Victoria moves towards four-bin waste system
Victorian councils are getting a $127 million handout from the state to help them implement a four-bin household waste and recycling system.
24 June, 2021
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Infrastructure projects win recycling grants
A Melbourne council will redevelop a local hockey field using recycled materials.
21 February, 2021
Councils hope to benefit from $35m recycling fund
NSW councils are calling for a $35 million recycling funding boost to target frontline projects.
25 January, 2021
Procurement: a new front in the sustainability battle
A new resource has been launched to increase procurement of recycled material.
23 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
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
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
Councils want details on $190m recycling fund
The government’s recycling fund has been criticised as missing key elements.
6 July, 2020
Approvals fast tracked for NSW projects
The NSW government has earmarked 24 projects to be fast-tracked through the planning process.
30 April, 2020
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
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