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Queensland gets ready for plastics ban
Minister for the Environment and the Great Barrier Reef and Minister for Science and Youth Affairs The Honourable Meaghan Scanlon
With just over a month to go, businesses across Queensland are getting ready for Queensland’s ban of single-use plastics.
Environment Minister Meaghan Scanlon said the Palaszczuk Government was teaming up with Australia’s peak retail body the National Retail Association (NRA) as well as the Boomerang Alliance for a travelling roadshow to make sure businesses and community groups were ready for the shift to more sustainable products.
“Half of all plastic produced is designed to be used only once, ending up in landfill and harming our environment,” Minister Scanlon said.
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Organics bin trial coming to Rockhampton
Council is set to make an exciting step toward a zero waste future with plans to roll out a trial for a kerbside organics bin later this year.
The trial is made possible thanks to funding from the Queensland Government.
Rockhampton Region Mayor Tony Williams said this is a very exciting opportunity for our region.
“I really want to thank the Queensland Government for enabling us to roll out this trial,” Mayor Williams said.
“At the moment organic matter is taking up more than half the average kerbside general waste bin.
“Not only is this bad for the environment, it really is a waste when this matter can be recovered and turned into soil, mulch and compost.
Adani loses billions of litres of water in Federal Court decision
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Environmentalists are celebrating after the Federal Court rejected a decision that granted Adani approval to access billions of litres of water for its Carmichael coal mine in Queensland.
But Adani, which has rebranded itself Bravus, insisted the decision would not impact the operation of its mine, in the Galilee Basin.
Equipment arrives to remove the overburden from Adani’s Carmichael coal mine in central Queensland in July 2020.
Credit:Cameron Laird
It comes as Queensland authorities confirmed they were investigating allegations of environmental breaches at the Adani coal mine and rail project.
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