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Global Legal Monitor Australia: Ban on Single-Use Plastic Products Enacted in Australian Capital Territory (May 10, 2021) On April 8, 2021, the Plastic Reduction Act 2021 (ACT) was notified in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Legislation Register, with the relevant bill having been passed by the ACT Legislative Assembly on March 31, 2021. According to the revised explanatory statement for the bill, the legislation gives effect to a phase-out of single-use plastic agreed to in the Parliame...

More than $37,000 in grants for Waste Wise Schools across Western Australia Applications now open for next round of Waste Wise School grants Nine Western Australian schools will share more than $37,000 for projects to reduce waste disposed to landfill. Environment Minister Amber-Jade Sanderson today announced recipients of the latest Waste Wise Schools grants. The grants will be used for a range of projects including new recycling and waste sorting systems in classrooms, promoting waste-free lu...

young legends. The Awards are funded by the Waste Authority through the Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery Account, and sponsored by Australian Institute of Management WA, Vanguard Press and Main Roads WA. The 2020 State winner, Narrogin, will represent WA at the National Tidy Towns Awards in Victoria in June 2021. Entries for the 2021 program close on August 27, 2021 and judging visits will take place in September. Winners will be announced at the State Awards Event at Optus Stadium on Frid...

Date Time Freo’s Household Hazardous Waste facility officially open Fremantle’s Deputy Mayor Andrew Sullivan and local MP Simone McGurk have cut the ribbon to officially open Fremantle’s new Household Hazardous Waste facility. The facility allows for the safe disposal of unwanted household chemicals and other hazardous material like aerosols, batteries and paint that can’t be disposed of in household bins. The Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) program is supported by the Government of Wes...

Waste Wise Schools funding round now open across Western Australia Schools can apply to avoid waste and become more sustainable  The next round of Waste Wise Schools grant funding is now open for applications. The Waste Wise Schools program – funded by the McGowan Government through the Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery Account – is administered by the Waste Authority. More than 120,000 students attended the 214 accredited Waste Wise Schools across Western Australia in 2019-20. The pro...