Put your rubbish in the mail? Australia Post to collect trashed plastic envelopes

Customers can upcycle spent satchels through the Post.

1 February, 2016

Will the carbon tax repeal reduce your council rates?

Higher waste costs could bury savings.

4 August, 2015

Has an Aussie start-up cracked how to make tyre recycling sustainable and profitable?

Destructive distillation produces carbon, oil, steel . . . and profits.

16 April, 2015

New green bins gobble food to halve landfill

Waste supporting ponds

22 September, 2014

Australia’s e-waste junk pile risks burying councils

Tonnage of turfed devices rivals regular rubbish.

24 July, 2014

Randwick Council tops NSW council sustainability awards

By Paul Hemsley and Julian Bajkowski There’s no shortage of awards and prizes for sustainability initiatives, but Sydney’s Randwick City Council has taken out top honours over its state local government peers for its unwavering commitment to a long-term, well-rounded suite of community measures designed to deliver water, waste and energy savings. The Eastern Suburbs […]

4 December, 2013

Councils call for central rubbish tsar

By Julian Bajkowski Councils in Western Australia have called on the state government create a new statutory garbo-in-chief to deal with ballooning amounts of waste being created as a byproduct of Perth’s population as the city tries to stay on track to meet tough targets for recycling and the diversion of waste from landfill. The […]

9 July, 2013

Carbon tax calculated for councils

By Paul Hemsley The federal government will assist local councils to calculate their emissions and costs associated with the price of waste disposal. Council landfills that produce more than 25000 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent emissions per annum will be liable, where Carbon Price Mechanism (CPM) costs will need to be factored. The Australian Local […]

1 May, 2012

ACT first to divert TVs from landfill

The ACT Government is set to become the first jurisdiction in Australia to ban televisions from landfill, Chief Minister Jon Stanhope has announced. From April 27, televisions will be banned from landfill and recycled for a fee, ranging from $15 to $40, at the Mitchell and Mugga Lane resource management centres. The ban is expected divert 200 tonnes of […]

15 April, 2010

Regional Victoria moves towards zero waste

By Angela Dorizas Communities in regional Victoria will move towards zero waste through a $2.1 million State Government program. Announced by Environment and Climate Change Minister Gavin Jennings yesterday, the Regional Towards Zero Waste Support Program forms part of the State Government’s broader strategy to minimise waste to landfill. Mr Jennings said the program will […]

12 November, 2009

Local government slams landfill levy increase

By Angela Dorizas The West Australian Government’s decision to increase landfill levies will lead to illegal dumping of waste in parks and reserves, the WA Local Government Association (WALGA) has warned. The 300 per cent increase in landfill levy charge, announced in the State Budget, will force metropolitan councils to increase rates by $26 per household. […]

6 January, 2009

Council partnership converts waste to energy

Parramatta City, Holroyd and Bankstown councils in NSW have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for a regional tender to turn household waste into energy. The alternative waste technology will convert methane, the gas produced by decomposing waste and a significant contributor to greenhouse gases, into green energy and feed it back into the electricity grid. The […]

14 March, 2008