The German company Remondis AG & Co., has acquired the waste management business of the Australian construction company Leighton Holdings for around $218 million. The deal is expected to be completed ...

Australia is a big generator of e-waste per capita, and the systems in place to recycle technology are lacking compared to schemes in Japan, Finland and Germany, according to a new report. The ...

New research shows how Australian energy companies and waste management firms can safely turn organic waste, such as food ...

Australia's Cleanaway Waste Management said on Thursday it had expressed interest in buying the local assets of waste and water management firm Suez should the French company pursue a sale of the ...

After 20 years in Australia’s waste management industry, Chad Holland had become frustrated with the rudimentary methods that the industry was using to measure and report on waste produced in ...

Australia is building waste-to-energy plants to reduce landfill and generate electricity, with 10 plants currently under development. While some see this as a solution to the country's waste problem, ...

Current recycling rates remain low, with only 17% of solar module components being recycled. Image: Tindo Solar. The Australian House of Representatives Standing Committee on Climate Change, Energy, ...

Australia is moving ahead with reforms to its packaging regulation framework as the federal government seeks to strengthen waste reduction, recycling and producer responsibility rules. Updated ...

Australia has taken a step nearer to setting up a national facility for the management of its radioactive waste with the passage of new legislation by the country's senate. Australia has taken a step ...