WA-first trial to investigate effectiveness of Gross Pollutant Traps
Ecologically important Herdsman Lake selected as trial site
Supports WA Government’s Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery Strategy 2030
Water Minister Dave Kelly today announced that the installation of specialised traps designed to capture plastic and floating litter on stormwater drains at Herdsman Lake had been completed under a new Water Corporation trial funded by the McGowan Government.
Three Gross Pollutant Traps (GPTs) have been fitted to drainage inlets and outlets at the lake, which is an important urban habitat for waterbirds and other native fauna.
The two-year trial will assess the devices’ effectiveness and determine operational requirements such as maintenance and litter disposal.
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Australia: Ban on Single-Use Plastic Products Enacted in Australian Capital Territory
(May 10, 2021) On April 8, 2021, the Plastic Reduction Act 2021 (ACT) was notified in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Legislation Register, with the relevant bill having been passed by the ACT Legislative Assembly on March 31, 2021. According to the revised explanatory statement for the bill, the legislation gives effect to a phase-out of single-use plastic agreed to in the Parliamentary and Governing Agreement between the Labor Party and the Greens. The legislation
aims to reduce the use of plastic in the ACT, particularly single-use plastic, by prohibiting the supply of identified single-use plastic items. These create significant issues for the ACT’s environment (e.g. through litter) and waste management and resource recovery sector (e.g. ending up in landfill or becoming contamination in the ACT Materials Recovery Facility). It also establishes a framework for ad
More than $37,000 in grants for Waste Wise Schools across Western Australia
Applications now open for next round of Waste Wise School grants
Nine Western Australian schools will share more than $37,000 for projects to reduce waste disposed to landfill.
Environment Minister Amber-Jade Sanderson today announced recipients of the latest Waste Wise Schools grants.
The grants will be used for a range of projects including new recycling and waste sorting systems in classrooms, promoting waste-free lunches and reducing food waste by building chicken pens and compost systems.
The Waste Wise School program is funded by the McGowan Government through the Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery Account, administered by the Waste Authority. To date, more than 197,000 students attend the 235 accredited Waste Wise Schools across WA.
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The Awards are funded by the Waste Authority through the Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery Account, and sponsored by Australian Institute of Management WA, Vanguard Press and Main Roads WA.
The 2020 State winner, Narrogin, will represent WA at the National Tidy Towns Awards in Victoria in June 2021.
Entries for the 2021 program close on August 27, 2021 and judging visits will take place in September. Winners will be announced at the State Awards Event at Optus Stadium on Friday, November 26, 2021.
For more information or to register online go to the KABC website or email tidytowns@kabc.wa.gov.au
As stated by Environment Minister Amber-Jade Sanderson: