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Waste export ban on mixed plastics now in force As of Thursday 1 July, waste mixed plastics can no longer be exported from Australia. All future waste plastic exports must be licenced and as a minimum be sorted into either a single polymer bale or processed pellet/flake to a recognised industry specification. The National Waste and Recycling Industry Council (NWRIC) supports the COAG export ban on unprocessed waste materials, and its members are working hard in collaboration with state and federal governments to upgrade existing sorting capacity and build new processing facilities across the ...
NSW Environment Protection Authority The waste levy exemption on mixed waste organic outputs has been extended for four Alternative Waste Treatment facilities that are transitioning to other sustainable resource recovery methods using organics waste. Mixed waste organic outputs (also known as MWOO) are the end-product of a practice which aims to separate the organic waste in household red-lid bins from other waste for re-use, rather than sending it to landfill. The levy exemption extension has been approved for a further 12 months for mixed waste organic outputs produced at the following four...
Residents with storm damaged items put them out for collection by Coffs Harbour City Council. Photo: Tim Jarrett “Once the flood waters have receded the clean-up process for residents in these communities can be long, and hard,” NSW Environment Protection Authority CEO Tracy Mackey said “This will apply to all flood-generated waste such as water damaged building waste, furniture and carpet. “We hope that this assistance helps communities to expedite their clean-up operations to help them get back on their feet as soon as possible.” The exemption applies until 31 May 2021 on debris...
Premium Content Subscriber only The NSW Government has waived the waste levy fee for residents disposing of storm and flood generated waste in seven North Coast local government areas that have been declared Natural Disaster Areas. NSW Environment Protection Authority CEO Tracy Mackey said the levy waiver follows storms and localised flooding that severely impacted the region in February. "Once the flood waters have receded the clean-up process for residents in these communities can be long, and hard," Ms Mackey said. Cars waiting at Lismore tip. Photo: Nolan Verheij-Full / Northern S...