environment

Federal Court challenge on oil drilling

An environmental group is set to challenge Equinor’s approval to drill for oil in the Great Australian bite. The Wilderness Society SA are launching a challenge of NOPSEMA’s (National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority) approval of the plans in the Federal Court. NOPSEMA had conditionally approved the Norwegian company’s plans for ultra-deepwater Stromlo-1 […]

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banana research

Researchers create packaging from banana plants

Two researchers at UNSW Sydney have discovered a novel way to turn banana plantation waste into packaging material that is not only biodegradable, but also recyclable. Associate Professor Jayashree Arcot and Professor Martina Stenzel were looking for ways to convert agricultural waste into something that could value add to the industry it came from while

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Victorian bag ban

VIC retailers adapting to plastic bag ban

Thousands of retailers across Victoria have already made the switch to more sustainable carry bags ahead of the ban on lightweight plastic shopping bags that came into force last Friday. The National Retail Association, which has partnered with the Victorian Government to educate business owners about the ban, praised the state’s retailers for their enthusiastic

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Coca-Cola Amatil's 100 percent recycled bottles in line for Australian innovation award

Coca-Cola Amatil’s 100% recycled bottles in line award

Coca-Cola Amatil has been selected as a finalist in the 2019 Waste Management and Resource Recovery Awards for producing Australia’s first carbonated soft drink bottles made from 100 per cent recycled plastic. Australian Beverages Group Managing Director Peter West said the finalist position recognised the world-leading performance of the company’s technical team, based in Sydney,

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Container deposits face further delays

Written by Marie Sansom for Government News NSW convenience customers may be waiting a while longer to be able to collect deposits on their drinks containers, as a group of Australia’s largest waste management companies has called for the NSW container deposit scheme (CDS) to be further delayed. The National Waste and Recycling Industry Council (NWRIC), whose

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