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  2. Recycling in Australia - Wikipedia

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    Agenda 21 was designed for countries to "commit to waste minimisation, environmentally sound waste reuse and recycling, and environmentally sound waste treatment and disposal." [3] In an attempt to encourage recycling, Australian states started imposing higher levies on landfills after 2006. This caused a reduction in landfill waste as the high ...

  3. Environment Protection Authority (Victoria) - Wikipedia

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    Established under the Environment Protection Act 1970, EPA is the world's third oldest environmental regulatory agency. [2] It was established to address environmental problems across the state in a systematic and integrated way, bringing together a range of Victorian legislation and powers to be administered by a central authority.

  4. Waste management in Australia - Wikipedia

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    The yellow bin represents the recycling, the green bin the garden waste and the red one the household garbage. [124] The requirements for colours, markings and designations are specified in AS 4123.7-2006 (R2017). [125] The standards were first set in 2006 and they have been reconfirmed in 2017.

  5. Green waste - Wikipedia

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    Green waste does not include things such as dried leaves, pine straw, or hay. Such materials are rich in carbon and considered "brown wastes," while green wastes contain high concentrations of nitrogen. Green waste can be used to increase the efficiency of many composting operations and can be added to soil to sustain local nutrient cycling.

  6. Waste management - Wikipedia

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    Waste management or waste disposal includes the processes and actions required to manage waste from its inception to its final disposal. [1] This includes the collection , transport , treatment , and disposal of waste, together with monitoring and regulation of the waste management process and waste-related laws , technologies, and economic ...

  7. Environmental issues in Australia - Wikipedia

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    Issues include large quantities of e-waste and toxic waste going into landfill. Australia does not have restrictions on the dumping of toxic materials that are common in other countries, such as dumping cathode-ray tubes which leach heavy metals into water catchments. Due to the lack of sufficient sites for toxic waste disposal large quantities ...

  8. Garden waste dumping - Wikipedia

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    Garden waste, or green waste dumping is the act of discarding or depositing garden waste somewhere it does not belong.. Garden waste is the accumulated plant matter from gardening activities which involve cutting or removing vegetation, i.e. cutting the lawn, weed removal, hedge trimming or pruning consisting of lawn clippings. leaf matter, wood and soil.

  9. Biodegradable waste - Wikipedia

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    Biodegradable waste includes any organic matter in waste which can be broken down into carbon dioxide, water, methane, compost, humus, and simple organic molecules by micro-organisms and other living things by composting, aerobic digestion, anaerobic digestion or similar processes.