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 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, ...

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 ...

Australian industrial conglomerate Seven Group Holdings Ltd. is exploring an acquisition of Cleanaway Waste Management Ltd., one of the country’s biggest waste disposal firms, people familiar with the ...

The Australian government will not proceed to establish a national radioactive waste management facility at Muckaty Station after the Northern Land Council withdrew its nomination of the site. The ...

One of the byproducts of landfill is “landfill gas”, a mixture of mostly methane and carbon dioxide generated by decomposing organic material. Methane is a particularly potent greenhouse gas, but it ...