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EPA Victoria starts snap inspections in Melbourne's South Metro area

EPA Victoria has announced that it will be conducting snap inspections at factories in the South Metropolitan area that use plastic feedstock, including plastic resin pellets in their manufacturing process starting November 2025. This round of inspections will be mainly in... read more...

Pellet Patrol - NSW EPA Compliance Campaign Kicks Off

The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has completed an unannounced compliance campaign targeting plastic feedstock loss in partnership with City of Canterbury Bankstown, Inner West Council and Ryde councils in October 2025.  The campaign, titled Operation Pellet... read more...

2025 Nurdle Hunt

Operation Clean Sweep, together with members Dow, Viva Energy and Chemistry Australia, and NGO partner Tangaroa Blue Foundation, invite plastic industry members to join us for two clean-up events this October. These events bring together the global campaigns... read more...

The Hunt is On for Microplastic Pollution

Last week Operation Clean Sweep's Great Nurdle Hunts were held in Sydney and Melbourne, jointly organised with the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA), Tangaroa Blue Foundation, Chemistry Australia, Dow Chemical and Viva Energy. Sydney’s event was... read more...

EPA Victoria Updates Feedstock Guidance

EPA Victoria has recently released the updated Managing plastic feedstock fact sheet, publication 1701.1 and plastic feedstock web content. The guidance supports businesses that produce, manufacture, transport, store, handle, use, install and maintain... read more...

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