh veg despite price hikes

Australian consumers are buying less at the shops because of rising prices, but they are continuing to bin large amounts of fresh produce, new data shows.

Very hungry caterpillars chow down on problem plastic

Very hungry caterpillars chow down on problem plastic

Very hungry caterpillars chow down on problem plastic

Very hungry caterpillars chow down on problem plastic

A pasty-looking caterpillar with a healthy appetite for plastic is exciting researchers with its ability to break down problematic waste such as polyurethane.

Australia won't waste chance to fix recycling system

Australia won't waste chance to fix recycling system

Australia won't waste chance to fix recycling system

Australia won't waste chance to fix recycling system

Tracing product life cycles is among a string of proposals to improve Australia's stagnant recycling rates, with $60 million on the table for businesses.

Packaging industry hit with waste-busting rules

Packaging industry hit with waste-busting rules

Packaging industry hit with waste-busting rules

Packaging industry hit with waste-busting rules

Waste rules will be imposed on the packaging industry after the dismal failure of voluntary targets aimed at slashing landfill.

Clothing industry put on notice over new waste levy

Clothing industry put on notice over new waste levy

Clothing industry put on notice over new waste levy

Clothing industry put on notice over new waste levy

Australia's fashion industry has been given an ultimatum: back a new voluntary levy to deal with the mountains of waste it produces or have one forced upon it.

Govt to force change on packaging industry

Govt to force change on packaging industry

Govt to force change on packaging industry

Govt to force change on packaging industry

Australia's packaging industry will be forced to clean up its act with work underway on new regulations after voluntary reforms failed dismally.

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