Recycling
McDonald's dumps plastic straws in UK, Ireland
McDonald's says it will switch to paper straws at all 1,361 of its restaurants in the United Kingdom and Ireland.
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Waste
Recycling firm to clients: we're burying your waste, not recycling it
A multinational recycling company collecting recyclables from Melbourne businesses is instead dumping them in landfill.
- by Clay Lucas
Recycling
Plan to generate electricity from household waste gathers fresh steam
Biological 'bugs' can break down household waste to produce biogas for electricity. Queensland wants to expand this process over the next decade.
- by Tony Moore
Recycling
Spotlight: the opportunities rising from China's waste blockade
With the right government support, China's shutdown on recycling foreign garbage could be a blessing for the environment and employment.
- by Greg Callaghan
Canberra
Capital Recycling takes waste-to-energy off the table in the ACT
The rubbish-burning power plant has been officially dumped, as the company expresses concerns about a lack of policy.
- by Katie Burgess
Canberra
Here's where you can deposit your containers from June 30
Charities are set to benefit from Canberra's incoming container deposit scheme.
- by Katie Burgess
Canberra
Airport to review recycling plant plans after bird-strike fears raised
Residents say a planned recycling plant in Fyshwick could increase the risk of bird strikes, falling "fowl" of international aviation laws.
- by Katie Burgess
Editorial
Opinion
Time for trash talk to spark some electricity
The push to burn waste to generate electricity looks economically and environmentally sensible.
Op shops face tide of waste as online sales see value of donations dip
Every night, piles of waste are dumped on the doorsteps of Victoria’s 650-odd op shops. It costs millions to recycle it or send it to the tip.
- by Liam Mannix
Canberra
Residents rail against Fyshwick recycling plant
"A full house" voted to oppose the proposal.
- by Katie Burgess
Recycling
Waste levy announced for Queensland to stem interstate dumping
Councils will be compensated for the charge, which will apply to all waste dumped in landfill, but a business group has described the plan as "unfair".
- by Felicity Caldwell