Waste Management Archives - Tasmanian Times

‘Praemonitus Praemunitus’ (Forewarned is Forearmed)

Having familiarised ourselves with the Minister’s modus operandi when (avoiding) answering questions he doesn’t like, we ‘decoded’ Eric A’s response in an...

Glass Recycling Project Takes Waste NoT Award 3

Glass Recycling Project Takes Waste NoT Award 4

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Glass Recycling Project Takes Waste NoT Award

A community cooperative from Killiecrankie, Flinders Island, has been recognised as the overall winner at the 2025 Waste NoT Awards for its...

Hobart Launches Soft Plastics Recycling 5

Hobart Launches Soft Plastics Recycling 6

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Hobart Launches Soft Plastics Recycling

The Hobart Council will trial a new soft plastics collection point at the McRobies Gully Waste Management Centre. This initiative is part...

Turning Invasive Sea Urchins into Fertiliser 7

Turning Invasive Sea Urchins into Fertiliser 8

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Turning Invasive Sea Urchins into Fertiliser

Anyone that’s been diving on the eastern coast of Tasmania is all too aware of the damage that the long-spined sea urchin...

EPA: 5.5 Million Kg of Dead Salmon 'Unprecedented' 9

EPA: 5.5 Million Kg of Dead Salmon 'Unprecedented' 10

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EPA: 5.5 Million Kg of Dead Salmon ‘Unprecedented’

Media release – Environment Protection Authority, 6 March 2025 Data shows salmon mortality event unprecedented The EPA is continuing its investigation into...

2025 Resource Recovery & Circular Economy Grants 12

2025 Resource Recovery & Circular Economy Grants 13

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2025 Resource Recovery & Circular Economy Grants

Media release – Circular North, 12 February 2025 Transforming waste into opportunity: Circular North unveils 2025 Resource Recovery and Circular Economy Grants...