A specialist lender backed by Australia's big banks is expected to gain control of Perth company Total Green Recycling after the failure of its parent Scipher Technologies.
Western Australia's first refund point operators for the federal government's container deposit scheme have been chosen, with 145 refund locations made available in the state.
Western Australia is leading the country in the adoption of waste-to-energy projects, with $1.2 billion being invested in two path-breaking facilities under construction.
IMAGINE spending $35 million on a new factory then asking the State Government for a handout so you can create a market for your product.
Sound crazy? That is exactly what the ratepayer-funded Southern Metropolitan Regional Council has done.