NSW govt pocketing two thirds of waste levy
Only a third of the NSW waste levy is being reinvested back into waste programs, an auditor’s report has found.
29 November, 2020
Resource & Waste Management
Procurement: a new front in the sustainability battle
A new resource has been launched to increase procurement of recycled material.
23 November, 2020
Sydney energy from waste plant faces pushback
Councils say they don’t want an energy-from-waste facility in Western Sydney.
23 November, 2020
Top gong for council that won over hostile community
Isaac Regional Council has won an award for planning excellence.
16 November, 2020
Victoria moves towards cash-for-cans by 2023
Victoria is moving forward on plans for a government-regulated container deposit scheme.
12 November, 2020
Awards celebrate council-led environmental initiatives
Sustainability and bushfire waste initiatives are among the winners of the LGNSW environment awards.
15 October, 2020
Council’s ‘game-changing’ sewage treatment
The Logan City Biosolids Gasification Project is turning sewage sludge into energy.
12 October, 2020
Budget brings recycling in from the cold
The federal budget has started the ball rolling on recycling. Now it is up to the state governments to follow through.
8 October, 2020
App helps councils manage rogue trolleys
A public maintenance management app could win the war against wayward trolleys.
10 September, 2020
Council trials soft plastics recycling
A NSW council is trialling a kerbside soft plastics recycling scheme.
7 September, 2020
WA waste planning ‘inadequate’
WA’s waste recovery targets are under threat because councils are failing to recycle or encourage residents to minimise waste.
22 August, 2020
Garbos go emissions free
Councils are turning to electric garbage trucks as a more sustainable approach to waste collection.
20 August, 2020
Issues paper advocates energy from waste
A Queensland government discussion paper advocates converting waste into energy.
20 August, 2020
Sydney Park wins international architecture award
Sydney Park’s water re-use project has won an international architecture award.
16 August, 2020
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