Council to install methane capture system at landfill site

A West Australian Council is installing a biogas system at an ageing landfill site which it says will capture and destroy greenhouse gases.

8 April, 2024

Consultation for review of NSW waste levy set to begin

The NSW EPA will launch a review of the state’s waste levy this year, and says consultation with local governments and other stakeholders will begin soon.

26 July, 2023

Queensland Council claims record in war against landfill

A regional Queensland council says investing in a new recycling facility has helped it cut landfill by 65 per cent.

12 July, 2023

Council finds innovative use for landfill leachate

A NSW waste depot is implementing a closed-loop water system which will see decontaminated landfill leachate used in glass recycling.

20 June, 2023

Sydney waste plant could power 120,000 homes

Each year the plant could divert up to 30,000 tonnes of organic waste from landfill into useful biogas.

12 October, 2022

National waste reduction targets ‘set to fail’

Can Australia meet its national waste reduction targets in the next eight years?

25 August, 2022

Approvals fast tracked for NSW projects

The NSW government has earmarked 24 projects to be fast-tracked through the planning process.

30 April, 2020

Call for ban on municipal landfill by 2030

A Victorian Parliamentary committee wants kerbside waste banned from landfill.

4 December, 2019

Rubbish in roads to tackle waste crisis

Sydney’s Northern Beaches Council will trial using recyclables in asphalt to improve road quality and reduce landfill.

4 November, 2019

Australia-first waste solution sparks interest

A new waste management technology that dramatically reduces landfill is gaining attention in Australia.

24 October, 2019

Environmental and major works initiatives recognised at awards

A trainee program that would replenish an ageing council workforce and the transformation of a major recreation park were among the local government initiatives celebrated in recent sector awards.

15 June, 2018

‘Backed into a corner’ on recycling: Ipswich

Australia’s environment ministers are under pressure to agree on a national response to the worsening recycling crisis as a Queensland council stops recycling.

20 April, 2018

Sydney councils adopt new waste management technology

SSROC and Veolia ANZ have opened an advanced Mechanical and Biological Treatment (MBT) facility.

12 September, 2017

The future of urban recycling: top 10 predictions

Pay as you throw.

29 August, 2016