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  • “This is waste-washing:” Waste-to-energy projects called out for being dirtier than coal
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    “This is waste-washing:” Waste-to-energy projects called out for being dirtier than coal

    Waste-to-energy incinerators should not be called clean, renewable, or low emission because they are as dirty, or even dirtier, than coal generators, a new report says.
    Rachel Williamson
    Jul 16, 2026
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  • CEFC spends $75 million on recycling and cutting emissions from rubbish

    CEFC spends $75 million on recycling and cutting emissions from rubbish

    Construction waste is a big chunk of the rubbish Australia generates; recycling it creates an equivalent emissions sink.
    Rachel Williamson
    Apr 24, 2023
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  • Improper solar module disposal is a problem – but not a risk to human health
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    Improper solar module disposal is a problem – but not a risk to human health

    International Energy Agency-led study finds “worst-case scenario” of improper disposal of used solar panels would present no significant risk to human health. But don’t do it!
    Sophie Vorrath
    Aug 7, 2020
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  • ARENA targets solar panel recycling in new $15m funding round
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    ARENA targets solar panel recycling in new $15m funding round

    ARENA’s 5th solar R&D funding round to focus on cutting costs and amount of waste to landfill from solar panels that have reached the end of their working lives.
    Sophie Vorrath
    Dec 11, 2019
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  • Australia’s first fully electric rubbish trucks begin collections in Victoria
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    Australia’s first fully electric rubbish trucks begin collections in Victoria

    The first 100% electric hard waste collection trucks in Australia hit the streets in Melbourne’s outer city council of Casey.
    Bridie Schmidt
    May 27, 2019
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  • 50 years after the lucky country, Australia’s challenge remains

    Australia is among the worst of the affluent countries on resource use, waste production, greenhouse gases and obesity. Still feeling lucky?
    Ian Lowe
    Mar 23, 2016
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  • Eight million tonnes of plastic are going into the ocean each year

    Eight million tonnes of plastic are going into the ocean each year

    Around 8 million metric tonnes go into the oceans each year, according to the first rigorous global estimate published in Science today.
    The Conversation
    Feb 13, 2015
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