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Victorian councils rubbish statewide mandate that all homes must have four wheelie bins

Local governments have until 1 July next year to introduce a four-bin recycling system, but some councils – and waste experts – say it’s unnecessary

The Guardian - AU

Plastic patrol: the citizen scientists tackling litter in Australian waterways

Plastics make up the majority of litter across the country. In the absence of regulation, the public are taking matters into their own hands

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If Australia is serious about recycling more bottles and cans, look to Europe and double the 10c refund, campaigners say

Conservationists and recycling industry say Australia’s container deposit schemes are underperforming with low return rates and a deposit fee that should double to 20c

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Plastics campaigners warn Australia’s pledge at UN needs to be matched with ‘high ambition at home’

Environment minister Murray Watt is returning from oceans conference where he pledged to curb the scourge of plastics and ratify a treaty to protect the high seas

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Australians are increasingly embracing Black Friday sales amid warnings of their impact

Record $6.7bn expected to be spent from Friday to Monday but some brands choosing to opt out over overconsumption concerns

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Wasting away: dump crisis needs 'landfill transition'

The Harbour City is not alone in facing a landfill problem but a recycling advocate warns governments are getting overly excited about burning junk.

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REDcycle’s collapse and the hard truths on recycling soft plastics in Australia

Shoppers are still being incorrectly told they can return food packaging to supermarkets a year after the program ended. So is any soft plastic being recycled?

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NSW premier says construction waste recycling rules may be reviewed as widespread compliance issues revealed

Chris Minns says environmental watchdog’s powers must be ‘sufficiently robust’ amid investigation into asbestos-contaminated garden mulch

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Australian governments impose recycling rules after packaging industry fails on waste

New rules agreed at meeting of environment ministers welcomed as breakthrough by conservationists

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Australia’s backlog of soft plastic could be processed overseas before supermarket scheme is rebooted

Environment groups say strategy to restart recycling scheme does not go far enough in addressing waste problem

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Supermarket giants promise to ‘urgently’ resume soft plastics recycling

Australia's three big supermarkets have promised to "urgently" revive the failed soft plastics recycling scheme, but still face big problems.

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NSW Labor's pledge to create Georges River Koala National Park welcomed by conservation groups

Public land between Glenfield and Appin would be used for the new Georges River Koala National Park to save local colonies which, unlike other populations in the Sydney basin, are chlamydia-free and thriving.

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Urgent research needed to understand Hunter koala populations after bushfire devastation

Research is urgently needed to fill knowledge gaps about koala populations in Cessnock and Lake Macquarie, according to data collected by the NSW Environmental Defenders Office.

Newcastle Herald

Tanya Plibersek urged to intervene to stop stockpiled soft plastics from being dumped

Environmentalist alliance says plastic waste from failed supermarket-backed recycling scheme can be safely warehoused until it can be recycled

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NSW planning laws failing to protect koalas: report

Land development has caused significant koala habitat loss in the Sydney basin, a report says, compounding the effect of droughts, fires and floods.

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‘War on cigarette butts’: Coalition plan to reduce pollution ‘never existed’, Tanya Plibersek says

Up to 9bn plastic cigarette butts are discarded and washed into waterways in Australia each year

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Victoria's single-use plastic ban starts today, but experts worry it does not go far enough

Changes include prohibiting the supply and sale of plastic straws, cutlery, plates, drink-stirrers and cotton bud sticks, bringing Victoria into line with most other states.

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Wine industry sour on return and earn

Almost all Australians are in favour of container recycling programs being expanded to include wine and spirit bottles, according to a new poll.

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Supermarkets are pausing soft plastic recycling. What should I do with my plastic bags now?

Peak industry bodies say the halt has exposed deeper problems within the packaging industry

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'Teething problems' for NSW plastic bag ban as deadline looms for single-use cutlery and straws

When is a "thicker" plastic bag not thick enough? When is a fine merited? The move away from disposable bags and single-use cutlery items is not proving to be an easy transition.

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Recycling upgrade part of plan to build domestic industry

ACT recycling will get a major tech upgrade.

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Rubbish revelations: collectors combine recycling and garbage in some Sydney streets

Canterbury-Bankstown mayor says bin mixing due to ‘problematic locations’, sparking wider reflection on Australia’s waste system

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Property developers fight NSW bid to make houses more energy-efficient and climate-resilient

Environmentalists call changes ‘everything you could ever dream about’ but industry says they ‘undermine the economics of delivering housing’

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