Recycling and Waste Management

Ararat locals in Western Victoria say some face pollution from a nearby scrap metal recycler due to a zoning irregularity.

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.

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.

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. 

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.

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.

RePoly accuses a Southern Highlands community group of spreading misinformation about its proposed plastic recycling plant as a campaign against the project is launched.

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.

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.

A playful tabby kitten and a ravenous Muscovy duck routinely amuse council staff in their respective workplaces.

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.

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.

Hundreds of litres of used cooking oil are 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.

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.

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.

Australia's mining industry has been burying enormous, worn out tyres for decades. But a new facility is offering a solution.

A cybercrime expert says trading or recycling electronics may not completely erase personal data and users should adopt a "risk-adjusted strategy" when disposing of devices.

Industry is cautiously moving ahead with a new soft plastic recycling system in the wake of the REDcycle disaster. How will it work, and can we really have a circular soft plastic system in Australia?

A popular recycling program in Western Australia is being extended to include wine and spirit bottles for the first time since the scheme launched five years ago.

As more Perth councils bring in a third bin for food and organic waste, some of the early adopters of the system in WA's South West are just months away from potentially scrapping the system.