Industry News

The Asbestos Safety and Eradication Agency (ASEA) have commissioned Heartward Strategic to gather evidence to support councils to develop successful asbestos interventions more easily. The aim of this research is to learn from councils by collecting and analysing information about strategies, programs, initiatives and campaigns, to uncover best practice examples, share information and lessons learned, […]

Chemists have discovered a way to use light and oxygen to upcycle polystyrene into Benzoic acid, a product usually stocked in chemistry labs, and used in food preservatives, fragrances, and other common products. Common products such as Styrofoam egg cartons, hard plastic compact disc cases, red drinking cups etc. are composed of polystyrene, which makes

The Mangrove Mountain Landfill as locals know it, a Waste disposal facility is now a cause for concern to the locals as they are worried the development may impact the local water supply that feeds the entire region. In 2014, the Land Environment Court gave the landfill operator, Verde Tera, the approval to dump waste

Australia is opening the nation’s largest PET (polyethylene terephthalate) in Albury, which will be capable of processing one billion plastic bottles each year. Sussan Ley, Minister for the Environment said the plant will ensure end to end recycling by using materials that were sourced and remanufactured in Australia, as up to 28,000 tons of PET

New approved methods for sampling, measurement and analysis of air, soil and water are now available for EPA licensees, laboratories, consultants, technical and professional associations in New South Wales. Moss Environmental CEO, Shonelle was please to read over the new methods, saying: ‘It was high time that a review took place. Here at Moss Environmental

New South Wales residents have earned over $700 million through the return and earn scheme as the state reaches the seven billion drink container mark. Environment Minister James Griffin said the scheme has become a part of life for NSW residents as 78% of the adults have participated with two-thirds of the participants doing so