Environmental Protection Authority Victoria (EPA) has fined Earth Systems Consulting Pty Ltd more than $1800 over an incident that sparked health and safety concerns.
A series of pollution reports and health and safety concerns from the public has sparked an Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA) investigation into allegedly potential breaches at the MED-X Healthcare Solutions waste management facility site in Sale.
As aged care homes nationwide struggle to manage incontinence pad waste, an Australian-first trial looks at an oxygen-less incinerator as the solution, writes JOANNA GUELAS
The absorbent pads and nappy-like products used by the vast majority of aged care residents are adding to the nation’s waste woes. But a trial is underway to tackle the problem.