Hobart bans single-use plastics
City of Hobart will become the first in Australia to implement a ban on single-use plastics in takeaway food.
12 March, 2020
Resource & Waste Management
PM’s pledge on plastic waste
The government will strengthen procurement guidelines to include recycled products.
2 March, 2020
Council finds solution to mattress headaches
A NSW Council is trialing a recycling solution for its ever growing stockpiles of dumped mattresses.
2 March, 2020
Victoria’s ten year plan to boost recycling
Victoria has released a 10-year plan to boost recycling and and reduce landfill waste.
26 February, 2020
80 per cent of waste levies not reinvested in recycling
Only 17 per cent of state and federal waste levies are put back into recycling, an analysis shows.
13 February, 2020
Council trials recycled glass roads
A Sydney council hopes to collaborate in a group procurement of recycled glass to use in asphalt mix.
3 February, 2020
Tyre recycler up for international award
An Australian start-up is in the running for an international award for tyre recycling innovation.
29 January, 2020
Floating bins keep Melbourne’s Yarra clean
A simple idea by a pair of boatbuilders could help keep urban waterways free of rubbish.
23 January, 2020
Don’t sideline us on waste ban: LGPA
Local government says it needs support to meet waste ban deadlines.
20 January, 2020
Maths and VR prevent sewer pipe corrosion
A modelling tool helps council officers manage sewer pipe corrosion from their desks.
11 December, 2019
Report wants 20 per cent recycled water target
Sydney is lagging behind other metropolitan centres in water efficiency.
9 December, 2019
City of Newcastle wins top environment award
Newcastle was named overall winner at the LGNSW environment awards.
5 December, 2019
Call for ban on municipal landfill by 2030
A Victorian Parliamentary committee wants kerbside waste banned from landfill.
4 December, 2019
Timetable set down for waste export ban
Enviroment ministers have agreed to phase out all waste exports by 2022.
11 November, 2019
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